Before the vet can diagnose a swollen fetlock, it is important to identify the position of the swelling and whether the horse is lame. Windgalls They are seen in many horses and rarely cause a ...

If a horse has a swollen fetlock joint and lameness, then your vet should be consulted. There are many possible cases, which include: Acute trauma, such as a joint strain ...

"The fetlock joint is, arguably, the joint that makes a horse a horse," said Larry Bramlage, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, a partner at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., during the 2009 ...

Several weeks ago, when the sun was scorching the grass and the ponies were spending long, lazy days warming their backs, Finn, our big bruiser of a horse came in from the field with a swollen ...

Your performance horse is lame, and while your veterinarian has narrowed the problem down to the animal's fetlock, no abnormalities are visible on radiographs (X rays). Magnetic resonance imaging ...

Noticing that your horse has a swollen limb (or sometimes more than one) is something that most owners have experienced at one point or another. Some swellings are innocuous, ...

CAVALRYMAN will need to pass a vet check to be able to take its place in the Melbourne Cup after suffering a swollen fetlock. A 10-time winner from 38 starts, Cavalryman had been kept safe in ...

Dear Dr. Vittoria: My gelding George has a wound over his fetlock that has been open and oozing for almost six months. It started as a cut from the fence, and I treated it with spray and ointments.