[RC] Downhill trouble - my horse's reason - Kristi Schaaf
My new 4 yoa Arab was horrid at downhills. I
handwalked him down everything, starting small,
stopping him halfway down and backing him back up the
hill to strengthen his hindquarters, etc etc. He just
never seemed to improve with our exercises. He isn't a
"klutz" normally, so I knew something had to be wrong.
Sure enough, the equine chiropractor found that the
horse's pelvis was rotated and his atlas was also out
of whack. So, he couldn't 1) use his hindquarters
properly and 2) flex his neck how he needed to to
collect himself properly. I haven't had a chance to
work on downhills with him since the adjustment
because he managed to get hurt shortly after that
(sigh) but I'm hoping to see a big improvement once we
get back out there.
Kristi
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