coffeeandabagel
Well-Known Member
The Hoss is going off for some diagnostics tomorrow, looking forward to it but scared too. The story so far.....he is 7 years old, and was sold from an eventing yard as not being up to the move up from Novice. Vetting said he was under developed on his hind quarters but that proper work should help him get a better topline. That was April. I have done flatoerk with him and lots of hacking and riding club stuff with him over the summer but he never felt powerful and even with more work was never fast, particularly going uphill.
He had several episodes of sore back during this time (saddlle fitted, teeth done) usually after galloping work, and the vet was called out to see him - she said it was just muscular. Bute, rest and back to work OK.
Move on couple of months....He fell down on a stony track being led to the fields, just onto his knees, no cuts, no swelling. Around that time I bought a Pessoa and had quite a full on lesson in the same week in the space of 3 days. Later that week a friend was riding him and she said he refused to go down a hill and felt really stiff turning round. She bought him straight home. We had the massage woman and the back woman out. Their comments: He is very one sided in his development and had a very sore back and loins. Gossip on the yard was that he was a wobbler so I called in the vet again.
She came last week, did the usual trotting, lunging, ridden exams and said she would like to refer him for more diagnostics. She doesnt think it wobblers but might be kissing spine, or a hind leg issue causing the back pain. He is marginally lame in the hind legs.
I rode him last night and tonight, just 15 mins in the school and he was sore and grumpy which is good, I didnt want him to be pain free but I felt horrible riding him, he looked so depressed.
Fingers crossed its not KS but I dont know enough to know what else it could be. He has never bucked, never refused a jump - such a brave boy.
He had several episodes of sore back during this time (saddlle fitted, teeth done) usually after galloping work, and the vet was called out to see him - she said it was just muscular. Bute, rest and back to work OK.
Move on couple of months....He fell down on a stony track being led to the fields, just onto his knees, no cuts, no swelling. Around that time I bought a Pessoa and had quite a full on lesson in the same week in the space of 3 days. Later that week a friend was riding him and she said he refused to go down a hill and felt really stiff turning round. She bought him straight home. We had the massage woman and the back woman out. Their comments: He is very one sided in his development and had a very sore back and loins. Gossip on the yard was that he was a wobbler so I called in the vet again.
She came last week, did the usual trotting, lunging, ridden exams and said she would like to refer him for more diagnostics. She doesnt think it wobblers but might be kissing spine, or a hind leg issue causing the back pain. He is marginally lame in the hind legs.
I rode him last night and tonight, just 15 mins in the school and he was sore and grumpy which is good, I didnt want him to be pain free but I felt horrible riding him, he looked so depressed.
Fingers crossed its not KS but I dont know enough to know what else it could be. He has never bucked, never refused a jump - such a brave boy.
