Teeth and Lameness

["peggy brush" <psbrush@hotmail.com>]

We have a year old Saddlebred, big show ring type.  At 3 years old when we 
started to ride him he was a sweetheart.  I tried to ride him this year and 
he was a brat.  Since endurance seasons was starting he got put out to 
pasture as a winter project.  When my son started to ride him this fall he 
showed signs of lameness in his left hind foot and did not want to bend his 
neck left.  I also noticed his teeth needed floating.  I figured teeth first 
then we would tackle the other problems.  When my vet came out and felt his 
teeth she said ‘I bet he looks lame going to his left’.  After my jaw came 
off the ground I asked her how did you know since I had never discussed his 
lameness problem with her making an appointment with the secretary for teeth 
floating.  She told me that this is not unusual since the jaw bone connects 
to the neck bone and the neck bone connect to the back bone the back bone 
connect (you can fill in the rest of the song).  The problem is more 
pronounced on horses with high head carriage but can effect all types of 
horses.  The teeth were worst on the left hence more lameness on this side.  
Well 4 days have pasted and he is bending his neck better.  I am taking him 
to a friend’s area on Saturday so am looking forward to seeing how he will 
do.  Always something to learn….
Peggy Brush....51 and still a rookie.

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