Mari
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Tell me about this please. How does it happen? What are the symptoms? How is it treated? Can it be fixed?
Rotated Pelvis
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ILuvCowparsely
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It can happen for many reasons
Including
Weakness in the muscles
Made to work in a way the horse has not worked before
A slip in the field
Bucking and rearing up in the field
Being mounted by another horse
Long back/weakness
It is treated by a Chiro or Physio - who do their thing on the muscles, deep penetrating and surface penetrating. One treatment will put it back but unless it is followed up with the exercises given etc it will go again. Also when it is put back right you most likely will need follow up treatments and gradually there will be longer time between treatments. So do expect it can rotate again sometimes it will be through no fault.
Yes it can be fixed but for how long depends on the after care given by the Chiro.
Horse will no go straight no matter how hard you ask
leaning on one rein when in school or hacking
pelvis lower on one side
reluctant to work correctly
Are some of the symptoms
Including
Weakness in the muscles
Made to work in a way the horse has not worked before
A slip in the field
Bucking and rearing up in the field
Being mounted by another horse
Long back/weakness
It is treated by a Chiro or Physio - who do their thing on the muscles, deep penetrating and surface penetrating. One treatment will put it back but unless it is followed up with the exercises given etc it will go again. Also when it is put back right you most likely will need follow up treatments and gradually there will be longer time between treatments. So do expect it can rotate again sometimes it will be through no fault.
Yes it can be fixed but for how long depends on the after care given by the Chiro.
Horse will no go straight no matter how hard you ask
leaning on one rein when in school or hacking
pelvis lower on one side
reluctant to work correctly
Are some of the symptoms
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Dopeydapple
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My ex racehorse had this and we found out later after looking into her past that in 1 of her races she had slipped on landing over a hurdle and almost but not quite fell and it was after that that her behavioural problems started so we assume that was when the rotation happened. She was very stiff and solid on the left rein, too curled up on the right, had trouble cantering on bends (difficulty with the correct lead on the right but almost lame on the left round a corner and often bucking on left rein) This was a long time ago when there were just "back men" not all the various specialists there are now and he corrected it in 1 visit, gave us simple exercises to follow up then 2 further checkups over 6 months, she never had another problem with it.
Abby-Lou
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Yes I my old horse spooked bolted down a hill and I got ejected trying to pull up, horse suffered rotated pelvis injury quickly sorted by physio and I broke a rib no lasting damage to either of us
oldie48
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Mr B did this about 18 months ago, almost certainly slipped in the field as he was sound one day and not the next. I noticed it on a hack. He felt very stiff behind in walk and not wanting to go forward, trot was a complete no no. standing him up it was very obvious that the right hip was dipped, he was treated by a physio and came back into work fine but had a further problem about 3-4 months later, which also responded to treatment.
Mari
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Thank you everyone. I’m feeling more cheerful about the outcome now. Have had physio & chiropractor, pony’s had some treatment & I've got stretches to do with her but no ridden work just long reining. Chiropractor coming back in 10 days.
If an injury like this is left and not treated what is the outcome. Interested as companion horse had pelvic injury, which is why he is a companion !initially had chiro but he misbehaved so much doing exercises these were stopped. He is obviously a bit uncomfortable in his back /pelvis. is bute the answer.