ghosthooves
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Could this be a sign of back problems? Or would there be other symptoms as well and if so what sort of symptoms?
Disunited Canter
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jumpthemoon
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It can be a sign of back problems, yes. My horse did this when his pelvis was misaligned. He would start off on the correct lead, then change, then change back again etc. Or sometimes just refuse to go on the correct lead.
Could be lack of schooling/balance, but if everything was ok and then it just started happening, less likely. Other symptoms of sore back might be:
>reluctance to go forward
>napping/bucking etc
>reluctance to work correctly
>rushing fences (before/during or after)
>faces when you get the saddle out
>anything that doesn't normally happen
>horse just not feeling 'quite right'
Could be lack of schooling/balance, but if everything was ok and then it just started happening, less likely. Other symptoms of sore back might be:
>reluctance to go forward
>napping/bucking etc
>reluctance to work correctly
>rushing fences (before/during or after)
>faces when you get the saddle out
>anything that doesn't normally happen
>horse just not feeling 'quite right'
OrangeEmpire
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Quite likely, also worth looking for mild spavin or badly fitting saddles. does he drop when you run your fingers along either side of his spine? (this can indicate pain)
Are you having problems?
Are you having problems?
dixie
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More often than not it is a sign of a problem - could be something minor though.
ghosthooves
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She's not mine, she's a horse at my RS (who I am looking to loan/part loan once I get a job after my exams are over). She sometimes goes disunited, usually in corners, though when I rode her yesterday she was fine. She naps to go to the middle of the school if there are other horses standing there but otherwise not significantly, and puts in the occasional tiny buck sometimes (the bucking usually goes with the disunited canter), that stuff might be due to her being RS horse and picking up naughty habits though, she's been there since she was 3 (now 8) and hasn't had any "proper" schooling in quite some time
Never had any issues tacking her up (she's cold backed but as long as shes got a decent numah shes fine). Haven't tried running my fingers alongside her spine, but never had any problems with grooming etc.
AnnaandStella
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TBH, if it's a RS horse then off balance riders have probably created an off balance horse... Try riding her unsquintly & she'll probably sort herself out. If not, have a look at getting her back done.