Windgalls-Boots?

[BayBeau]

Howdie partners!

My mare has windgalls on both rear legs, I know they're a fluidy swelling round the fetlock caused from work on hard ground but before having her (3months ago) I haven't had or had to specifically deal with a horse that has them.

If after riding they appear I hose her legs down to cool them off and she usually wears boots when exercising.
I was wondering if anyone can give me some advice on them and if there's any recommendations for decent boots I can get her to try and keep them down.

Any advice muchly appreciated!

 

[frazz_starlight]

I think my horse has wind galls, it sounds like this, i don't have any advice, but please could you take a look at my post in the general horsecare section, there are pics of his legs, see what you think.
Thank you sooo much xxxxx

 

[Palomino Mare]

hi,

i use eskadron(sp) tendon and fetlock boots and my horses widgalls disappear/reduce greatly in size.

 

[BayBeau]

Hi
Thanks for your reply, I will have a look into those!

 

[Portia]

Mine has them on both hinds, always there to a greater or lesser extent. Vet has told me she's sound, just a cosmetic issue so I've left them. Whatever bandaging you use will help the swelling to disperse, but the fluid will return regardless.

It might be worth you having the vet to just check her over to clarify whether the wingalls are tendinous or articular, otherise perhaps consider a joint supplement to help long term.

Tendinous windgalls: swellings of the digital tendon sheath, caused by excess production of synovial fluid (lubricates tendon within its' sheath). Are rarely are a problem and usually are not associated with lameness.

Articular windgalls: swelling of the joint capsule brought about by overproduction of joint fluid. Are common in heavy horses with upright pasterns, support bandages over the joint after exercise will often reduce their size.

 

[frazz_starlight]

Do you think bandaging just after excersize? Or in the field/stable? During excersize?
Would you feed supliments and bandage?
xxxx

 

[Portia]

I personally bandage for the conditions in which she's working, not to support her windgalls. I feed joint supplementation regardless.

 

[horseygirl123]

Tara has windgalls on both her hinds, started up when I was jumping her more, they went right down with a week off jumping and just light schooling and off road hacking.
Now, I only jump her once a week, and touch wood they havent swollen at all in the last weeks altho I do ALWAYS hose her legs down for at least 5 minutes after any kind of excercise.
I dont use any boots or bandages when I ride besides her brushing boots as I found that if I bandaged them, in this heat they just swelled up more

 

[izzysmycat]

Might magnetic wraps help to remove the fluid? I've used them for other things and found them good.

Jo x

 

[frazz_starlight]

Thanks for the advice, i will deffinatly hose my ponies legs now, i did it today and they went down.
I'm going to do a clear round in an arena on sat, hope he's ok.
I think tendon boots seem to be the thing to use baybeau.
xxxx