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Post by kya on Jan 3, 2008 21:14:08 GMT 1
Symmetrical apparently fluid filled lumps on both front fetlock joints found at a vetting. The size of a gooseberry. Horse never been lame but brought into harder work recently. Ideas?
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Jan 3, 2008 21:32:53 GMT 1
 Definitely windgalls Kanga 
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Post by kya on Jan 3, 2008 21:37:44 GMT 1
Is this of any consequence Special... I only know of them in hind legs. Tiny, gooseberry size?
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Post by Casper on Jan 3, 2008 21:39:55 GMT 1
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Post by thelwall78 on Jan 3, 2008 21:54:52 GMT 1
I thought windgalls could be on all four legs not just the back ones?
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Post by Casper on Jan 3, 2008 21:57:31 GMT 1
Yes they can be Thelwall78. Just didn't want Kanga to think I hadn't read her thread properly where she mentioned the two front legs...
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Post by kya on Jan 3, 2008 22:43:51 GMT 1
Gooseberry sized. Seems tiny to me, but I suppose not great for showing??
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Post by specialsparkle3 on Jan 3, 2008 22:57:55 GMT 1
Not great for showing although the Riding Horse of the Year at HOYS some years ago, had shocking ones on all four legs  Hopefully in a young horse and if they are tiny they should go, but avoid working on hard ground for a while. They are more usual behind. Do they go down after bandaging ? Magnetic boots shold also help to get rid of them.
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Post by june on Jan 3, 2008 23:12:31 GMT 1
Windgalls can often appear when a horse is brought back into work or is doing fast work on hard ground. They usually go down over time or if the work load is reduced. However, they can also indicate other issues like tendon strains. When one of our polo ponies had a deep flexor strain the reason I noticed it was because he developed windgalls. He wasn't lame at all. When I asked the vet to take a look there was puffiness behind the fetlock joint too and the tendon strain was diagnosed.
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Post by cubic on Jan 3, 2008 23:12:48 GMT 1
My horse who I showed a lot has quite large windgalls all round. I bandaged up the night before a show, changed them in the morning and kept them on until just before my class, which worked well. He did drop a few marks for conformation at higher levels, but it didn't stop him winning many championships and supremes at local/agricultural level.
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Definitely windgalls Kanga 
Hopefully in a young horse and if they are tiny they should go, but avoid working on hard ground for a while. They are more usual behind. Do they go down after bandaging ? Magnetic boots shold also help to get rid of them. 