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Discussion on Lame Counter Clock Wise Only
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New Member:
mredbail
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Posted on Friday, Oct 10, 2008 - 10:27 pm:
We have a four year old mare that seems to be lame up front going only one direction of a circle. She is a little bull nosed in one of her hooves but up until now this did not seem to affect her and I only mention it as I grasp for a solution.She is a saddle seat horse and it seems that she is bobbing her head and not finishing her stride on her outside front which is not the slightly bull nosed foot. On x-ray she is good in her confirmation. The vet diagnosed some negative hoof angle corrections but to me if anything things look worse. We are headed for a bone scan and maybe an mri with a different vet which the original vet suggested. What kind of lameness would only present itself going one direction of a circle? She seems to carry her frame lower going her bad direction and goes out of her way to lean into the bit on the outside going her bad way. Going her good direction she looks square, trots higher and raises her head and neck 6-12". She was a very happy and hard working horse both ways until her problem seemed to slowly flair up.
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DrO
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Posted on Saturday, Oct 11, 2008 - 6:33 am:
Hello Edward,
This is actually a common finding. Mild lameness may only show when the structure receives the extra stress of traveling in a small circle. Has an attempt been made to localize this lameness using nerve and joint blocks? For more on this and the proper steps in diagnosing lameness see the article associated with this forum.
DrO
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