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Hullabaloo

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Has anyone come across a problem with unlevelness in front being linked to a sore back? My horse has both problems and they seem have always happened together.
He was bucking and struggling to bend in the school recently, so I have been doing a lot of work with him in his pessoa (on the vets advice) and I've really noticed a difference over the last 3 weeks. He was also looking unlevel in front but soon working through it. I've booked him into the vets on Tues but he's been sound since Friday. I schooled him today and his back has improved dramatically. He worked really well and was relaxed, happy and sound. I've always felt that there is a connection as whenever we've got his back right it he has been sound, but 2 vets have told me they can't possibly be connected. However a physio said they could.
I'm thrilled to have a sound horse at the moment,
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but more confused than ever! I don't know whether to take him to the vets on Tues now or not.
Does anyone have any experience of anything similar?
 
Certainly possible.A horse I had had foot pain in both front feet. To 'protect' himself from the feet and to take the weight off the front feet, he developed really bad pain over the back, even though the lameness was on and off. horse was nerve blocked sound for both front feet. He was then turned away for a year to give him time to recover from all his ills.

Would definately go to the vets, it does sound like there is something going on with your horse. He may be sound now, but could most probably be lame trotting on a circle on the hard ground.
 
Yes it is quite common, especially with horses with saddle fitting problems and resulting damage. They are most likely to appear lame in the left fore. But it is perfectly possible for a horse to appear unlevel as a result of any back pain, however caused.
 
That makes a lot of sense. Any problems have always been in his left fore.
When his previous owner bought him he was very one sided from having been ridden for years in a badly fitting saddle and she had to do a lot of work building him up again. He's always been funny with his back and is a bit of an odd shape. He had time off last year and lost muscle on his back, which was when the problem got worse.
He's had x-rays, scans etc and fantastic treatment from the vet, and has his saddle checked regularly, so please don't think I'm trying to ignore the problem - I just don't want him to have treatment on his leg if it isn't needed, especially as it will mean time off, which causes problems with his back.
 
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