I have a problem re-occuring this season that I don't know
how to fix so I thought I'd ask the experts. Some background - I've
had this horse about 3 1/2 years and been competing in endurance and CTR
with him for the last three seasons. In mid summer, this year he
started having a sore back after the competitions. Midly sore just
over the loins. Never bothers him in training and not in every
competition but in too many of them. He always finishes strong and
there's no trace of it until about an hour after the ride. It's always
gone the next morning. I'm usually up on my feet, out of the saddle,
at every pace except the walk and try hard to stay balanced and not
interfere with the horse. I feel like I'm doing a pretty good job of
riding balanced but I might be wrong. I've been using a Big Horn
saddle for the last two years and I really like it. It seems to fit
him well in the shoulders and doesn't seem to be rubbing anywhere. But
something is wrong somewhere and I don't know where to start
looking.
Barb