hey - k ive got a 10 yearold mare who has been lame for the last 3 months, Not a normal lameness though - shes totally sound on the left rein, and inconsistently lame on the right. Ive had her xrayed, got her navicular checked and block tested her leg - the vet still cant decipher what the cause is though.
Hes thinking tendons - but surely if it was a tendon shed be consistenly lame? She currently has a heel lift fitted to her shoe but is still hobbling around the place on and off - as I mentioned she can be sound as a bell for a few strides and then hobbles as if her leg is falling off! Id really appreciate any suggestions on what this could be as Ive spent a small fortune trying to right her but still dont even know whats wrong with her! Failing all else Ill be selling her as a brood mare - shes a thoroughabred out of Ballysimon Lad if theres any takers out there!!!! Thanks guys!
2006-07-27 01:24:23 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
thx for your suggestions so far guys - yeah im using a top horse vet here in Ireland. Its not her shoulder as the block testing showed the problem is between her pastern and fetlock.
As for trainers checking her - Ive been riding horses since I was 2 so have 27 years experience with em! Ive never come across anything like it
2006-07-27 01:40:16 · update #1
Actually just spoke to another vet I brought in there - he cant find anything either. He recommends getting her shoes taken off and rested out to grass for a month!
2006-07-27 01:48:20 · update #2
k guys another vet just made a diagnosis of muscular paralisis - anyone ever dealt with this before? any comments on it would be much appreciated
2006-07-27 07:47:17 · update #3
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2006-07-31 03:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by spud 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Silly question, but has her shoulder been investigated? I had a pony many years ago, who had a similar problem - we took him to the veterinary school in Cambridge, and they suggested that he be put to pasture for 6 months, shoes off. I don't remember what they said was the actual problem - I think they were just as confused. However, the 6 months off cured him, and he was back to his normal frisky self afterwards, and I carried on riding him for another 15 years.
Also, are you using a specialist equine vet, or a vet who specialises in large animals? We used to have an equine vet, and he picked up on things that the local vets didn't, so I'd recommend that.
Best of luck with your mare - I hope she recovers soon.
2006-07-27 01:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by bouncingtigger13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While this may seem simple after all of the tests you have had done...my horse is the same way sometimes. Right now he is head bobbing lame on harder surfaces and sound on the sand. And it comes and goes. This has happened often and I thought something was seriously wrong. Eventually we discovered that he is getting recurring abscess' in the same hoof. And sometimes it doesn't hurt, but at other times he cannot even hardly walk. Maybe have your farrier pull her shoes and check it out. While I thought my horse had something very seriously wrong, it turned out to be rather simple.
2006-07-27 02:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by jen52978 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said you've had her checked out with a vet.. what about having a trainer there with you as you put her through the motions.. have the trainer pay attention to everything that's going on. Might have the vet there during this time as well.. so both can see what's happening.
These was no stone bruise... ?
I wish you the best on this one.. Good luck!
2006-07-27 01:31:08 · answer #4 · answered by sassy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would take the shoes off for a little while. Get a good BAREFOOT farreir out there and make sure ALL her feet are balenced. And check her flexibility. Which leg is lame any way?
2006-07-27 05:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she were mine, I would get a horse chiropractor in to manipulate her back. I've seen the most wonderful results from that. My horse also benefited from magnet therapy. Worth a try. Good luck!
2006-07-27 01:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by Ladyfromdrum 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋