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Q: My 29-year-old Quarter Horse gelding has been diagnosed with a condition that my veterinarian called "stringhalt." He indicated that this condition is rare in this breed and in this location of the United States (northwestern Pennsylvania). ... Most cases of stringhalt are associated with nerve degeneration.
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Adult horses of all breeds are typically affected by stringhalt. Most commonly there is a single case and less commonly there can be an outbreak on a farm. There are differing degrees of over-flexion of the hind limbs in horses with stringhalt.
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Stringhalt is a myoclonic affliction of one or both hindlimbs seen as spasmodic overflexion of the joints. The etiology is unknown, but lesions of a peripheral neuropathy have been identified in the sciatic, peroneal, and tibial nerves.
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Stringhalt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stringhalt is abnormal use of the equine hock and usually is a form of lameness. Rooney recognizes 4 forms of stringhalt: • Australian stringhalt : a false dandelion (catsear) is the suspected caus...
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A veterinarian explains what is behind stringhalt, a condition that makes it difficult for a horse to control his hind legs. Written by Carolyn R. Simmelink, DVM for Dressage Today magazine. ... Within two months, I learned she had stringhalt. I gradually put her back into work and was successful in doing Introductory...
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Articles and discussions on Stringhalt - Diet and Treatment written and moderated by an equine veterinarian. ... Discussion on Stringhalt - Diet and Treatment...
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Horse lameness conditions: Stringhalt. ... Traditional stringhalt is a poorly understood condition in which the horse hyperflexes one or both hocks. It usually occurs in adult horses, is gradual in onset, and be slowly progressive. The majority of horses recover completely, but a few deteriorate progressively.
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By some unaccountable oversight (not smart maybe) stringhalt was not included in our text, Equine Pathology. I should like to make up that deficit here with such thoughts as I have on this sometimes perplexing condition.
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What is Stringhalt?; An involuntary flexion of the hock - the leg springs upward in a reflex-like action. Symptoms:; Many horses with stringhalt will flex their hock mildly, while others will jerk their hock harshly up towards their bellies.
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