Kissing spines issues

[limestonelil]

Sossigpokers post on TB rehoming thread reminded me about this. Are the problems I hear about so often these days regarding KS, found mainly in TBs off the track and given a new chance. Is it due to the prior strain on growing youngsters skeletal frame? Or is KS found equally in none TBs, nothing to do with racing at all? Just seems KS could be very logical result of overuse. TIA.

 

[ycbm]

It's nothing to do with racing in itself, and it has been found to have hereditary component to it, they have identified the genes. Some are born like it, mine was.

But it is often to do with working horses whose thoracic sling I isn’t sufficiently engaged, and racing does that a lot. I hope sbloom will be along soon to explain. Meanwhile Keira's threads show just how effective a proper rehab, without surgery, can be for these horses.
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[Sossigpoker]

Well riding them as yearlings certainly won't help.
I would always check any ex racer for KS and would be surprised if I found no signs of it.

 

[sbloom]

I haven't listened to them properly yet but this might be interesting https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-equine-physio-rehab-podcast/id1603299526 as would be anything from Equitopia on KS or topline syndrome (KS being one symptom of more severe topline syndrome, give or take).

 

[limestonelil]

Thanks.