Extensive Definition
Rooney recognizes 4 forms of stringhalt:
- Australian stringhalt: a false dandelion (catsear) is the suspected cause
- Pseudostringhalt: the apparent result of a painful condition in the affected leg
- Unilateral stringhalt: cause unknown, but often relieved by section of the lateral extensor tendon
- Bilateral stringhalt: in two out of two affected horses necropsied, abnormal thalamus
References
See also
- Scotty cramp a condition in dogs that may resemble stringhalt in horses