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epilepsy like symptom

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:33 pm
by reenci
got a real strange thing here that i have never seen before , so if anyone has had experiance with something similer let me know....2yo filly at the walk will sometimes reach out with her back left leg and strike her shoulder :roll: ..im not kidding and the vet does not have a clue whats causing it.....filly does not do it all the time but it is strange and she does it just about every other day...any ideas ?

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:27 pm
by photofinish
Sounds like stringhalt. Neurological condition. Haven't been around one in ages, not sure wha the current protocol is. Last one I was around (maybe 10 yrs ago) was a Trakehner a friend had and I believe they cut his jack chords.

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:26 pm
by Sylvie Hebert
I had a stud with stringhalt many years ago "Completed" by "Sirte" a chaser.It never caused any problem.