strange white scars on legs....? pictures

minnie_mouse · 01-04-2005, 10:52 AM

ok.....i wasnt sure where to put this, so i put it here. wasn't sure if this should go in horse health....but its not really a 'health problem' so...im not sure. mods....move if you think is appropriate.

ok....well, minnie has always had these strange white scars on both fore legs ever since we have had her.
the wierd thing is that they are at the same level on each leg and totally semetrical. and they are nearly dead straight lines....like she has been operated on....or SOMETHING?
she also has little ones on the outside as well....also almost semetrical.

its a long story....but minnie will sometimes (not very often anymore) go mysteriously lame....and we cannot find anything (or the vet) and then a couple of days later go completely sound (after be crippled just the night before)
its strange. do you think that these scars could have anything to do with this?

what do you think? pics:

Bubba · 01-04-2005, 10:58 AM

Has she ever raced? They almost look like pinfiring marks to me, where the legs are purposefully scarred supposedly to help strengthen them and help ward off tendon injuries, mostly done on racehorses.

The marks I'v seen have been tiny rows of spots, though, not a stripe like those.

Super_Trooper · 01-04-2005, 11:01 AM

I was going to say pinfiring or maybe a accident in her past?

Shotgun93 · 01-04-2005, 11:02 AM

I was also wondering if it could be some sort of tendon surgery? It might explain the scars, they definately look like incisions. Do you know of her history at all?

minnie_mouse · 01-04-2005, 11:07 AM

thanx guys:
well she is only part TB so i don't think she was raced. but you never know!
shotgun you have a point: tendon surgery. when she is lame....it does look like something to do with the tendons.....but we THINK we have narrowed it down to be a nerve problem. maybe a trapped nerve.

as for pinfiring: as i said, i dont THINK she was raced.

her history: we know NOTHING, not a thing. we bought her as an 8 year old just shipped over from ireland 2 days earlier from a dealer.

::Miss Kitty:: · 01-04-2005, 11:55 AM

It doesn't look like pinfiring to me, pinfiring is usually a series of dots on both sides all the way down the tendon. It looks like she might have had surgery, one of our little foals had to have an operation to fix his contracted tendons and had scars similar to that

minnie_mouse · 01-04-2005, 02:13 PM

oh thanx miss kitty! so that could be a possibility...

anybody else got any other ideas floating around in their heads?

monica-n-shiloh · 01-04-2005, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ::Miss Kitty::

It doesn't look like pinfiring to me, pinfiring is usually a series of dots on both sides all the way down the tendon. It looks like she might have had surgery, one of our little foals had to have an operation to fix his contracted tendons and had scars similar to that

Yup, I agree 100%. Was going to say the exact same things but now I dont have to lol.

Shotgun93 · 01-04-2005, 02:43 PM

We used to have a gelding that had weak tendons, he had scars in that same area, that's what made me think of tendon surgery. The vet went in and basically sliced the tendons lenghtwise, this caused them to heal stronger.
This might be what happened to her. Who knows!!

CJ · 01-04-2005, 02:49 PM

I'm thinking maybe she got front feet tangled in a fence, cattlewire in particular, and got cut/s. Pinfiring scars look like organized beestings. Barbwire scars tend to be more jagged; Raps has one.

01-04-2005, 10:52 AM	#1
minnie_mouse Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: england Posts: 4,650 Images: 525	strange white scars on legs....? pictures ok.....i wasnt sure where to put this, so i put it here. wasn't sure if this should go in horse health....but its not really a 'health problem' so...im not sure. mods....move if you think is appropriate. ok....well, minnie has always had these strange white scars on both fore legs ever since we have had her. the wierd thing is that they are at the same level on each leg and totally semetrical. and they are nearly dead straight lines....like she has been operated on....or SOMETHING? she also has little ones on the outside as well....also almost semetrical. its a long story....but minnie will sometimes (not very often anymore) go mysteriously lame....and we cannot find anything (or the vet) and then a couple of days later go completely sound (after be crippled just the night before) its strange. do you think that these scars could have anything to do with this? what do you think? pics: Attached Thumbnails __________________ *****MINNIE ***** - mare of the year....two years running! "I've been Frosted"

01-04-2005, 11:01 AM	#3
Super_Trooper Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BC Canada Posts: 9,472 Images: 77	I was going to say pinfiring or maybe a accident in her past? __________________ True commitment begins when you reach the point of not knowing how you could possibly go on, and deciding to do it anyway! http://b1.lilypie.com/mCKWm7/.png

01-04-2005, 11:02 AM	#4
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,815 Images: 132	I was also wondering if it could be some sort of tendon surgery? It might explain the scars, they definately look like incisions. Do you know of her history at all? __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

01-04-2005, 11:07 AM	#5
minnie_mouse Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: england Posts: 4,650 Images: 525	thanx guys: well she is only part TB so i don't think she was raced. but you never know! shotgun you have a point: tendon surgery. when she is lame....it does look like something to do with the tendons.....but we THINK we have narrowed it down to be a nerve problem. maybe a trapped nerve. as for pinfiring: as i said, i dont THINK she was raced. her history: we know NOTHING, not a thing. we bought her as an 8 year old just shipped over from ireland 2 days earlier from a dealer. __________________ *****MINNIE ***** - mare of the year....two years running! "I've been Frosted"

01-04-2005, 02:13 PM	#7
minnie_mouse Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: england Posts: 4,650 Images: 525	oh thanx miss kitty! so that could be a possibility... anybody else got any other ideas floating around in their heads? __________________ *****MINNIE ***** - mare of the year....two years running! "I've been Frosted"

01-04-2005, 10:58 AM	#2
Bubba Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 318	Has she ever raced? They almost look like pinfiring marks to me, where the legs are purposefully scarred supposedly to help strengthen them and help ward off tendon injuries, mostly done on racehorses. The marks I'v seen have been tiny rows of spots, though, not a stripe like those.

01-04-2005, 11:55 AM	#6
::Miss Kitty:: Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: (}~~{)Canada(}~~{) Posts: 2,307 Images: 5	It doesn't look like pinfiring to me, pinfiring is usually a series of dots on both sides all the way down the tendon. It looks like she might have had surgery, one of our little foals had to have an operation to fix his contracted tendons and had scars similar to that

01-04-2005, 02:43 PM	#9
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,815 Images: 132	We used to have a gelding that had weak tendons, he had scars in that same area, that's what made me think of tendon surgery. The vet went in and basically sliced the tendons lenghtwise, this caused them to heal stronger. This might be what happened to her. Who knows!! __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

01-04-2005, 02:49 PM	#10
CJ Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,753 Images: 48	I'm thinking maybe she got front feet tangled in a fence, cattlewire in particular, and got cut/s. Pinfiring scars look like organized beestings. Barbwire scars tend to be more jagged; Raps has one. __________________ One Mare Can Make a Difference Pinky Ribbon

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strange white scars on legs....? *pictures*

strange white scars on legs....? pictures