Terminology

You often hear about horses not striding out or striding short.What does this mean?
I know what the expression not putting it in means,I have met a few of those,some people too.

LAMENESS

There are a number of terms used to describe lameness. These usually reflect the severity and nature of the lameness.

"Not striding out freely"; a term often used by jockeys to describe a horse that is uncomfortable and restricted in its action. It usually indicates a low-grade lameness that is apparent under the pressure of galloping but may not be apparent in trotting.

'Scratchy Action'; a term often used by jockeys to describe a horse that is stiff and uneven in its action. Similar to 'not striding out freely, but may imply more stiffness and lack of fluidity in the action.

'Stiff'; refers to a fairly generalized lack of ease and fluidity in the horses movement. It is often associated with muscle soreness or generalized arthritic changes in older horses.

'Jarred Up'; refers to the joint pain and inflammation experienced by horses after galloping on a relatively firm surface. It often affects the fore fetlock joints. The problem may resolve in a few days with appropriate rest and treatment or be sign of the onset of osteoarthritis of the joint.

Lame; is generally used when the horse is obviously favouring a leg and often implies a more significant injury or effect on performance than the descriptions given above.

Inflammation; the process by which the body responds to injury and is an essential part of the healing process. The signs of inflammation are heat, pain, swelling, redness and loss of function. Sometimes the body may over-react to injury and the inflammatory process causes further tissue damage. Anti-inflammatory treatment may be required to 'normalize the inflamed structure.

The application of the suffix 'itis' to the name of a structure means inflammation of that structure. For example, Carpitis is inflammation of the horses' carpus (the knee in common horse terminology), Tendonitis is inflammation of the tendon, Sesamoiditis is inflammation of a sesamoid bone etc.

The following abbreviations will be used to designate the affected leg in OVE reports.

LF=Left Fore

RF=Right Fore

LH=Left Hind

RH=Right Hind

BF=Both Fore

BH=Both Hind

Lame

Occasionally a horse will be reported as simply lame. This most often occurs when a horse has been examined after a race and has been found to be lame. There may not be sufficient time or equipment available to establish an exact diagnosis.

These horses will be referred the stable veterinary surgeon for a comprehensive lameness examination and, if a diagnosis is made, the OVE report will be updated to provide more information.

It`s basically slight lameness or stiffness or if a horse is feeling something etc, but i would use the term on horses that don`t like the going also..

Horses with a rounded action usually like a bit cut,horses with a short action like to skip on top etc

hibernia Wrote:

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> It`s basically slight lameness or stiffness or if
> a horse is feeling something etc, but i would use
> the term on horses that don`t like the going
> also..
>
> Horses with a rounded action usually like a bit
> cut,horses with a short action like to skip on top
> etc
Thanks a lot.It would appear that the phrases can cover wide areas involving both ailments and conditions.

@hibernia...Thanks for info...always something to learn...(tu)