I swear, you just never know what's going on with horses.
I talked to Charlie and he said it didn't sound like a stifle injury, that they will drag their toe if it's a stifle. or lock up. That's not what Harley is doing. He said he could be short stepping on the left because the right is hurting and he's trying to keep weight off. I never watched the right. So I went back out, and lunged him at the trot...for 10 minutes and he never bobbled. So I thought well maybe it was just a charlie horse or something, so I took him back up to saddle, thinking I'd go out and catch up with Celia. I saddled him, ran in and put my boots back on, bridled him led him out and he was lame again.
I took him saddled back to the arena and lunged him, and after a slow start he lunged fine. So I got on and walked him about 10 steps and knew he was walking lame again. About that time Celia showed back up. She watched him lunge, and at the trot he does fine going in circles, If you walk him in a straight line he's lame....now does that make any sense at all...and on top of that it now looks like a front foot/shoulder, rather then a hind....
I'm thinking now, what ever it is it's probably not serious, both Celia and I are thinking stone bruise. I'm going to see how he is in the morning, then decide on rather to take him to the vet. I probably will if he shows any lameness at all, because I don't want to go thru several weeks of wondering.
Thanks all for the concern, it's nice to have you all around:)
Becky
Jeepers... If only they could talk and point and we wouldn't have to guess. If you lunge him again or see him lame again, figure out how to take some video with that new-fangled camera of yours!
That one's a puzzler for sure. Can't wait to see a video...