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nancy l. powell
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Username: squeezix
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, Mar 25, 2007 - 10:34 pm: |   |
I am having a 9 yo dutch wb h/j vetted. Prior owner noted that he had a brief period of "lameness" in front that was remedied by bar shoes (front only). Horse has been in bar shoes for one year.
The current radiographic info from current vetting is as follows:
Right Front Foot:
navicular IV/X
lateral..negative
DP...negative
fetlock..negative
Left front Foot:
navicular V/X
lateral...negative
DP...negative
Left hind : tarsus/mild decrease in tarsometatarsal and distal intertarsal joint spaces.
Right hind: Tarsus..mild decrease in tarsometatarsal and distal intertarsal joint spaces
HT exam...negative all 4
Limbs..negative
The horse has been subsequently short term leased to an individual who has since removed the bar shoes and the farrier has been encouraging the growth of slighly underrun heels. The horse has had his hocks injected recently and appears sound both on lunge and undersaddle.
What do the navicular finds above "mean?" and how concerning should this be for the long term soundness of this horse as a hunter/jumper in moderate work? Is this a common finding? Or is it indicative of advancing navicular disease?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help interpret these findings. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: dro
Post Number: 18089
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 26, 2007 - 8:45 am: | |
Welcome Nancy,
Quite frankly I do not know. It suggests he has found lesions on the 65 degree AP (navicular) shot but I have not seen a ten point rating system. You often see a four point rating system but what would really be needed for an evaluation is a accurate description of the lesions present. Probably more important is for your vet to have the lameness notes from the veterianarian who did the lameness evaluation and follow up.
DrO |
jos
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Username: paardex
Post Number: 213
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 26, 2007 - 4:06 pm: | |
Hi Nancy,
This may seem a weird reaction to your question but what parents does this horse have?
And is he bred in Holland or in the US? If imported do you know what age? Being Dutch and a breeder I might be able to tell you more about the history of his family and almost all horses exported to the US older then foals have impeccable radiographs.
Jos |
