Posted 2016-03-01 7:29 PM Subject: Horse is off. But which end? UPDATE VIDEO ADDED
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My gelding is off when loping circles to the left. Can you tell if he is off in the front end or back end? I'm calling my vet tomorrow to get an appointment. Normally he is very light in the face. He started doing this about two weeks ago and I had the chiropractor out last week and he said he was out in his shoulder and hip and popped him back in place. I gave him a few days off and got back on tonight and he is still off. He feels very heavy on his front end and is visibly agitated when I ask him to lope a correct
Posted 2016-03-02 8:19 AM Subject: RE: Horse is off. But which end?
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So many people over look thrush. Even me until now. I didn't think I had thrush but I went ahead and treated and a couple days later it started surfacing where I could see. The frog is pretty good hiding it! Now that I have treated made a world of difference. I think it is a lot more painful that what people give credit to it being.
Posted 2016-03-02 7:39 PM Subject: RE: Horse is off. But which end? UPDATE VIDEO ADDED
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Bibliafarm - 2016-03-02 7:36 PM hes really sore. I would not work him until its taken care of. It could be hocks.. Id get Xrays
I definitely won't be working him. I just got on to see how he felt after the chiropractor worked on him. He has an appointment Friday to go to the vet. Thank you
Posted 2016-03-02 10:35 PM Subject: RE: Horse is off. But which end? UPDATE VIDEO ADDED
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Yes to what others have said, left rear is definitely more sore, but I would guess he would flex positive on both. Poor guy looks pretty ouchy. What shoulder was he out in? I would assume from compensating for the rear end pain. You'll probably want to get him adjusted/massaged again as well as I bet he wasn't able to keep his hip in. Good luck :)
Posted 2016-03-04 5:35 PM Subject: RE: Horse is off. But which end? UPDATE VIDEO ADDED
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I think trotting is the only surefire way to tell if they are lame. My horse was dead lame at the trot but could lope just fine. Let us know what the vet says!