premise: How to treat a hoof abscess in horses<br>Look for discomfort when your horse walks. If your horse is suddenly hesitant to walk around, it may due to an infection in its hoof that is causing it pain. Be on the look out for changes to your horse's gait or to your horse being hesitant to walk around or put pressure on one of its hooves.
hypothesis: A change in your horse's gait is the only method to detect a hoof abscess.
reason: The agent statement details multiple ways to detect a possible hoof abscess in a horse, so a change in the horse's gate is certainly not the only way to detect it.