2 week old intact, female, bay thoroughbred foal nursing normally mare is current on vaccinations foal has not been vaccinated or dewormed mare and foal part of small herd T- 101.8 P- 60 R- 52 Bright and alert all systems ok except musculoskeletal swollen right hind fetlock very lame on right hind and refuses to use owner thinks mare stepped on foalÕs leg touching lameness on right rear limb soft tissue swelling/pitting edema sitting 12 cm proximal to fetlock and extending just distal she resents palpation of the limb no foreign body no resentment of hoof testers following exam, foal more lame and does not put foot on ground no instability or crepitance upon palpation