Lancelot
Well-Known Member
Something odd keeps happening behind on my horse. It's a frustrating thing because it is very intermittent and its happened and "gone" before I can even begin to figure out what the cause was... He's sound and being regularly schooled. We have a lesson once a week and instructor can't see any problems, he hardly ever does it in the school.
He had the physio last week and she said he was in good order. Found him a bit weak down the sides of his quarters but she said nothing to worry about and to build the muscle through hill work.
Basically it feels like he drops his hip, like a stumble or something. The girl riding behind me the other day said it looked like he tripped forward onto the toe. He only ever does it in walk, never in trot or canter. He is barefoot and I wondered if he was footy behind but although he does it more over uneven ground, when we are out on the road he will do it and if I check the ground there is nothing there he could have stood on.
I'm going to take video tonight and hope he does it so I can see exactly what's happening but, like I said, its intermittent so the chances are it won't happen.
Any ideas anyone? I'll end up calling the vet or a least call them to see if they can offer advice but the intermittent nature means it'll probably be hard to diagnose?
He had the physio last week and she said he was in good order. Found him a bit weak down the sides of his quarters but she said nothing to worry about and to build the muscle through hill work.
Basically it feels like he drops his hip, like a stumble or something. The girl riding behind me the other day said it looked like he tripped forward onto the toe. He only ever does it in walk, never in trot or canter. He is barefoot and I wondered if he was footy behind but although he does it more over uneven ground, when we are out on the road he will do it and if I check the ground there is nothing there he could have stood on.
I'm going to take video tonight and hope he does it so I can see exactly what's happening but, like I said, its intermittent so the chances are it won't happen.
Any ideas anyone? I'll end up calling the vet or a least call them to see if they can offer advice but the intermittent nature means it'll probably be hard to diagnose?
