My horse is not symmetrical

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Becky123

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Hi I have just had the physio out for my 5yr old coz she was a bit stiff in her back, when you stand behind her she is not symmetrical, physio mentioned she could of possibilty fractured her pelvis at somtime, when i got her she still had a lot of growing to do, now i am concerned.she is sound and ok on flexon test, she is jumping BSJA and doing well, do i just carry on like normal with her?
 
No horse is completely symmetrical just like no human is. Its just how unsymmetrical (maybe made this word up!!) she is and where it stems from. What else has the physio said? Ask their advice on treatment, precuations and work load. You could always get another physio to check but don't tell them u had another and see if they find the same/similar things.
 
My PF fractured her pelvis as a yearling (I think... might've been as a 2 year-old) and she's noticeably asymmetrical- one hip bone sticks out further than the other. Never caused her any bother at all, so if your mare is sound, I wouldn't worry.
 
Hi Grace123, thats a very dramatic diagnosis from someone whom legally is not allowed to diagnose a problem. I would call your Vet and have them take a look at the degree of asymmetry before frightening you like that.

I think if your Mare had a # pelvis at some point she would be more than just a bit stiff. Asymmetry can be caused by riding too much on one rein and paying less attention to the other, the horse favouring one rein due to foot balance, saddle fitting, rider balance, as you can see a multitude of things so I would, if I were you, call out the Vet and see what they diagnose. Good luck i'm sure she will be fine.
 
Horses are rarely symmetrical. Like humans, they are left or right handed and often develop muscles more on one side than the other.
 
thanks for all your feed back i have got the vet coming out on friday so going to ask her opinion, it was the first time i had used this physio, my normal physio has all ways said she is a bit weaker on her right side and just needs to build her up, and the saddle fitter said the same, but when you stand behind her it does look slightly lower at 1 side

She does jump well, never touches a pole with her back end sometime she flicks her backend up and unseats me slightly she loves jumping, if there was anything major surely she would jump like this.
 
Hi,

Think its a good idea to get the vet to check, but cant see it is too drastic if she is having no problems working.

Also difficult for you to judge if you haven't used the physio before. Would have thought the other professionals would have commented further on it if it was anything for you to worry about!!

Good luck and let us know how you get on.
 
there are very few symetrical horses out there, I have never come across a symetrical human in 5 yrs of working as a physio either!! what did the physio say she was going to do about it seeing as the horse is sound and is obviously not bothering her in the slightest? if it was a # thats healed then there probably isn't much you can do about it now.
 
Hi not going to do anything about it coz she is sound and jumps well, dosent cause her any problem,the vet also checked her and said nothing to worry about. but in the past no one has ever picked it up before.
 
probably someone who knows what they are doing then and has a good eye to notice the assymetry, some horses are very slight and very difficult to pick up!
 
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