Wingles????

[jumpy]

what are wingles? my horse has big lumps on her hock and my instructor said it is wingles. are they anything to be worried about or not? she is also lame in her back leg (left) and the wingles are on both of her back legs could this be causing her lameness?

[Alison+Rio]

hmm does your instructor maybe mean wind galls?

[Bay Mare]

Windgalls are caused by a build-up of fluid in the joint. A lot of horses have windgalls and they don't always cause a problem. You really need to find out the cause of the windgall, they are usually as a result of damage to the joint or can be due to irritation within the joint, they can also be caused by concussion or very hard work. They can be there all of the time or they can swell up more after exercise. You can drain the fluid but if you don't find out the cause it's possible that the fluid could just come back.

There are also 'tendon' windgalls

If the horse is lame then it's a good idea to get the vet to have a look.

Global Herbs (http://www.globalherbs.co.uk/horse/diseases_windgalls.htm) have a bit on their website about them and they have brought out a new product for windgalls though I don't know anything about it.

[Connamara Crazy]

My pony has wind galls, dosent seem to bother her, but now its gone all lumpy and it hurts her and the lumps on her tendon :(