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  1. Horse Health
    Hello everyone, I have a 6yo mare that 1 and a half year ago was diagnosed with mild locking stifle, she was previously misdiagnosed with arthritis in the hock, injected, nothing changed, showed x rays to 2 other vets and last vet looked real closely at her stifle and by palpation he could feel...
  2. Horse Health
    Everything I read online says that they can't fake lameness, and I expect this same answer from most people, but it doesn't hurt asking. Some background: my horse (17 G) is an Andalusian breed, he had colic last year and due to the box rest he developed multiple abscesses in his front left...
  3. Horse Health
    Hi, I am an Animal Sciences student (pursing a Molecular Genetics minor) with an interest in genetic health and conformational health in animals (such as arthritis in Scottish Fold Cats, deafness in white ferrets, etc). I also love horses and I'm currently taking an Equine class. While...
  4. Horse Health
    Hello, I have a twh and the vet said he was fine last fall, he might have the slightest bit of arthritis in this front knee. Since then I’ve been giving him sta-sound flaxseed hyaluronic acid and vegetable oil. He seems perfectly fine playing out in the pasture and lifting up his legs and things...
  5. Horse Health
    So my lease tb pulled up lame out of the blue, he isn’t in heavy work (I’ve been busy lately) and he was perfectly fine when I fed him the evening before, literally that morning I was going to feed him and he was walking like he had a broken leg 😥, we got the farrier out and he guessed an...
  6. Horse Health
    Hi there and sorry about such a generic question, but we are rather desperate; I’m originally from Germany but since German Google was not very helpful, I figured that it would be best to diversify and ask for help in the Horseforum community. Our 17 year-old horse has been lame for...
  7. Horse Health
    Hi there, My 12 year old QH/paint mare Dolly, has had a lameness in her hind leg for a while, and only now seems to be getting worse. It is only really noticeable whens she is walking, and doesn't seem to cause her any much pain. Its her right hind leg, and when she walks it is almost half...
  8. Horse Talk
    Hi everyone I did a pre-purchase exam on a 3 year old mare that I really liked. She has 90 days of riding with a reining/cowhorse trainer. She has just enough sass that I enjoy riding and being around her. She has nice hard black feet and seems sound in that regard. She trotted out sound on a...
  9. Horse Health
    Shameless plug for survey answers here :p I'm part of a team at Cambridge University investigating lameness, and we're running a survey looking at it effects on horse owners. It only takes 2 minutes, and you can exit at any point. If you could spare some time to give it a shot, we would be...
  10. Hoof health and Care
    My 12yr old TB threw her left shoe and seemed fine so I decided to remove the other one to see how she did. She was off work for a few weeks due to unrelated issues so this seemed like a good time to try her barefoot. She's only had shoes on for about 8 months. Even though she never had shoes...
  11. Horse Health
    Hi everyone, so my horse injured her right hind leg last January, she finally recovered and came slowly back into to work this past 2 months after physiotherapy and specific muscle building exercises but now she's on her left hind leg!! I don't know why there's no swelling or heat - I've put...
  12. Horse Health
    I have a TWH/Foxtrotter filly (now 3). She's got a lovely smooth "ramble" as we call it, and several different speeds of it. However recently I noticed she seemed off behind when riding her in a ramble and circling to the right. A look at her moving in the round pen confirmed that she is...
  13. Horse Health
    Buyer for my 4 yr old 3/4 Friesian requested vet check as he is substantially calf kneed. He was totally sound after all his flexion tests but vet detected slight head bob when trotted on small circle to the right. I couldn't see it, but that may have ruined the sale. That was about a week...
  14. Horse Health
    Hi all, my mare has been having some issues lately with stiffness in her back (which really presented itself on her right hind). A reputable physiotherapist came out to see her, and said she was stiff in her lower back (rump area)...she proceeded to manipulate her to loosen everything as much...
  15. Horse Health
    My horse is lame!! I have a 16 year old quarter horse who has the body of a 30 yr old. About 3 months ago we turned him out and he bucked and was running around and ever since then he’s been lame EVERYWHERE !! The vet pulled his shoes at first but that wasn’t the issue, then they said he pulled...
  16. Horse Health
    Hi, all! I am looking for advice. Had an OTTB who has raced on and off over the past 6 years vetted today. He has had 2 months downtime and has been restarted W/T/C, over fences, XC schooling, etc. HUGE scope, good brain, awesome movement. Good teeth. Restarted by a 4* eventer who "is OK if he...
  17. Horse Health
    My 5 yo QH gelding is continuing to battle intermittent locking stifle otherwise known as intermittent upward fixation of the patella. He was diagnosed with EPM in February (had it for awhile but still caught in early stages) and the stifle issue is believed to be secondary per the vet. He is...
  18. Horse Health
    So this is kind of a long drawn out complicated question...my 15 yo QH mare recently became lame in her hind left leg. I barrel race, and she hasn't had any previous issues except that she has gotten her hocks done once before. It wasn't after turnout or anything strenuous, and it didn't seem...
  19. Training, Performance Problems advice & queries
    Hi, everyone, I was looking for some advice on whether or not you think this job is a good opportunity or if you believe something better could be available. I am going into my sophomore year of college majoring in equine science and management and I work at a barn on weekends or whenever I can...
  20. Horse Health
    My horse is a 16 year old mare and recently I have noticed that she has been having a bit of trouble. She does have a minor lameness in her left hind leg hip area from a recovered injury a couple years ago. Anyway, I'm not entirely sure if she does have a shoulder injury or which leg it is in...
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