Hi Wanda,
Thank you for the welcome. Yes, it was quite a shock. I was rather stupid
just having gotten back into horses over the last 2 years. She had this"hitch"
before I bought her. I just thought she preferred her right side over her left
and with training it would all work out. She passed the vet check and
everything. She had been in pasture all her life and did not begin any
training until I brought her to California and started her when she was 3.5
years old. She is fine at the walk It is when she begins to gait that she
gets the the foreshortened stride on her left side. It seemed to get better
with conditioning and then last month it got worse. I felt as if I was riding a
Clydesdale. Took her to the vet. A bone scan revealed "hot spots" on her left
hock, front feet and to a lesser extent, her left stifle. Her x-rays were
normal. When the vet injected anesthetic into her left hock her gait improved
significantly. She is sickle hocked which is seen in Peruvians
though not a good thing for soundness. I can email you a photo.
I appreciate your sharing your thoughts about my question.
Thank you
Maria
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