WINDGALLS

whilst i bel imo most do 'seem' cosmetic/and alot are harmless, there may possibly be underlying problems/damage possibly and if the said seller is selling and has had scans ect done on tendons/windgall area,have your vet look at the scan images, or if not been scanned then i (as a buyer)Imo would have it scanned ect! My friends mare had a large windgall on her hind and was ignored as cosmetic for a while until one day she went lame ish and vet scanned to find hole in the tendon!!!
 
Don't fall for that old chestnut. A lot of "windgalls" resemble check sheath ligament damage so get a vetting for gods sake. This is not an ad on Horsemart by chance for a BSJA well bred horse with an intersting "clip" on its quarters?
 
Windgalls are synovial fluid - the fluid in the joint that keeps it lubricated - leaking out. When they swell up after hard work that's because the work itself has stressed the joint and more fluid has leaked out. They are a symptom of an underlying issue and underlying issues have a nasty habit of coming to the fore exactly when you don't want them to. I'd investigate further x
 
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Funnily enough I can't find it anymore on Horsemart. I had it saved in "Favourites" on my pc but it's not there!! Neither is another one I liked from the same dealer. Maybe he's sold them.

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Oh well, thanks anyway- I was just interested to see him.
 
Well i bought a very talented 5 year old mare with windgalls lovely mare so talented then as a 6 year old i felt her going slightly lame trotting up the hill on a hack (only time it felt lame). My vet scanned her and she had a tear in her tendon so is now in foal to Handel. My vet was so impressed with her windgalls (in a bad way) he took loads of photo images as he does a lot of lectures at Uni. My vet in general would frown up on Windgalls in a vetting its always worth having it scanned.
 
Well if we need to worry about windgalls we should be really scared! personally I've never had a soundness problem with them......only cosmetic......I could be wrong and there must be exceptions
 
Don't be put off by it, just point it out to whichever vet you get to vet the horse and they can double check whether they need to scan it to see if there's any underlying prob. I had a grade a showjumper who had windgalls on all 4 legs (hence bargain price when i bought her) but she never ever had any problems at all, just unsightly legs!
 
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