Posted by Derin Foor on March 21, 2003 at 21:33:59:
In Reply to: Is falling a symptom? posted by missy lord on March 21, 2003 at 09:08:28:
: I have an immature 4 yr. old who gets turned out most of the time, is shod every 5 weeks, has his toes kept short and has no conformational predispositions. He occasionally will fall to his knees while loping. He doesn't trip or stumble on a regular basis just falls once in a while and jumps right back up. He only does it at the lope and he is fine while working hard and on different surfaces. He has never been lame but my vet said that stumbling is the first symptom. I was wondering if this sounded like navicular or if I should just chalk it up to laziness or being tired? Please help. thanks.
: Missy
You should have a complete work up done, starting from the top down, by a qualified lameness vet..... you could be dealing with anything from teeth problems to a sore back to laminitis...... dont jump to conclusions, rather get it checked out so you can correct the problem
Derin