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Location: Knoxville,TN | I have been very lucky to never have lameness issues that weren't an easy fix. just a little history. He is 7, he just had the last year off, he had one owner before me and he was used very little after his 60 days.. he was an over weight pasture ornament when I met him. I've had him since he was 3. He has never been worked super hard. just conditioning and light barrel training by me not a trainer. when I brought him off pasture i did not work him hard just trails and circles. hes had shoes put back on and a chiro out, which seemed to help very briefly. i have given him a week off to see if it would help. he seems sore on his hind end and i am clueless as to what it can be. hocks, back.. no idea i just want to help him and I do have a VET coming out to check his lameness next week sometime. any insight will be helpful I want my baby happy and healthy. and i have only rode once since chiro then he seemed off or sore so i will not be getting back on til i get him sound. THANKS GUYS!! Happy Thanksgiving! |
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Location: Knoxville,TN | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LFMiwfRbBw&feature=youtu.be left
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mApCLTiN4mo&feature=youtu.be right
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Location: Illinois | I think videos of just a trot would be a lot more helpful when asking people for lameness help. He seems fairly relaxed at the lope and you're not going to see much lameness at a lope unless it is a significant lameness. The few short seconds of seeing him trot were not enough in my opinion for a good suggestion. |
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Location: Phoenix | I didn't really see anything...? |
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| I didn't see anything to the left, but to the right there did appear to be something although not real apparent. The quality of the video and the fact that you had him mostly loping instead of trotting, made it hard to pinpoint anything. Whatever, is going on does not appear to be severe and if you get him to a good lameness vet you should be able to nip it in the bud. Good luck! |
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Location: The Oklahoma plains. | I would also remove any wraps when taking a lameness video. Sometimes they make the horse step funny and can be confused with lameness. |
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| Definitely short striding in the back, especially the right. Your trip to the vet won't be wasted. The hestitancy to stop smoothly, short stepping in the back at a trot and lope, I think it's hocks and stifles. Stifles probably a bit sore from sore hocks. X-rays will be of help, then injections followed by Adequan and Previcox therapy. |
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Fire Ant Peddler
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| I would certainly have the vet check for EPM. My horse was a big fat slob (til he went back to the trainer). His symptoms were so subtle that several vets missed them. I have been dealing with EPM for over 3 years now. It seems to go away and reoccurs mainly when he gets injected. He's got it, we treat it and go on. By the way, he was Reserve World Champion in Pole Bending on Tuesday and was back at the vet on Saturday for EPM. He got a three day treatment and vet wants me to run him this weekend.
EPM symptoms are different in every horse HOWEVER it affects the right side more than the left, the rear more than the front. Look for a squared off rear toe--especially on the right. Loss of muscle on the topline. Stumbling on the rear.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Really hard to tell in your videos, but he does seem a bit stiff in his back end, but the boots,wrap that you had on him look to me to make him move a little stiff, take off the boots, wrap and see how he does. |
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