RE: hind end problem

["Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil>]

Really sounds like EPM. A friend went thru this with one of her horses,
brought her thru it only to loose her to possible Red Maple poisoning. Your
friend needs to get this horse to someone good for diagnosis. Possibly New
Bolton Equine Clinic as they could also do a spinal if indicated.

Bonnie Snodgrass

-----Original Message-----
From: TddWil@aol.com [mailto:TddWil@aol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000 1:29 PM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: hind end problem


To make a long story short, this horse was abandoned by its owner and my 
friend is stuck trying to care for it. He moves very funny behind. If he has

to rock back on his hocks to turn around he almost falls down. He trots very

uncoordinated, doesn't seem to bend the back legs much and they look weak 
during the weight bearing phase. At a canter he seems to hop up and down in 
back - alot. He is also impossible to keep weight on, whether or not this is

connected to the rear end thing I don't know. He has been wormed and his 
teeth seem in good order. EPM? Injury? Spine out of alignment? Help! Oh, he 
is about 6 and arab. 

                                                 Shelly in DE


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