Tell me about sacroiliac pain symptoms

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My mare hates grooming, rugging girthing etc. Recently she has become reluctant to go forward and if asked to canter she pins her ears back and cow kicks. I have the vet coming out tomorrow but i would like to hear of others with this condition or even if you think it could be something else? If I work her on the lunge she is fine in walk and trot but when asked for canter she kind of bunches up behind. All thoughts welcome.
 
My old mare had a sacroilliac strain quite a few years ago. She had mild lameness in her hind legs and when ridden she felt like she was "drunk" behind. I was initially advised she had the beginnings of arthritis, but upon further investigation it was diagnosed as sacrolliac strain - she had a lot of tenderness in this area when touched/manipulated. After a course of physiotheraphy she was as good as new. Ironic thing is, i now have an ongoing back injury with specific trouble in the sacroilliac area! hope you get to the bottom of your mare's problems
 
My mare did everything you described yours doing when she did her suspensory ligament x Vet said she would probably also have sacroiliac pain from compensating for her pain in her hind legs x She was also short strided and you could see her holding herself in the sacroiliac area when on a lunge x
 
My horse has sacro-iliac problems secondary to suspensory ligaments. She has difficulty walking downhill, is disunited in canter and generally unable to use her back end as she should. She tends to be lame on a circle but not necessarily in a straight line. Steroid injections and physio have been very successful.

These symptoms are a little different to the ones you are describing for your horse.
 
Slave2Magic said:
Thanks for the replies. So it sounds like sacroiliac pain is usually secondary to something else?
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Not always, but it is commonly secondary to suspensory ligament damage.

Let us know what the vet says :)

ETA: The dislike of rugging, the girth being done up and grooming (unless you are pressing very hard) doesn't sound to me like a symptom of SI problems.
 
mushroom said:
Not always, but it is commonly secondary to suspensory ligament damage.

Let us know what the vet says :)

ETA: The dislike of rugging, the girth being done up and grooming (unless you are pressing very hard) doesn't sound to me like a symptom of SI problems.
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Hi not sure which caused the problems but my boys were exactly the same as yours with the exception of a dislike of rugging. It didn't matter if I pressed hard or lightly he really objected to grooming.

He had sacroiliac and suspensory problems, like others I don't know which came first but I suspect the suspensories then caused the sacroiliac pain but I can't be sure.

The odd thing was I only had a problem asking for canter in a school, if out on a hack we had no issues but then I wasn't asking him on a corner...have no idea if this is relevant but he was never a problem out hacking and his issues were severe enough that when he ran around the field a year ago today he went lame again and I just couldn't put him through anymore and he was PTS.
 
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