Ellietotz
Well-Known Member
About 7 weeks a go, my mare started showing signs that her saddle was hurting and I had a second opinion saddle fitter out who said it didn't fit at all. It was the wrong shape for her and it kept slipping onto her shoulders. She had 2 weeks off before the saddle fitter came and only been ridden lightly once a week or less since as I have been waiting to sort out a new saddle.
She also had physio the week before the fitter came who found discomfort in her shoulders too.
Up to today, the time off seems to have really helped. I rode her on Monday and she felt amazing, really springy then again on Tuesday where she was happy but she wouldn't walk on the roads at all, she stuck to the grass verges the whole time, even in trot she would come off the verge and do a few strides of trot on the road before walking again. However, she was a nutter when we got off road.
When we got back on Tuesday, I picked up her front legs to stretch them out in front which she normally does but she would not straighten out her knees and stretch. Same again today, she lunged beautifully but looked really quite upset when I was holding her front legs in front of her in turn and wouldn't lock her knee to allow it all to stretch. I didn't pull or force her into anything, usually she will lock her knee and allow the leg to stretch through her shoulder etc but she won't do it and if she does, it's for a split second before she snatches her leg back again.
I'm getting physio back out with the vet but I just don't know what could be wrong.
She doesn't seem to have any pain when applying pressure over her back and shoulders but it now seems to be in her chest? As this was the only other place she reacted.
There is no heat in her feet or pulse etc.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
She also had physio the week before the fitter came who found discomfort in her shoulders too.
Up to today, the time off seems to have really helped. I rode her on Monday and she felt amazing, really springy then again on Tuesday where she was happy but she wouldn't walk on the roads at all, she stuck to the grass verges the whole time, even in trot she would come off the verge and do a few strides of trot on the road before walking again. However, she was a nutter when we got off road.
When we got back on Tuesday, I picked up her front legs to stretch them out in front which she normally does but she would not straighten out her knees and stretch. Same again today, she lunged beautifully but looked really quite upset when I was holding her front legs in front of her in turn and wouldn't lock her knee to allow it all to stretch. I didn't pull or force her into anything, usually she will lock her knee and allow the leg to stretch through her shoulder etc but she won't do it and if she does, it's for a split second before she snatches her leg back again.
I'm getting physio back out with the vet but I just don't know what could be wrong.
She doesn't seem to have any pain when applying pressure over her back and shoulders but it now seems to be in her chest? As this was the only other place she reacted.
There is no heat in her feet or pulse etc.
Any thoughts?
Thank you.
