Re: Legs swelling

["Judy A. Worley" <aussie@aa.net>]

A dressage judge told me you can have wind puffs on top of windpuffs.  Judy
-----Original Message-----
From: Flemmer, Linda <flemmerl@rcbhsc.wvu.edu>
To: Rayna5 <Rayna5@aol.com>; ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 1998 5:33 AM
Subject: Re: Legs swelling


>Rayna5 wrote:
>
>> Hello Ridecampers
>>
>> I have a question.  After the last several rides (training) I have done,
I
>> have noticed some minor swelling in the ankles of my horse, right where
all
>> the ligaments attach. Its on both sides of all four legs.
>
>Your horse sounds like it has developed "windpuffs" - a filling of the
tendon
>sheath.  It is not an unsoundness.  In my experience, it tends to occur in
a horse
>who is asked to work harder than he has in the past, or if there is a large
amount
>of concussion present in the work out.  The change in shoes may have
stressed his
>tendons a bit, too.
>
>You can mask the puffs with braces/linaments, tight wraps, or even
massaging the
>edema upwards (to look marvwlous before judging at a CTR).  The problem
is - they
><will> come back.  The tendon sheath will continue to fill from here on
out.
>
>Again, I've been told it isn't an unsoundness and our horses have not shown
any
>lameness because of it.  I've seen these in a large number of older
campaigners.
>
>Linda Flemmer
>
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