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Discussion on Mild lameness at trot outside front leg
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nader
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 7, 2019 - 8:02 pm:
I have 3yo WB gelding who is showing signs on lameness and I would need veterinary advice for him. I have owned him for less than 2 months and have been doing ground work and recently working under saddle with him.
On July first, the day after some exercise and light riding in a round pen with less than optimal footing, horse was lame in the right (raising head and neck when right front landing) at the trot only when circling to the left. Other direction and straight line does not show any lameness. After noticing the issue (and anytime since then) legs and feet were checked and no signs of swelling and heat or any reaction to palpation was seen. Also no signs of hoof abscess is seen. The heals in front right seem soft and currently undergoing treatment for thrush.
The horse has not been ridden or done any work since then just hand walked. Also since then devil’s claw and MSM has been given to him. On July 5 he was trotted in a circle and the head bobbing was there but seem to have improved a bit.
The question I have is should I take him to vet immediately or rest him for while and see if he recovers.
Based on some research I did on the circumstances of the injury and the above observations, collateral ligament of the coffin bone may be the issue. I have to add that the front right coffin bone is not very medialaterally balanced and I will include some of the x-rays from 5 months ago.
   
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nader
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Posted on Monday, Jul 8, 2019 - 2:12 pm:
The x-rays were part of the PPE and there were no remarks on the x-rays.
The horse had to be turned out for a short time in a small pen with good footing on July 7th and he was showing a good deal of improvement, no head bobbing was seen on a left circle, not more than Grade 2 lameness at this point
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 9, 2019 - 8:52 am:
Hello Nader,
I don't see clear evidence for the diagnosis of a collateral lig injury. This decision of whether to call the vet or not is not one we can make. It depends on your goals and resources. If your goal is to know with as much certainty as possible what is wrong and your resources in good shape then yes by all means call, if on the other hand your goal is to conserve resources at all costs and since it is mild and getting better waiting may be the best choice with the understanding this might impede healing. Most folks are somewhere between these two extremes so you must decide. We discuss this decision in detail along with recommendations for treating the horse with a undiagnosed lameness at HorseAdvice.com » Diseases of Horses » Lameness » First Aid for the Lame Horse.
DrO
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nader
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Posted on Tuesday, Jul 9, 2019 - 11:33 am:
Thank you DrO yesterday, July 8th, he was not showing any lameness in turnout. It seems like it has improved a lot in less than 10 days. Maybe it was related to hoof infection. I'll keep a close eye on it during the next couple of days and go from there. Thanks again
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nader
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Posted on Saturday, Jul 13, 2019 - 3:59 pm:
Dear DrO
The horse is doing much better and he has started light work. One thing I have noticed though over the course of the last couple of weeks is that if he is hand walked after turnout or work for about 10 minutes, he would not be sore the next day. I was curious if this indicates a specific type of injury?
Thank you
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DrO
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 14, 2019 - 9:06 am:
So if you work him today and then do not hand walk him for 10 minutes he will be lame the next day?
DrO
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nader
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 14, 2019 - 3:40 pm:
Hi DrO Thank you for the response. It seems like that, at least as of last week. The other thing I have noticed which may or may not be related is that in RF (problem side) the heel bulbs do not seem to have developed that well. They are squishy where as the other feet's heel bulbs are hard and more like hoof wall material. He is barefoot. I can take a picture of it if needed. Thank you again
Nader
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nader
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Posted on Sunday, Jul 14, 2019 - 7:05 pm:
This week I have not seen him lame. The worst I have seen is him keeping his head up when starting trot on a left circle for about less than a minute. But I have been hand walking him after he works this week.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jul 15, 2019 - 8:23 am:
It is always good to cool a horse down after a work out and walking provides a breeze that works better than just standing if there is no wind. However I don't see a diagnosis in the details you provide.
DrO
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