This can result in the pedal bone sinking or rotating within the hoof under the weight of the horse. This condition affects the tissues (laminae) bonding the hoof wall to pedal bone in the hoof. It has significant welfare implications for owners. I would be tempted to be more generous in interpreting a reluctance to be caught, saddled, go forwards etc than you might otherwise be as these are some of the ways they have to say they aren't happy with what they're expecting you to ask.Laminitis is a common, extremely painful and frequently recurrent condition in horses, ponies and donkeys. OP, definitely talk to your vet and if you are riding keep an eye on both the progression of the lameness and the horse's underlying attitude to work. My vet equated it to elderly people who suffer an injury so stop doing things and consequently lose the all round fitness that would allow them to use the rest of their body to reduce stress on the injured area.
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I have found that keeping her in light work when she starts to show signs of more than just the underlying lameness is yielding fewer days of 'proper lame' than giving her full time off as soon as I see it start. When she is kept fit in moderate work she is far less likely to come in lame than when she is turned away.
When she has her very bad days she moves up to a 4-5 and i would not feel happy asking her to work through that. What I have observed over the years is that on her good days the mechanical lameness would show as a 1-2/10, with no indicators of pain including head action, reluctance to go forward etc. There is clearly an interplay between the mechanical lameness and a tendency to go lame on that leg with actual soft tissue injuries brought on I suspect by the unusual action and underlying weakness, but they are two separate issues. You are entitled to your opinion, but in my experience of my loan mare with a diagnosed permanent mechanical lameness regular work does help. shes a 15.2 American Saddlebred and I'm 8st 3 pounds for reference Even without a re scan, I know she's not sound in trot. Or if they over do it, the ligaments will start pinging again. We see so many adverts for loan horses that are only suitable for light hacking, but the question is, if it's only allowed to hack out lightly, is it because they are in pain. But I'd still love to potter around the lanes on her on a Saturday morning. I have a youngster I'm schooling and taking out for grown up hacks. I realise she'll never go back into the school and that's fine. I was devastated Vet said I could do stem cell? And months box rest. Scans also showed breakdown in the other leg and further tests showed mild arthritis in her rear fetlocks. Had had very little sign of a problem until I noticed she was short striding one day during a dresssge schooling session on her left front. The scan showed 3 black holes where her annular ligament had torn. Unless a horse is sound in every gait should it be ridden at all But I wonder if I should just not bother. And I can't tell you how lovely it was to climb back on board after 13 months. Does anyone else have a horse they just walk out? She was so full beans and lit up when I dug out her dusty saddle. But I wonder if it is unfair to her to even ride her in walk. My question is that is it unfair to take her out for an odd stroll down the road when she is not 100% in trot. But when I asked her to trot a few strides to get to a driveway for a car to pass, she was not right. So, I turned her away as a companion and fast forward a good year later, I took her out for an amble down the road two weeks ago. After two vet visits who couldn't find anything wrong at all, I demanded an ultra scan.
13 months ago my mare showed signs of being off in trot from her left fore.
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