Windgalls - tendon boots

[Rjdlady]

Hi all

I'm looking for any information on windgalls and whether tendon boots are recommended and if so any particular types?

My horse is 19 and has windgalls on both hind legs. He had surgery on these back in the summer and is now being bought back into light work (walk and trot) on hard surfaces only. Was out at the weekend and he slipped on the worn road surface and now is trotting up lame and one of his windgalls is enlarged? He's back on box rest, but was wondering whether rear tendon boots might help in the future? Also thinking about road studs?

Anyone with any advice on suitable tendon boots, cold wrap therapy, road studs, or any advice would be useful...

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

My old yo advised to use the boots that extend so they wrap around the fetlock and support that. When I'm off my phone ill find a link to the ones I use. I asked her re tendon boots as mine has one on his front leg but she said they wouldn't be supportive enough.

I also feed Windgall supplement by global herbs. Also just have to be careful with what I do with him when the ground is hard.

 

[Rjdlady]

My old yo advised to use the boots that extend so they wrap around the fetlock and support that. When I'm off my phone ill find a link to the ones I use. I asked her re tendon boots as mine has one on his front leg but she said they wouldn't be supportive enough.

I also feed Windgall supplement by global herbs. Also just have to be careful with what I do with him when the ground is hard.

Thank you - any advice is helpful as windgalls are all a bit new to me.

 

[kim75]

I bought our new pony the new equine magnetic brushing boots for roadwork as has bad windfalls from previous home have also put them on in field if windgalls bad

 

[be positive]

I have never heard of windgalls being operated on, what was done to them if you dont mind me asking.

Tendon boots would not really help, sport medicine boots wrap round the pastern and may give a little protection, magnetic boots in the stable may help but really they are usually more of a blemish, sign of wear and tear and not much will help reduce them once they are established.

 

[dianchi]

My 19 has mild windgalls I have the premier equine stable wraps which does the trick perfectly! You'll find they come up more from standing in. Although they have seemed massively improved since I took her shoes off

 

[Rjdlady]

He had I think annular ligament desmotomy - which in total laymans terms is where the ligaments were cut to release the pressure as the windgalls were pushing and restricting the tendon Sheath which made him totally lame. The surgery itself is relatively quick, then box rest.