 |
[RC] Bump on Pastern - k s swigartKarla Watson said: Vet thought it looked like ringbone (she is only 9 and lightly started this year--she was a broodmare prior) but upon x-rays showed it was not ringbone or arthritus. Based on x-rays, the 2 vets felt it was the result of an old injury and that some calcium deposit had built up to protect it. It isn't in the pastern joint at all, no sign of arthritus, and the joint looks good. If the bump on the pastern isn't anywhere near a joint (or anywhere where a ligament can rub up against it), it comes under the heading of cosmetic blemish. I have a horse that has a bump on her pastern (and has since I met her when she was 5, she is now 16). She has done upwards of 1000 miles of endurance and a couple hundred miles of RAT. It hasn't changed in the years I have known her and it has never caused any problems. Horses get bumps on their bones all the time from dinging them on things. As long as it isn't anywhere near any moving parts (i.e. it is "non-articular"), this calcification has no measurable effect on soundness. kat Orange County, Calif. "Le meilleur que je sais les hommes le plus que j'aime mon cheval."--Catherine the Great =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|