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Post by showhunterpony on Apr 11, 2018 10:28:55 GMT
hi all, ive had my fell pony for over 5 years now, never ever had a problem with him hes always been sound and was the same with his old own who owned him from 6 months. Only ever needed the vet for vaccinations. However now hes just not quite right! Had the vet out who said hes lame on both fronts and about with it being so wet his feet need to harden up as theyre just crumbling and to see whether this resolves anything before we go down the xray route. she also noticed hes got windgalls on his front left but wasnt too sure whether theyd be affecting it. ive also had 2 farriers out as ive swapped as his feet werent quite right, they look much better now, trotted him up last night and the only way i can describe it is that hes choppy, hes never been like this before. Farrier thought it looks like an arthiritic trot, hes coming up to 13. initially thought maybe abit of laminitis due to him being on the weighty side and could do with losing some weight to potentially stop putting so much pressure on joints, hes always been a big lad though. both vet and farrier didnt mention any signs of lami. so wondering whether it could be windgalls/arthiritis or hes done a tendon any advice or anyone whos experienced similar? slightly stressing due to never having an issue with him and more or less just want to take him into the vets myself so they can scan him!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2018 21:51:02 GMT
Hi,
Not exactly the same breed but we have another “healthy” weight native, who has a similar stride. Always looked halted up front and never really opened up the shoulder, we thought it was just his gait until I saw him trotting down hill and realised something was wrong. Was diagnosed with arthritis - that was 5 years ago & he’s better now than he’s ever been. I’ve got him on a supplement that I brought from the US (happy to send you the details if you wish); and changed farrier. We do a bit of massage with him, don’t stable him much, and try to keep his weight down to take the load off.
Not saying it’s the same, but he sounds similar on trot up.
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