Ginn
Well-Known Member
As the title says really. For about the last 3 months (ignoring the time I've been away), following ridden work Tilly has come up with 1 or 2 lumps that are quite firm and about the size of a bean/pea, on her spine. They aren't over the middle of the spine but on the right of center over T10 and T11. They start to go down fairly quickly once I take the saddle off, more quickly if I massage them with my fingers and don't appear to be causing her any pain as I get no reaction when I poke and prod them. They don't come up when lunged, even if lunged in her saddle or if I only ride for under 20 mins.
Her back has been looked at twice in the last 3 months and although she is slightly more muscled on the right nothing could be found (although no scans or x rays have been done as it hasn't been felt necessary). She also saw the saddler last monday and although the saddle was reflocked the saddler said that both prior to and since reflocking that bit of her back is not in any way being pinched by the saddle, even with a pad on underneath.
I have been out and invested in a sheepskin numnah without seams down the middle as I wondered if that may have been a problem if her usual numnah was pinching but the lumps still came up today when I used it. All I can think of is that maybe when I ride I am shunting the saddle over or sitting sqiffy.
Any other ideas or suggestions?[/
Her back has been looked at twice in the last 3 months and although she is slightly more muscled on the right nothing could be found (although no scans or x rays have been done as it hasn't been felt necessary). She also saw the saddler last monday and although the saddle was reflocked the saddler said that both prior to and since reflocking that bit of her back is not in any way being pinched by the saddle, even with a pad on underneath.
I have been out and invested in a sheepskin numnah without seams down the middle as I wondered if that may have been a problem if her usual numnah was pinching but the lumps still came up today when I used it. All I can think of is that maybe when I ride I am shunting the saddle over or sitting sqiffy.
Any other ideas or suggestions?[/