is my thoroughbred mare lame?

PaLoMiNo LoVeR · 01-11-2004, 10:33 PM

my family breeds welsh mountain pony's, but because they're too small for me to ride my mom and dad (for christmas)bought me a 19 yr old thoroughbred mare called scarlet heath, she is in a paddock with my other horse (my other horse is a 15 month old 1st cross quarter horse filly called Dandaloo-rose :aka: dandy)lately she has goten a capped shoulder, which has caused her great discomfort.
the day after she got the capped shoulder, the farrier came out to shoe her (we only get our 2 stallions and scarlet done because it costs $$$$$)we weren't home (because we had to go into town to get a newborn colt checked out with the vet)but we thought the farrier wasn't coming, but when we got home she and the 2 stallions were shoed, and the farrier rang up that night and told us that he had come out and shoed them.
the next day (today) scarlet started to limp on her back leg, it doesn't seem to be causing her any pain, i have hosed it down and tried to massage it.
i don't know what to do because scarlet doesn't like floats and i don't want to force her onto float to take he to the vet, and because we live an hour out of town it would cost about ($3500)to get the vet out and treat her, what can i do??? bawling help!

MissBandit · 01-11-2004, 10:43 PM

Why does it cost you $3500 to get your vet out? Did your farrier do all 4's? If so, I would get him to come back. A similar thing happened to my sisters horse (minus the capped shoulder), she called the farrier back, he pulled the shoe off and found an absess. It wasn't huge, but the trim was just enough to bring it to the surface. I would be pretty suspicious if my horse got sore after shoeing.

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 01-12-2004, 04:21 AM

i agree, have the farrier come back and check it out. he could've hit a nail in wrong or there could be an absess.

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Dawn · 01-12-2004, 10:28 AM

Why don't you call your vet and see how much it would be for him to come out? It's not going to be anywhere near that much. How far away is he?

PaLoMiNo LoVeR · 01-12-2004, 12:59 PM

well we live about an hour out of town, so thats 2 hours traveling (there and back )would be $500 and then because she's an exrace horse and so tall $100 then if they were to do the check up it would be about $500 and then give her antibiotics and so one anout $600 and then they would have to come back and check on her the next day, thats travel fees again plus another $500 to check her then another $600 to give her more antibiotics.
and the farrier isn't going to comeback out for another 2 - 9 (thats when he has to do my friends horse)

Dawn · 01-12-2004, 01:11 PM

Why in the world would a check up be $500!? Also, what exactly are you saying about her height?

MissBandit · 01-12-2004, 02:00 PM

How do you get these figures? You don't know even know what is wrong for sure, so how would she need "$600 antibiotics"? I am very curious.

Blistering Winds · 01-13-2004, 04:33 AM

600 for antibiotics? us dollars or something else?

Maybe 60 is what you are thinking about?

01-11-2004, 10:33 PM	#1
PaLoMiNo LoVeR Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 20	is my thoroughbred mare lame? my family breeds welsh mountain pony's, but because they're too small for me to ride my mom and dad (for christmas)bought me a 19 yr old thoroughbred mare called scarlet heath, she is in a paddock with my other horse (my other horse is a 15 month old 1st cross quarter horse filly called Dandaloo-rose :aka: dandy)lately she has goten a capped shoulder, which has caused her great discomfort. the day after she got the capped shoulder, the farrier came out to shoe her (we only get our 2 stallions and scarlet done because it costs $$$$$)we weren't home (because we had to go into town to get a newborn colt checked out with the vet)but we thought the farrier wasn't coming, but when we got home she and the 2 stallions were shoed, and the farrier rang up that night and told us that he had come out and shoed them. the next day (today) scarlet started to limp on her back leg, it doesn't seem to be causing her any pain, i have hosed it down and tried to massage it. i don't know what to do because scarlet doesn't like floats and i don't want to force her onto float to take he to the vet, and because we live an hour out of town it would cost about ($3500)to get the vet out and treat her, what can i do??? bawling help!

01-11-2004, 10:43 PM	#2
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,218 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	Why does it cost you $3500 to get your vet out? Did your farrier do all 4's? If so, I would get him to come back. A similar thing happened to my sisters horse (minus the capped shoulder), she called the farrier back, he pulled the shoe off and found an absess. It wasn't huge, but the trim was just enough to bring it to the surface. I would be pretty suspicious if my horse got sore after shoeing. __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

01-12-2004, 04:21 AM	#3
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N.Granby, Connecticut Posts: 11,058 Images: 424	i agree, have the farrier come back and check it out. he could've hit a nail in wrong or there could be an absess. running_ Tiny running_ __________________ Semper Paratus Fiona's First Class-Oldenburg/Arabian mare Waldemar-Hanoverian gelding Illusive Legacy-Miniature filly

01-12-2004, 02:00 PM	#7
MissBandit Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 13,218 Images: 300 Blog Entries: 43	How do you get these figures? You don't know even know what is wrong for sure, so how would she need "$600 antibiotics"? I am very curious. __________________ Founder is the #2 killer of horses. Learn how to prevent, spot and treat this deadly disease. Emergency Treatment http://www.laminitisclinic.org

01-13-2004, 04:33 AM	#8
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 31,979 Images: 831 Blog Entries: 17	600 for antibiotics? us dollars or something else? Maybe 60 is what you are thinking about? __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

01-12-2004, 10:28 AM	#4
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,484 Images: 1390	Why don't you call your vet and see how much it would be for him to come out? It's not going to be anywhere near that much. How far away is he?

01-12-2004, 12:59 PM	#5
PaLoMiNo LoVeR Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 20	well we live about an hour out of town, so thats 2 hours traveling (there and back )would be $500 and then because she's an exrace horse and so tall $100 then if they were to do the check up it would be about $500 and then give her antibiotics and so one anout $600 and then they would have to come back and check on her the next day, thats travel fees again plus another $500 to check her then another $600 to give her more antibiotics. and the farrier isn't going to comeback out for another 2 - 9 (thats when he has to do my friends horse)

01-12-2004, 01:11 PM	#6
Dawn Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 31,484 Images: 1390	Why in the world would a check up be $500!? Also, what exactly are you saying about her height?

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