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What symptoms will a horse with DSLD exhibit?
Generally a bi-lateral (both front legs or both hind legs) lameness, although the severity of the lameness varies among horses and may go undetected in some until the condition becomes fairly well advanced. There is generally painful response to palpation of the branches of the suspensory ligement, particularly in the area where the ligament branches. In more advanced stages the fetlocks seem to be sinking more when the horse moves. As the condition worsens, the pastern area becomes increasingly parallel to the ground, and ringbone can develop. In later stages, one of the most telltale signs of DSLD is in the horse affected in the hind legs; the pasterns level out making the fetlocks appear dropped and the stifle and hock gradually straighten, making the horse reticent to move even to its feed or water. Some horses will dig a hole in their stall or paddock and stand with their toes pointing down and the heels elevated. On hard surfaces, horses may rock back and forth, relieving one leg and then the other. Some horses find the condition painful enough to spend a more than normal amount of time lying down.

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The latest ongoing research has shown DSLD/ESPA to be a systemic connective tissue disease that is found in many breeds including Arabians, Thoroughbreds, Quarter Horses, Morgans, Peruvian Pasos, Paso Finos, Saddlebreds, Warmbloods, Appaloosa's, Friesian, Missouri Foxtrotter, Tennessee Walker, Paints, National Show Horse, Mustang, crossbreds, mules and more.

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Eerlijk gezegd zou ik eens een goed gesprek met de dierenarts aangaan. Het lijkt mij nl. een lijdensweg om nu nog te gaan corrigeren. Een paar weken onder de pijnstillers vind ik persoonlijk acceptabel. Langer niet. Dan zou ik in het belang van het paard denken en afscheid van hem nemen.