One of the symptoms of EPM is chronic back pain.
You might try going to www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/Equine/eq98epm.htm
this is the Nat'l Animal Health Monitoring System Equine '98 Study and is just
about as current as we are now on EPM. Vets usually only test horses that show
more than one or two symptoms and I don't think anyone is really sure that
the current treatment is that effective but it is, what it is at this time. It
is just a thought. Back soreness, I think, is one of the hardest problems to
solve. Could be saddle, rider, hocks, feet, neck, rolled on something, the list
goes on and on. Good Luck. Lisa Salas, The odd Farm