Posted by missy on March 25, 2003 at 09:24:51:
In Reply to: Re: Is falling a symptom? posted by Derin Foor on March 21, 2003 at 21:33:59:
: : 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
The vet is coming to do a workup but she also mentioned that when barefoot he squares all 4 of his toes off, and when shod he doesn't and may be hitting toe first. I'm assuming this is causing his foot to be unbalanced. If shoes were squared off would this help balance his foot. Any farrier input would be helpful before I talk to mine. Thanks
Missy