I had my usual 1hr lesson on Harvey today and he was good as gold We even jumped a few cross poles.
Anyway he was absolutely fine to ride, wasn't even a tiny bit unlevel, absolutely normal.
However when I got off he again seemed fine until I tied him up and did his rugs. RI had gone home by now and as I finished doing his rug he started lifting his front foot up as i did the belly straps, tbh thought nothing of it really.
Gave him his dinner and he kept holding his foot up (near front) and puttin git down again and then repeating. Took him to turn him out and he's definitely lame on that foot. There's also a little heat in the hoof. Harvey isn't normally brilliant with giving you his feet but he practically gave it to me to look at, can't see much else wrong with it.
He was re-shod earlier on today (fronts only)
Anyway not sure what to do about it, have left him out for now as thought the movement might help but he has a little limp and is occasionally holding his foot up.
Worse then all that he'#s meant to be going jumping with my sharer tomorrow (1ft 8 so not big) so not sure whether to tell her he;s lame and therefore can't go or if i should wait til the morning and see if it was just a strain and whether he's sound again? If he's back to sound tomorrow will he be ok to jump?
Piccolo is going to the same show (in hand) and the idea was to take them both together down there (walk there) as Harvey isn't keen on being on his own.
Any suggestions/ideas as to what it is??
Already have the vets coming in a few weeks to do allergy testing as Harvey has got some more bald spots, one of which bled today although they don't bother him....could do without more vet bills! (tell a pony you're not selling it and it wants to get poorly to make sure you can't change your mind!!! )
Do you think he's strained something?
Anyway he was absolutely fine to ride, wasn't even a tiny bit unlevel, absolutely normal.
However when I got off he again seemed fine until I tied him up and did his rugs. RI had gone home by now and as I finished doing his rug he started lifting his front foot up as i did the belly straps, tbh thought nothing of it really.
Gave him his dinner and he kept holding his foot up (near front) and puttin git down again and then repeating. Took him to turn him out and he's definitely lame on that foot. There's also a little heat in the hoof. Harvey isn't normally brilliant with giving you his feet but he practically gave it to me to look at, can't see much else wrong with it.
He was re-shod earlier on today (fronts only)
Anyway not sure what to do about it, have left him out for now as thought the movement might help but he has a little limp and is occasionally holding his foot up.
Worse then all that he'#s meant to be going jumping with my sharer tomorrow (1ft 8 so not big) so not sure whether to tell her he;s lame and therefore can't go or if i should wait til the morning and see if it was just a strain and whether he's sound again? If he's back to sound tomorrow will he be ok to jump?
Piccolo is going to the same show (in hand) and the idea was to take them both together down there (walk there) as Harvey isn't keen on being on his own.
Any suggestions/ideas as to what it is??
Already have the vets coming in a few weeks to do allergy testing as Harvey has got some more bald spots, one of which bled today although they don't bother him....could do without more vet bills! (tell a pony you're not selling it and it wants to get poorly to make sure you can't change your mind!!! )
Do you think he's strained something?