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Welcome Kerri,
A kick that would cause swelling and “subtle offness” as you describe, will likely leave an abrasion on the hair coat and skin. Since the swelling lies over the splint bone in a young horse, certainly a “splint”, osteo-periostitis-desmitis of one of the small splint bones, is most likely though the amount of swelling you describe would be remarkable. With the lameness present, I would rest the horse, and if your vet agrees with the diagnosis treat as described in the article, https://horseadvice.com/horse-equine/diseases/lameness-in-horses/diseases-of-the-lower-limb/diseases-of-the-splint-bones-2/.
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Thank you for the response. I had not thought of it as a traditional “splint” bc he was never tender and it was never warm. But the periosteal inflammation makes sense bc of the direct trauma. I’ll go back to rest and ice. I had put him back in the paddock and she has been running around a lot which worried me. I have kept him in standing wraps at night and a sport boot in daytime. Swelling has decreased which is a good sign. Kerri
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