arthritis in the back, KS, Ill fitting tack or ulcers?

[Horse Gifts Central]

so, bit of a tricky one, my horse threw me a couple weeks ago as I'd just got on, no stirrups or twins and decided to do a bucking bronco. Saddler was coming out anyway to get a new saddle as he's changed shape and his no longer fit him. So saddler out on the Friday after (threw me on the Wednesday), found a sore patch so physio out a week after doing lunging as had no saddle, physios came out and I mentioned that he's been messing about the past few days on the lunge and disuniting and coming up short in the back right leg. So trotted him up and lunged again (was surprisingly calmer thank god) and coming up short still and still launched into canter on one rein. ANYWAY(sorry v long&#128514 had seen to his back (sorest she's seen him in the past 1.5 years, even after doing a tendon and overcompensating so making one side stiff but that is another long story &#128580 anyway released his back and hunched him up and it all cracked (she said she was hoping that would happen and that will hopefully help him stretch that back leg if not it will be a vet investigation) but she says he's not the type (TB X) to gain arthritis in his back but it's not impossible, so going down the acute ulcers road and doing what I can to see if that helps and she's back out in 3 weeks after he'll of been walking out for two weeks (saddlers back out to fit a saddle next week) to see if he's deteriorated again or not. He's always been girthy since I bought him two years ago and is a big stress head, for some reason I just never thought of low grade ulcers because he never really 'kicked off', but what are your thoughts? have you had horses with symptoms for any of the conditions in the title? if so what were they/prognosis? thanks!!

 

[Pearlsasinger]

My first thought is that if you know the saddle doesn't fit, it is just asking for trouble to attempt to ride in it. If it has done so much damage that his back is sore, it will take some time off (and a better fitting saddle) before he is comfortable again. If , after your physio has been back, there is little or no improvement, you need to involve your vet.

 

[Horse Gifts Central]

My first thought is that if you know the saddle doesn't fit, it is just asking for trouble to attempt to ride in it. If it has done so much damage that his back is sore, it will take some time off (and a better fitting saddle) before he is comfortable again. If , after your physio has been back, there is little or no improvement, you need to involve your vet.

It has only recently stopped fitting correctly due to him building up shoulder muscle so when I have ridden in it it's been padded out with riser and a half pad and he's been in very light work. I will thankyou

 

[Auslander]

If your horse is "the sorest she's ever seen him", your physio really should be recommending a vet check to find out the underlying reason for the soreness.

 

[Horse Gifts Central]

If your horse is "the sorest she's ever seen him", your physio really should be recommending a vet check to find out the underlying reason for the soreness.

Sorry I should of said, we have discussed getting the vet out but she's back in 3 weeks to see if the muscle tension comes back and then if it has the vet will be out, there are quite a few skid markings in his field and he's coming in with cuts and marks (have recently moved yards and seems at this one he plays a lot) and she's said it's common with her clients this time of year that their horses are doing damage to their backs from slipping, so we will have to see I'm just weighing up options.