Sweeny (horse lameness)

Sweeny or sweeney is a pathological condition of horses leading to fore limb lameness.

It is caused by paralysis of the suprascapular branch of the radial nerve.[1]

The nerve paralysis leads to atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder (supraspinatus and infraspinatus).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Peter D. Rossdale and Susan M. Wreford, The horses health from A to Z, David and Charles, Newton Abbot London Vancouver, 1974, ISBN 0-7153-5797-2.
  2. ↑ https://www.merckvetmanual.com/horse-owners/bone-joint-and-muscle-disorders-in-horses/disorders-of-the-shoulder-and-elbow-in-horses#Sweeney-(Shoulder-Atrophy)_v3219969
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