hannah87
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can anyone explain what one is?i heard the term today and im not entirely sure what it means or how its caused. thankyou!
broken neck?
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Irishcobs
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Isn't a broken neck a neck that is broken? Didn't know there was another meaning for it.
hannah87
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apparrently not - i have a feeling its to do with muscles on the horses neck, but not sure
CastleMouse
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A broken neck means the horse is over bent.
Irishcobs
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Hmm, it's not to do with were the horses neck breaks when in an outline is it? Such as at the 3rd vertebrae rather then the poll
Irishcobs
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A broken neck means the horse is over bent.
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Really? I've never heard that, you do learn something new everyday.
A broken neck means the horse is over bent.
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Really? I've never heard that, you do learn something new everyday.
Thistle
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I would agree with the 3rd vert thing.
hannah87
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not quite sure i understand what you mean?
KatB
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Instead of there being a uniform curve along the horses topline to its poll (the highest point) there is a point of breakage in the horses "curve" which almost creates a "Point". This means the horse isnt truly in a correct outline and is common as Snowflake said when the horse is overbent.
Irishcobs
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Well, when a horse goes in an outline they are supposed to break from the poll so the poll is the highest point of the neck but a lot of horses break from the 3rd vertebrae, so that is the highest point.
hannah87
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so is it reversable or is the damage permenant? - or is there no damage, just incorrect muscle build up?sorry im quite interested!!
Irishcobs
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Incorrect muscle build up I think. With correct schooling it can be corrected.
alicedove
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Hmm, it's not to do with were the horses neck breaks when in an outline is it? Such as at the 3rd vertebrae rather then the poll
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That's what I'd heard, yes, the neck "seems" broken in a not smooth curved outline, but a "broken" outline. I heard that some of the neck muscles/ligaments are damaged in this case too.
Hmm, it's not to do with were the horses neck breaks when in an outline is it? Such as at the 3rd vertebrae rather then the poll
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That's what I'd heard, yes, the neck "seems" broken in a not smooth curved outline, but a "broken" outline. I heard that some of the neck muscles/ligaments are damaged in this case too.
Tia
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A broken neck means the horse is over bent.
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Yes, "breaking at the poll" or "overbent" are the words I'd use to describe this, never "broken neck".
To me, a broken neck is exactly what it says on the tin.....because I have a horse who actually broke his neck, as in bones.
A broken neck means the horse is over bent.
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Yes, "breaking at the poll" or "overbent" are the words I'd use to describe this, never "broken neck".
To me, a broken neck is exactly what it says on the tin.....because I have a horse who actually broke his neck, as in bones.
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
It's an old term for a horse who overbends...from anything other than the atlas/axis part of the neck.
It is often a sign that a horse has been pulled into an outline using draw or running reins by novice riders.
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It is often a sign that a horse has been pulled into an outline using draw or running reins by novice riders.
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brighteyes
Pooh-Bah
Yep, that's what I'd think it was referring to.