Birker2020
Well-Known Member
I have found a really interesting and informative website relating to the neurological test people can carry out should they suspect their horse has a spinal (and in particular) wobbler problem. The bunny hop in canter which is described in the article was of particular interest to me as this is what my ten year old warmblood exhibited whilst being ridden, and most of the tests and results of the tests applied to him also. He smashed his neck on the floor when he reared and fell over backwards, and this is what started his wobblers off. He was put down at Liverpool two hours after diagnosis as there was nothing that could be done for him as too many veterbrae were affected, and he was extremely ataxic. Here is the link. I hope none of you need it but it is a very interesting article that people may find useful, especially as Wobblers Syndrome is such a misunderstood problem. I would like to add that although the article states that portable xrays are much better now over the last five years (the article was written in 2002) I know to my cost that this is not correct. My horse was xrayed using a portable machine at the latter end of May 2004 and due to the density of the muscle layer in the neck the vet got a completely incorrect picture, and my horse was incorrectly diagnosed for quite a few weeks, until upon my insistence he was referred to Philip Leverhulme and Liverpool where he was xrayed with their huge machine and a correct diagnosis of Wobblers was made.http://meadowherbs.com/Lame_neuro.doc
RIP Rommy x
RIP Rommy x
