This message is from: Deb Logan <dogmalo...@msn.com> X-Ray for my Fjord cleared up a mystifying lameness - a cannon bone infection - simple surgery - all better now !!
Deb > Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:53:58 -0600 > From: starfiref...@usa.net > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: Re: lamness > > This message is from: Starfire Farm <starfiref...@usa.net> > > Robin Churchill wrote: > > >I have a warmblood who has seemed lame and was pronounced by Dr. Boswell at Palm Beach Equine (who is a well-known lameness specialist)as the laziest horse he had ever seen. > > > That is so funny! > > > Now that doesn't mean that there haven't been times that he really was lame. For that horse, he suggested work because he said if there is really a problem then work will bring it out and if there's not then the horse will get stronger and fitter and move better. Also my fjords sometimes look lame if they are what we call "behind the leg". > > > This is so very true. Another issue that can cause the appearance of > lameness is crookedness in the rider, which usually causes crookeness > and unbalance in the horse. Horses often try to compensate for where the > rider's weight is over their backs/bodies and when the rider's weight is > not centered, both laterally and/or longitutidally, this will cause > crookedness in the horse's way of going. This condition is often called > "rein lameness" but it should not be attributed simply to the use of the > reins. > > Sometimes young horses will look like they are lame, for a few strides, > when they are learning to canter under the rider. I like to say that > they are developing their "canter button" and they frequently offer the > canter once they learn it. > > You also want to make sure that the saddle is not pinching the horses > shoulders. > > If none of these things are an issue, I would be starting with radiographs. > > Beth > > > -- > Starfire Farm > Beth Beymer and Sandy North > http://www.starfirefarm.com > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
