RE: Hunter's Bump -- just what is it?

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

Seems most common in long backed horses (lots of those in the QTR horse
breed). Combine this with  a horse who travels with it's head up and back
hollow under the saddle and you can easily have a roach back. I used to ride
a high headed, long backed jumper who had a pronounced roach to her back.
She was an outstanding jumper. If you can change how your horse works and
uses it's head/neck/back then the horses muscular developement and back
shape will improve.

Bonnie Snodgrass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Lori Bertolucci-Woodard [SMTP:llbertol@atnet.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, August 27, 1998 11:32 AM
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> Subject:	Re: Hunter's Bump -- just what is it?
> 
> What causes roach back? I have a quarterhorse mare with this condition and
> was wondering about it.
> Lori B.