Live discussion on causes of lameness in horses.

[@shashakeeleh5468]

Years of experience. I will have to replay this video often to finally memorize it. Thank you Mr. Anderson.

[@kriscraft6033]

Viewing from Santee, CA. I so enjoy watching and learning from you. All the best to you and your family. Also, I appreciate your patience with your wife's rehab. I have an Arabian gelding and enjoying viewing you training a variety of horse breeds.

[@LauraTyson-g5m]

Hi Tim and crew! I'm watching from central California.

[@gail2283]

Watching later - interesting topic. Thanks for the video. Tabor City, NC

[@joycecrawford2820]

Hi Tim. I enjoy your videos and all the wonderful information you share. TY 😊... I am watching from Colorado and wish I was closer to you. I would have my horse and myself taking lessons from you. I have learned so much from you. Thanks..

[@sharonp6762]

Really appreciate your wisdom. Georgia USA

[@marysnider803]

Greensboro, N.C. ALWAYS ENJOY YOUR WORK.

[@stefanietreydte5614]

Watching from Germany Bavaria

[@Lambee303]

I have a mare, Doc OLena and Shining Spark grand daughter, (that's the 2 of us in my Avatar) who was coming up lame in the front left - only when under saddle. At the trot she would just stop and refused to go forward. My trainer at the time told me to just push her through - but, she had been so willing that I knew there was something going on that was causing her a lot of pain. I had purchased her when she was 9 and she had been poorly trained as a Reiner and this started when she was 14ish. After multiple vet visits and different treatments over the next 2yrs my vet finally saw something in her rear right large muscle group like a "quiver" which he had seen before - it was a patella that was getting caught and sticking. We treated with surgery but then my hip was getting too painful for me to ride so she was turned out to pasture for the last 3 yrs. Now my hip is replaced and I feel good but my mare is nearly 20 now and I doubt I will ever get on her again - she has so many other issues from that poor training and she is so out of shape - I don't feel it would be fair to her. She's remaining a pasture pet with my other 4 the rest of her life.

[@LisaSpounias]

Thank you for the guidelines ..working a sore joint makes it worse, working a sore muscle will make it improve, working a conformation defect will not change .. I was asking about my club foot horse. I agree and appreciate you sharing the soreness guidelines. Thank you... Congrats on the 4-H acknowledgement ..As an old 4-H equine leader ,we needed the best resources we could find..You are going to be an excellent resource for the group.

[@catherinedemick1103]

I have also learned that head bob down vs head jerk up indicates rear issue vs front issue, always forget which though lol

[@catherinedemick1103]

In Vermont in the summer they throw calcium chloride down on the roads to keep the dust down, the 3 day 100 mile ride is always at the end of August, very beginning of Sept. I have seen horses girth areas and back of fetlocks get so scalded by the calcium chloride by the 3rd day if not paid super close attention too they can not even trot out for the final vet check and that is "skin" lameness

[@lindaflynn7790]

My horse had a serious ( as in a visit to the vets and stitches) wound to his right rear hip area. The wound is almost completely healed but his left front leg has been swelling after riding. Cold water and DMso seem to relieve the swelling

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

That does not surprise me. He resting the injured back leg and the diagonal front leg. When he quits protecting the back leg, the issue with the front leg will go away.

[@Rosebud65]

Nice horse.

[@1ccTooTall]

Question and a comment. How do you feel about the concept of “serviceably sound”? That a horse can engage in some degree of work even if there’s a chronic lameness issue that you are managing with less than complete success. The comment: My yearling recently had sore feet. (Sensitive to the surface she was walking on.) Three weeks ago I spent a big chunk of change with bilateral X-rays, nerve blocks, flex tests, etc. Everything was clean. Turns out she just needs shoes.🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m glad about that & shoes have totally solved the problem. Sometimes it’s something simple! (And, I disagree with you about not handling youngsters extensively. Having my filly know how to stand still on command, work on a longe line, move a part of her body to pressure, etc. was invaluable! My vet said she behaves better than most adult horses.)

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

As far as serviceable sound, that depends on a few variables like sound to do what and what is the level of pain that is considered "acceptable". The outlier is if there is a chronic condition how do you really know you have complete success with your management? Do you know any adult person that would not fit in the "serviceable sound" category? Do you think there is ever any adult horse with no pain, even a horse never worked or ridden? I think that every adult horse alive is "serviceable sound" even wild ones never touched by a human. The idea that this is not the rel life case I think is a fantasy. The question is at what point do you terminate a horse's life and that can only be answered by the individual owner. As far as handling youngsters you can handle them all you want. I know that one handled that much will never reach what would have been their full potential if handled less and therefore not a horse for me.

[@Cattywampus46]

For some reason, I couldn't get a question through -- but I'm wondering what you think of acupuncture for horses.

[@catherinedemick1103]

I am a fan of acupuncture, along with chiro

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

I do not have access to an equine acupuncturist, I wish I did I believe for the right situation it can be very helpful. The problem I have wirh most "nontraditional" treatments is not the treatment treatment itself, it's that most nontraditional treatment claim they can do more than they really can and that hurts their credibility.

[@catherinedemick1103]

We are lucky that in our vet practice we have some vets who are also certified in chiro and acupuncture timandersonhorsetraining

[@Rosebud65]

Did the Magna wave resolve the pinched nerve in the mare’s shoulder?

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Along with some physical therapy yes it did. I have a whole video series on this horse and her treatment.

[@Rosebud65]

@@timandersonhorsetraining Thank you. I found the video on Lola. Your magna wave therapist seems very knowledgeable. I suspect that my mare has nerve pain in the same location. Thank you for the video. It gave me a lot to think about.

[@lindachicette8354]

Probably warn that vets won't agree with each other too

[@francesn33]

Virginia

[@lindachicette8354]

Some farriers won't come for abcess, thank God my present one will

[@timandersonhorsetraining]

Any farrier that will not come to open an abscess so it can drain better shouldn't be used anyway.