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[RC] lameness (long) - Brittany MurphyHi all, Can an improperly fitting saddle be producing pain (in this case in the withers) without causing any scar tissue, dry spots, or any of those other tell-tale signs of saddle soreness? Also, could soreness in the withers cause a vere lame-on-the-left-front horse? My husbands horse has a 'mysterious lameness' that we first noticed two months ago and has been on and off since then. We've given her plenty of time off (only 2-3 easy rides in that two month period). The only consistancy is a 'sore spot' on either side of her withers. She's came up very lame twice. Once was about 3 days after a ride, so we didn't attribute saddle soreness to it, and she could hardly put weight on that left front. (No swelling, heat, anything in the leg, just apparent sore withers) It was better within a few days, except the wither soreness. A few weeks later we went for a ride, no soreness. Tuesday night we did a very easy trail ride, only out for an hour and walked just about the whole thing, and she seemed to have no soreness during or immediately after the ride. Then yesterday morning, dead lame on the left front again. Husband is calling the vet this morning, but thought I'd run this by you and see if I could get some opinions. Thanks! Brittany __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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