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Horse stone bruise

  • 01-07-2015 5:44pm
    #1
    2012paddy2012
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    Hi we have 9 year old irish sports horse. Meh is in great health at outdoor livery (full) no problems at all. My son mentioned that his right front leg has stone bruise. I watched him walking this morning which is ok but you can see on him going at a slightly faster pace that there is an issue which is obviously causing the horse some distress. His shoes are regularity changed. What is the cure for this ? A bandage of some sort was suggested by another experience horse owner there. Is there some sort of " dettol" equivalent I could buy for the horse to speed up this ailement? He would have picked it up around the yard where there are stones as there is everywhere thanks paddy

    If video loaded ok you can see just the end the limp as horse road towards me


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  • #2
    Ave Sodalis
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    We can't offer medical/vet advice but it might be worth giving your farrier or vet a quick call to ask for advice :) a stone bruise isn't serious though and usually clears up completely.


  • #3
    2012paddy2012
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    sup_dude wrote: »
    We can't offer medical/vet advice but it might be worth giving your farrier or vet a quick call to ask for advice :) a stone bruise isn't serious though and usually clears up completely.

    Thks I wasn't really looking for medical / vet advice per se. Just advice from other horse owners to whom I'm sure this is a regular run of the mill issue , really thks a lot. I'm sure it's an everyday event with a simple cure that doesn't mostly require a professional view. Appreciate your reply


  • #4
    Raised Eyebrow
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    A horse with a stone bruise while not serious when treated generally is extremely lame and a faster pace would be out of the question. As Sup Dude said a farrier or vet needs to see him.


  • #5
    otwb1
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    If there is trapped puss under the sole then your farrier may need to dig out a hole to allow the gunk out. You should see an area of bruising or discomfort if you can test the area using hoof testers.

    You can also poultice the area with animal lintex and a boot made from vetwrap and insulation tape. An experienced owner should be able to show you how to do this.

    Your farrier will be able to have a look and tell you the best way forward.


  • #6
    Ah_Yeah
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    otwb1 wrote: »
    If there is trapped puss under the sole then your farrier may need to dig out a hole to allow the gunk out. You should see an area of bruising or discomfort if you can test the area using hoof testers.

    You can also poultice the area with animal lintex and a boot made from vetwrap and insulation tape. An experienced owner should be able to show you how to do this.

    Your farrier will be able to have a look and tell you the best way forward.

    Please as above post says - get your farrier out before doing anything. For certain injuries, poultices should not be done on a shod foot. Really important to find out what's wrong before treating.


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