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From: stacy berger-olsen
Email: stacy berger@ccm.sc.intel.com
Hi all -
While at a ride in June, my horse came up grade1 lameness at the 40 mile point on his back left. There was a bump on the back of his leg that was sore when palpated. I thought that he bowed the tendon, as the bump appeared to be on the back of the tendon.
The wierd thing was that my horse (Porter) was sound the next day. The ride was on Saturday - on Monday my vet did a lameness exam and extensive ultrasounds on the tendon - focused on the bump. We couldn't make him lame, and nothing showed up as a problem.
I gave Porter 6 weeks off as the bump was there. Then I brought him back slowly and in August drag rode 35 miles of the Swanton ride. No problems evident.
Then I went to the Gold Country 50 (a wonderful ride). He was all A's until the lunch stop at 30 miles. He was lame on the leg again (Grade 2/3)
On Monday - my vet did another ultrasound, and again could not find any problem. Porter was sound again. We sent the ultrasounds to Dr. Susan Gillis at UC Davis. She also could not see a problem. She suggested that a blood vessle may have burst under the connenctor nerve that goes across the back of the leg, as that is where the small bump is.
I have given him 4 weeks off. On Sunday, I took him out for a short ride.
After walking for about a mile (up a hill) Porter stopped. When I got off to see what the problem was - he was lame on the leg again. He was sound on Monday
The bump is there still, but very small.
When pressing on it I can move the nerve up and down and it doesn't hurt.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I am going to have my vet go for a ride with me so that he can see when Porter goes lame. I find it very odd that he will be very lame one day - then totally sound the next day. I even had Porter's chiropractor check him out, and nothing seems wrong chiropractor.
Thanks for your inputs in advance.
Stacy
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