Sore back

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Daisy has an ongoing sore back and I'm starting to panic that it might be KS because I don't think I could afford the operation. We'll know more on Tuesday once chiro has seen her again.

She has always been a bit uneven in canter but tbh she isn't built for it and would much prefer to trot all day long. She seems to have an unlevel pelvis which is causing pain in the opposite side of her back. Last visit I arranged because she was sore after getting tangled in an electric fence and I reckoned she had probably pulled something. Chiro reckoned it was straightforward and that she would only need one treatment. Now four weeks later she is still showing pain and soreness but it seems to come and go. I can hack her two or three times and she'll seem fine and then for no apparent reason she'll come in from the field the next day really sore. I know that she hooleys round the field like a mad thing so could be slipping but it just doesn't seem to be getting better.

Any thoughts would be much appreciated because I want to make sure I talk through all the possibilities when she is seen again on Tuesday.
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what did the chiro say last time they came out, it sounds like a twisted pelvis to me stand her infront off you square and on a level surface look at her back end and see whether she is square behind and make sure one bum cheek isnt higher than the other, if she is unlevel i think your looking at a twisted pelvis.
If i was you if she still isnt right i would get the vet out i got a back man out too look at my horse because wasnt moving right at all in canter, looked very slightly lame and i thought it could be his back
When the bk man came out he said his bk was fine looked slightly lame on one bk leg and too get vet out,
When i got vet out he said he has a slightly twisted pelvis and refered him to mark windor which is a very good chiro and after one visit to him he is fine now thank god so just get a second opinion cause my chiro didnt pick it up but the vet did strange.
Hope she gets sorted soon
 
I strongly recommend that you have the horse looked at by a specialist vet practice, i.e. a referral vet. You would need to consult your own vets first but unless they are well known specialists in horses' lameness issues, don't spend loads of money letting them 'have a bash' at diagnosing only to have to go to the specialist referral vet and do it all again. My advice is to save your money on back people etc and do it properly. Chances are its a leg problem (assuming you have ruled out saddle, rider, shoeing etc) and might be fixable. (This is learned from bitter experience!)
 
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stand her infront off you square and on a level surface look at her back end and see whether she is square behind and make sure one bum cheek isnt higher than the other, if she is unlevel i think your looking at a twisted pelvis.

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This is not correct. You need to look at the point of hip both sides from behind not the bum cheeks.
 
Hollyf is right about looking at the point of hips not the "bum cheeks". However as a qualified sports massage therapist, both the chiropractor and physio/sports massage should only look at this issue once it has been referred to a vet. Once that has been done a physio/sports massage would suit more if it is a soft tissue issue not skeletal. If the pelvis is indeed slightly out then the chiro will benefit the horse, but there will be sore or damaged musculature associated with the specific area identified, so massage work will help. Hope you get it sorted soon.
 
Agree, you should get the vet involved. Otherwise you are just trying to treat the symptoms instead of finding the cause.

Ok, it may be kissing spines, but it could also be a lot of other things, but you need to know so you can fix it properly. It could, and hopefully is, something easily fixable.

I'm not sure where you are, but if you are able to get to Willesley in Gloucestershire, Sven Kold is brilliant for backs. My horse had a recurring back problem for ages and Sven was a star.
 
I really think you need to get someone out that specialises in dep tissue work after double checking everything with your vet. To suggest that it is a twisted pelvis just from looking at a horse stood square is completely inaccurate and not always true. There are far more complex things involving muscles that may be going on. No one can possibly second guess what it is without looking at your horse.
Get the muscles checked out thoroughly. good luck
 
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