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IÂ’ll try to get a picture of her leg when I get back and see her again. Then I will post the link on this forum for you all. |
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Quick thing to point out: leg swelling and heat may be normal depending on what was affected during the accident...
My horse had a really bad accident a year ago, to make things short, the left hind extensor tendon was serverly compromised (essentially exploded from the inside out) and he has swelling 24-7 from the hock and down.
But as the osteopath had pointed out to me; considering the blood vessels and lymphatic system were ''destroyed'' and are trying to refrom pathways after this injury - I can expect swelling of the such for atleast another year, probably and most likely more.
Sorry for the quality of the photos - just to give you an idea of the size
https://i.postimg.cc/7PKs3c5C/n-Ao-EIE6-GR6-ODirv-z1-MDxg.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/1X7vygk0/n-SPM4a-FVSVmi054m-G9-Fh8g.jpg |
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PS - proud fresh is the devil |
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Yes hers is just the fetlock joint area though so Ive completely ruled out tendon injury or ligament because her fetlock would have dropped if it were the suspensory ligament in that area because its connected directly to the sesamoid bone. And her leg is not bowed so its not tendon and its not swollen in that area. Thank you so much for giving me a physical representation. I hope he gets better! And yes, Ive found its the devil lol however, she is a little sensitive to the touch when I touch that leg, but she also is a little sensitive to the touch on her other hind leg which is not injured. I think shes just sensitive with her legs because of what happened to one. Should this be concerning? She doesnt kick but she lifts it up a little bit, which honestly could just be her training because she kind of does it with all her legs. Shes just a very confusing horse honestly. |
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Could also be shes favoring it from past experience. I tried to read the entire forum quickly but what was the original injury again from 2-3 years back? Im thinking it might be more skeletal than muscular by your description |
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And personally im not a fan of wrapping unless its to offer support dueing training - if no visible lameness Id poltice it instead. Wrapping can hwlp but will work against you when youre trying to diagnose it because you have less opportunities to establish actual changes in the swelling because of refilling of the blood vessels and lymphatic canals (Not sure if i have the proper terms - i know them better in french) Also, is there any change after mouvement? Swelling goes up, down, or stays the same? And I disagree about stopping her training- a body in movement stays in movement -with proper precautions like support for the injured leg. My gelding was seemingly on death row for us and when i would turn him out in the indoor ring and he would go full party time in a half leg compression bandage for the above injury. I was cleared to ride by the vet even when there was quite a bit of lameness coming from his hock because of all the bandaging. Never pushed him to do anything and as soln as i would see that he was a bit uncomfortable, went into a loose rein walk and would enf the session there. |
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Swelling just goes up a little bit if I hadnt rinsed the leg 10 minutes before riding her, but thats only if she does extensive work like trotting in the heat because when I took her on the trail and we got back, her leg was still the same size, but the previous time I worked her it swelled up a tiny bit more because it had been over 30 minutes since I had rinsed her leg under cold water. Im going to ask my trainer tomorrow about her leg. My trainers in like her 80s and has worked with horses her entire life I believe. She actually used to ride Golden Eye |
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If her leg is getting worse with exercise, you need to stop exercising that horse. End of discussion. It sounds like a soft tissue injury. No amount of work will fix that. |
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