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Discussion on Looking for new info on sidebone
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Sross
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Posted on Friday, Jul 25, 2003 - 1:15 pm:
I was checking the articles for more info on "sidebone" and not having much luck.
Dr. O, could you point me in the right direction?
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Jul 26, 2003 - 9:54 am:
No Sandy, not much has changed since the posts above. Do you have a specific question?
DrO
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Sross
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Posted on Monday, Jul 28, 2003 - 1:07 pm:
A friend's horse was recently diagnosed with sidebone, which I don't know anything about, so I was just info searching. Whenever someone I know runs into something I haven't encountered before, I take that opportunity to learn a little about the problem (and pray I never need to know about it in detail)  .
So after doing some reading here, my understanding is as follows:
Sidebone is basically the collateral ligament in the foot changing from cartilage into bone for some reason (are these possibilities: trauma, genetics, conformational problems, bad luck?). This change in the foot can result in soundness problems, which can sometimes be managed with corrective shoeing.
If corrective shoeing is unsuccessful but the horse will work sound on bute, will continued work cause the problem to become worse (ignoring for the moment the issues involved in long-term bute usage)?
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Joann
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Posted on Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 - 4:39 pm:
Dr. O
My mare gets worked in a round pen only on the weekends and only for a 20 min. workout and then riding her around property - she is in training and not ready for trail. She has not had shoes and I have her trimmed regularly and I think I care properly for her feet etc. On her left leg on the top of her hoof (where the hair meets) there is a hard bump. Not big but different looking then the other hoof and it doesn't seem to bother her. She does not limp and I try to check out the left lead for head bob, and can't tell. She has never really stumbled, however she sometimes DrOps her head and looks at the ground as if picking her spot to step. I posted here because I don't know what this is. She does not favor it, walks fine, gallops across the property, stands straight up. Oh well, maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Thanks Happy New Year
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DrO
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Posted on Friday, Dec 30, 2005 - 6:35 am:
joann check out, Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Swellings / Localized Infection / Abscesses » Diagnosing and Assessing Swellings in Horses it gives images with the common swellings including side bone.
DrO
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Joann
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Posted on Monday, Jan 2, 2006 - 4:16 pm:
Dr. O I looked in the referenece and I saw nothing relating to sidebone and when you say images are there pictures? Sorry, I know I'm doing something wrong. j
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DrO
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 3, 2006 - 9:12 am:
Yes there are images at the bottom of the article with color keys to help you identify swellings. Sidebone is at the very bottom and in light blue. If your connection is a bit slow maybe you are not giving it time to download (?) though the images are not very large files.
DrO
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Joann
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Posted on Tuesday, Jan 10, 2006 - 8:51 pm:
Hi Dr. Okay, sorry I saw the pictures and maybe this small (size of a cherry) lump, soft and pliable is sidebone. I have the my horseshoe guy coming out maybe he will be of help. She does not appear lame, but I did notice her point the other day then fly around her pasture. I've never had a lame horse so not sure what to look for. But there is not much on sidebone posted. Thanks. j
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DrO
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Posted on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2006 - 8:27 am:
Hello Joann,
I ran a search (Search discussions by keyword and time) and found 21 posts on sidebone some quite extensive and explaining the significance of the finding. Check it again and if you have trouble finding these let me know.
DrO
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Joann
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Posted on Sunday, Jan 22, 2006 - 8:43 pm:
Hi Dr. O. Sorry I am not on this site often enough due to my own work. The shoer came out to look at my mare and said "she has a sidebone on her right fore and it will no doubt show on the other leg down the road, and/or in 5 years or so turn to an arthritis. He did not trim her as he claimed no reason(she's barefoot) as she wasn't grown out enough and it would be a waste of money. I am only working her on our 5 acres and not enough. My arena is dry but not hard or rocky. I only work her 30 minutes or just enough to break sweat then ride her to cool out (bareback). My questions are this is there something I am doing wrong - can I improve something - can I give a supplement. I need to get weight off of her and I am getting there with a cut back in her grain and some work. She is very short backed (arab) and I can't see any conformation problems - neither could the shoe guy. I don't want this to get worse. She wears wraps but not bell boots. Anything will help. thanks.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2006 - 7:49 am:
First, sidebone does not turn to arthritis and there is no supplement to help with this.
The one thing that should be carefully assessed is the horse's foot balance, particularly medial lateral balance but including ap balance. If this is OK sidebone is very easy to live with. For more on balance see Care for Horses » Hoof Care.
DrO
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Juliem
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Posted on Monday, Jan 23, 2006 - 9:22 pm:
Even if a horse hasn't grown much foot, the hoof can get out of balance and need attention with a rasp.
Just as a side note--it seems some of our farriers can't resist practicing medicine without a license. I've heard farriers "diagnose" issues even a DVM couldn't diagnose without things like radiographs, etc. Just a pet peeve of mine. I've had acquaintances send horses to auction based on a dire diagnosis from their farrier!
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New Member:
Paulc
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Posted on Thursday, Aug 3, 2006 - 7:30 am:
Are sidebones in a showjumping horse hereditary or more likely to be caused by something else
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Aug 3, 2006 - 9:04 am:
I think the concussion of landing likely Paul.
DrO
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