ridecamp@endurance.net: ligaments, tendons, help!

ligaments, tendons, help!

Sullys Maze (Sully@Forsythe.Stanford.EDU)
Tue, 25 Mar 97 14:52:01 PST

Karen Chaton's post about check ligaments (and the possibility
my mare might have had the same thing) really got me to realize
I know very little about lower leg anatomy and lameness (Hey my
excuse is my horses have always seemed sound, with no swellings!)

So, can somebody clear it up for me? What exactly are the vets
looking for when they bend the lower leg up and run their fingers
down the back of the lower leg? Filling in the carpal check
ligament?
Can there be filling around the deep digital tendon? How can you
differentiate in swellings of tendon or ligaments?

What if they find some puffiness at a check, but the horse doesn't
seem at all sore, and trots out sound? Do they still pull?

Does anyone know what the beginings of a splint feel like? My
understanding is that splints are painful, and the horse would be
off some.

Any light shed on this would be appreciated!

Karen S.

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