ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] sore backs
[endurance] sore backs
Ann Toth (ATOTH@CALC.VET.UGA.EDU)
Tue, 18 Jun 1996 11:00:12 EST
Just want to share my experience from last year re sore backs...I
know you all ride uneven terrain and for long hours..please do a
simple flexion test of your horses hocks before you spend tons of
money on saddles, pads etc. We had two horses with sore back and
didn"t believe 80% sore backs begin with a hock problem that causes
tightness in back muscles trying to move in a more comfortable way
etc. So, sometimes a little bute goes a long way....
Anyway on both the horses hock problems became obvious after we had
fiddled around for months and not ridden...on has been injected, the
other stays comfy on low dose bute
Cheers...ann t