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whiteline causing stringhalt?
I recently bought a 6 year old paint mare. I had ridden her and visited her both announced and unannounced 5 or 6 times prior to purchasing her. About 30 minutes after getting her off the trailer at our barn, I was walking her to her stall and I heard her stomp every other step. At first I thought she was kicking flies, but it was 10:30 at night. I had the barn manager watch her walk, and she was bringing her right hind leg almost up to her belly ever other or every two steps.
The trailer ride was uneventful as was the loading and unloading.
We called the vet out the next day and by the time the vet got there she wouldnt limp. The vet did flexion tests and we loged her in a walk, trot and canter, as well as turning her, bacing her, and doing whatever else we could think of to bring it out.
The vet did say she has a slight case of White Line Disease in that foot. and prescribed meds for it. She also told us if she starts hyperflexing again to take video.
A week ago I got a video of her doing it, only not as severely as before, and the barn manager took video of it the day before yesterday (that day it was just as severe as the first time) today I hand grazed her for about 45 minutes, and turned her out for 2 hours and there was no limp, only slight stiffness.
I am wondering if anyone has had a horse with white line exhibiting symptoms of stringhalt
sorry this is so long, I just want to be thorough
1 Answer
- PonygirlLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I've never heard of whiteline disease causing stringhalt; I would suspect the other way around, that the stomping has caused weakness to the hoofwall and allowed the problem to get started.
You need to send your videos to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Kentucky. http://www.roodandriddle.com/ They are so nice there, and probably the most experienced in the the US with this issue. They will evaluate your video and give you a phone consultation for free. I still have to call from time to time, so they put up with a lot!
I ended up sending my PSG schoolmaster there for his stringhalt surgery. (from Kansas) He is so much better! Not completely cured, but no longer an obvious stringhalt gait, and he can still perform passage and canter pirouettes. Worth every penny of the 5K.
Good Luck. Don't wait too long. The longer these horses have this gait, the more it becomes natural to them and the less recovery you will get.