Horse brushing on hinds

[thehorsediva]

My 5yr old has suddenly started brushing his hind legs over the last 10 days-2 weeks. Lateral work seems to improve it for a short amount of time but would it be worth getting some body work done on him- shiatsu or massage perhaps? Or try and work through it? Overall he seems to be using his hind end more..

 

[Birker2020]

My horse started doing this and it turned out he had a neuro condition which caused him to start brushing his hinds together. I had the farrier out to raise the inside of the hind shoes but he kept doing it, so I got the Mc Timoney Chiropractor out to see if he'd put his back out but there was nothing to be found.

In the end I resorted to a sausage boot but it didn't really help much and I got the McTimoney out again.

A few days later the horse had his first signs of ataxia (loss of co-ordination). This is what had been causing the rubbing.

It had followed a fall in the field onto his neck which had started calcification. Sadly he went on to develop CVM/Wobblers.

 

[Tnavas]

Would definitely be a good idea - while an unfit horse with poor muscle tone may brush while getting fit a horse suddenly developing this may have slipped out in the paddock and tweaked his back.