A common surgical solution to stringhalt is what?

• A. Antibiotics
• B. Physical therapy
• C. Portion of tendon is surgically removed
• D. Pain relief medication

Answer: (C)

Stringhalt is driven by an abnormal pull from a hind limb tendon that causes the leg to snap upward. The most reliable surgical fix is to interrupt or weaken that pull by removing a portion of the involved tendon (a partial tenectomy/tenotomy). By reducing the tendon’s tension or leverage, the limb can extend more normally and the involuntary jerks diminish. Antibiotics, physical therapy, and pain-relief medications don’t address this mechanical fault, which is why removing a portion of the tendon is the standard surgical approach.