windgall - young horse

Not a tad! I had a JA jumping machine of a pony, he always had windgalls and never ever went lame in 17 years of competing. I would get him vetted to make sure that the vet agrees they are just windgalls but no way would they put me off. Good luck x
 
I think its unusual to have windgalls in the front legs, normally its the back i think!! Correct me if i'm wrong...
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Are you sure its not the tendon sheath or suspensory ligament, these tend to swell and look just like windgalls..

As long as you get him vetted and ask the vet to have a good look at it, then it wouldn't put me off buying..
 
Agree with melliebobs as I know a few horses that have competed fine with them and never been lame. I would have a thorough vetting, checking theer is no heat in it and consider the horse's overall conformation and propensity to remain sound - Windgalls are more common in horses with upright pasterns which could cause more/different problems.

If you like him and he passes a vetting then why not? Though you could try and get a bit of money off?
 
i thought it was odd to be on the front leg too.

but he is sound on it - i even lunged him on a tight circle on concrete to see if i could make him go lame!

if it was on the hind legs i wouldnt bother asking on here and would just buy him but the front seemed odd to me too!
 

Didn't really read the bit about the front leg!
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That is a bit odd. Can you ask a vet about it? The only worry I would have is that they are a sign of excess strain on the joint - which is odd on a font leg as you say and could lead to something else? ( tendonitis etc)
 
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I would concerned about a 5 year old having a windgall on a front leg.......

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Because normally windgalls affect the hind legs - so anything that is considered abnormal is a cause for concern, especially in a young horse.

How big is the horse, what type of breeding and what has it been doing??
 
As far as I am aware windgalls most commonly appear on the front legs (tendinous or articular wingalls) and are caused from concussion (ie from jumping) generally. Has this horse been doing the type of work that would cause windgalls? If it had been doing some jumping/x-country/hunting/working on hard ground then i wouldn't be overly concerned as it's only the body's natural way of protecting itself following a minor strain/concussion.

However, if it hasn't really done an awful lot then i would want to check with the vet that it's forelimb confirmation isn't something that will mean it is predisposed to getting windgalls and thus there is some uneven strain being being put on the limb. My old pony had windgalls, although he was 12 and rather speedy jumping. However, he was v pigeon toed and I think this probably added to the windgalls developing.

Most showjumpers/eventers etc will develop windgalls at some stage so, if you're not intending showing the horse and there isn't some major conformation defect then i wouldn't worried. However, worth trying to knwock something off the asking price!
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he has been imported as unbroken / just backed - but

i think thats a lie as i sat on him today and he didnt bat an eye lid!

he also automatically drops onto an outline - strange for something that is only backed??

he is of dressage breeding so im wondering if he could of been drilled on the flat in germany.
 
Does he have nice front legs, with flat joints, or are they round?? Front leg windgalls can commonly be associated with poor limb formation.....
 
he has lovely legs - nice feet (unshod at present) but they seem hard enough.

his movement is lovely and the only blemish on him is the front leg im talking about.

maybe im just worrying for no reason - but i will probably be looking to re sell next year so dont know whether to take him on or not.

oh and i am not offering anywhere near 6k!
 
If you're really keen - get your vet to make special note of it in his pre-purchase exam. At least you can discuss it with him then prior to purchase....
 
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