Horse stringhalt treatment

Equine String-halt is the excessive bending or curving of a limb or joint of a horse capable of affecting his movement. This condition can cause an improper range of motion in the animal and prevent him from performing to the highest capacity. Horses suffering this condition often move with very low speed with an opposite front leg and back one moving at the same time. String halt is quite visible and could happen to both legs. It is a common condition that can just happen to your horse and without previous warning. 


There are two types of stringhalt and there are classic and Australia stringhalt conditions. The conditions are often caused when a horse is exposed to plant toxicity during open field grazing. However, there are indications that low nutritional diets can result to stringhalt and the condition can affect the healthy well beings of the horse, particularly his central nervous system and usually noticeable in hind limbs. 

There are no specific causes of classic equine string-halt and its effects on horses are limited, though it also slows down the effective stimulation of the nervous system. On the other hand, Australia stringhalt is originated in Australia and some parts of Europe. This type of stringhalt in horses comes with serious outbreaks and has the same symptoms with classic stringhalt, but requires much more extensive treatment. 

Some of the ways to determine equine string-halt include when the hind limb of the horse is raised higher very near the stomach during jumping. Other symptoms that will show that your horse is suffering stringhalt disease include when he lets out coarse voice and shrinking of extensor muscles that can make him kicks his stomach when walking. The condition can be noticed quickly through diagnosis, while only a veterinarian with deep knowledge in neuromuscular dysfunction therapy can treat it. Under normal circumstances, treatment of stringhalt usually takes six months, but a severe attack could take longer time to heal.

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