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Injury or Attitude?? (kinda long)
Last year my 9 yr seasoned arab mare seemed to have
hurt or strained a muscle in her right rear leg. I had the
chiropractor out and her back was out so she fixed her up
and I let her rest for 8 weeks, on recheck by the chiropractor
everything was fine. The lameness seemed to move from
one back leg to the other but was most obvious in the right.
I also had the vet out and he did a thorough check of the mare
and could find nothing wrong. (by the time he came the
lameness was not too obvious)
I gave the mare the winter off. First ride this spring went well
and I thought all was well. 2nd ride today, the mare felt like the
right rear leg gives out and she feels like she is slipping and
she did this 3 times and then she starts acting up quite badly.
Head ducking, pulling going sideways actually a bit scary to
ride. She settle for a bit and then start again. I weigh only
146 including tack so I am not too heavy for her.
I guess I am a bit frustrated as she was a really nice mare to
ride and it sure appears that she is in pain when I ride her.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance Julia
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