Kelly Marks
Well-Known Member
Have any Horse and Hound members had experience with kissing spine? If you have a horse who is relaxed on the ground but very tense when ridden it can indicate this problem. Difficulty getting into canter another sign. 'Scooting' as if frightened of the tail another sign. And the very obvious signs of general soreness and depression of course.
It seems many horses will have KS but work OK because they're not impinging on a nerve. You can spend a lot of money on massages etc but the reason they should ask for vets referral is for £120 (well that's what my vet charged) you can get a spinal xray done and get a true picture of what's going on.
If you do have experience I'd be interested how/if you managed it, also what breed the horse was/is, the conformation of the horse's back, any other 'interesting' conformation or clues. I think sharing information could help horses and their owners.
It seems many horses will have KS but work OK because they're not impinging on a nerve. You can spend a lot of money on massages etc but the reason they should ask for vets referral is for £120 (well that's what my vet charged) you can get a spinal xray done and get a true picture of what's going on.
If you do have experience I'd be interested how/if you managed it, also what breed the horse was/is, the conformation of the horse's back, any other 'interesting' conformation or clues. I think sharing information could help horses and their owners.
. He only shows discomfort if he has time off work so I make sure he is pessoaed (on vets advice) reguarly and kept in as much work as possible. He was also incredibly tender to touch across the back where the muscles knotted before he had steroids.