Jun 21, 2022
“He just doesn’t feel quite right” Sound familiar? If you have owned and ridden horses then you’ll understand that feeling of dread when you realise that your precious horse that you have invested so much time and money in is lame. But knowing when they are lame can be really difficult especially if they are quite stoical and not showing the classic head nod that most of us associate with lameness.
In this episode Liz, Lou & Liz from EquiTeam share some top tips on how to identify the early warning signs that something isn’t quite right. Knowing what is normal for your horse is key so feeling their legs and checking for digital pulses every day is really important to pick up any soft tissue injuries or early laminitis.
They also discuss some of the less obvious signs of lameness including napping, not wanting to jump, refusing to go forwards, a sore back, going round bent to the outside, not wanting to work in an outline and toe dragging behind, and talk you through how to trot up and what to look for with both a front leg and hind leg lameness.
If you are an #EquiTeam member you can watch our video on how to trot up your horse properly here and if you haven’t joined us yet you can sign up here