no visible right pelivc rotation ventral

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I had a back lady check over my new horse yesterday and found that on his right side the pelvic bone is not visible. She said it could be an old injury or that he was born this way. He is a good weight and has evenly distributed muscle tone. There is a slight unevenness in hindquarters during walk/ trot. Apparently this is not uncommon and I just wanted a stronger understanding of it. Hope someone can help!
 
No i have booked a vet since and he will check him over in a weeks time. That was my mistake to not have him vetted, however he has been exercised and is very willing. He is 6 years old. american tb, 16.3. My instructor did not even notice and she is an international eventer! He has never shown any signs of pain ect but now i can see it's slightly worrying.
 
Did he race by any chance? Or do you know if he had a fall when he was younger?

In race horses is is common for a very slight rotation due to the stress placed on their bodies on one rein before their growth plates are fully fused. Same if there was trauma from a bad fall. If the fall was bad enough, it can change the horses biomechanics.
 
Our newest horse is 15 years old, but he apparently had an injury when he was young (we think 6/7 yo) which has caused him to have a slight hip rotation on his right side. Our chiropractor said that he probably fell badly (ex-showjumper/eventer so maybe over a fence?) and he also has an old tendon injury on his right hind leg that the vet showed us with the ultrasound, so probably fell over really badly! :(

Regular acupuncture and physio/chiro has really helped him to even out so that now you can hardly see the difference! Although he will never be perfectly even at least now we can be certain that he is not in pain and we don't have to worry! :)
 
Ok so I have found the pictures. :)

This is Tomato, a friends eventer. He is qualified to do 4*, is established at Advanced Dressage and also raced when he was young.
He had a bad fall when he was about 2, but even though he looks like this Tomato has not had an unsound day in his life (so far). He is standing square in the pictures.
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On the other end of the extremety scale... This was a 19yr old OTTB mare called Ginger. She raced until she was 6. If you look closely, you can see that the left side of her pelvis is a different shape to the right side. The bone that would be the point of buttock on the left side (the ischium), has moved up and rotated slightly. The left side of the iliac wing of the pelvis also sits slightly higher than the right side. This is consistant with the way she raced over here... On the left rein.
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My Andy x TB has a slight rotation which affects his movement from time to time. I manage it with Bowen therapy and stretching.

It is a lot more common than people think and most horses go about their life and don't have any problems arising from it.
 
Thats made me feel so much better, obviously i know every horse is different but i have a bit more hope now knowing that other horses with a similar condition can still compete ect. Thank you so much for all your help! I really appriciate it!
 
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