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Well it's given me a bit more info to go on.
1st his mouth which was done not that long ago showed up as a problem area so he's had quite a bit off work done on that, right at the back the teeth were very sharp and cutting his gums.
2nd he has a patch on his back showing up which under pressure from the vet showed no sign off pain response. But was showing up as problem area. He thinks from what he could feel that the spine has a old injury which has cause some fusing!!!!! Like kissing spine but can't get any response under pressure so he isn't sure it will course to much off a problem.
What do you make off it? The back is the bit that is worrying me I'm not overly convinced that his extreme behaviour is all to do with his mouth. I know it won't help but what if his back does hurt when he moves certain ways or does certain moves? What now?
I can start again and get him going hopeing teeth were the main problem and hope things might improve and if they do than great but if they don't put it down to his back and finish any ridden work but I don't want to hurt him and risk myself. What would you do?
 
that's a tough one! at least its shown up nothing serious that requires immediate attention (apart from the teeth which you dealt with).

I saw your last post but can't remember if you said he'd seen a physio/mctimmoney person, but that would be my next step i think.
 
iv not seen your last post but my horse has just been diagnosed with two kissing spines and he never mis behaved or guarded his back when he had it examined, both my vet and back lady said they would be surprised if he did have it as he doesnt show pain on palpation but his T14-T16 is kissing. the only signs he showed was a change in his way of going and cold backed.
 
If it showed up on a thermograph then there is active inflammation there whether the vet is strong enough to cause it pain or not. The horses back muscles, with you on him, are much stronger than the vet's hands! I would treat the inflammation and when it's gone, try again to ride him. You can buy a cheap optical pyrometer (light beam thermometer) from eBay yourself and pinpoint the hot spot very closely. I found a blind splint on my horse's leg less than 3mm across using one! It's fun too!
 
cptrayes said:
If it showed up on a thermograph then there is active inflammation there whether the vet is strong enough to cause it pain or not. The horses back muscles, with you on him, are much stronger than the vet's hands! I would treat the inflammation and when it's gone, try again to ride him. You can buy a cheap optical pyrometer (light beam thermometer) from eBay yourself and pinpoint the hot spot very closely. I found a blind splint on my horse's leg less than 3mm across using one! It's fun too!
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This is what I feel as well. I shall google the optical pyrometer, haven't got e bay but sounds like a good idea. Works in the same way does it?
 
my vet came today and administered multiple injections into my horse's back, painkillers and steroids to numb the nerve endings temporarily and to improve blood flow and therefore healing to the area. is it worth looking into something like this for your lad? it wasn't that expensive, cost £170 total which tbh i am happy to pay to avoid getting ditched (and hospitalised!) again...
interestingly, one of the areas she reacted to when injected (in spite of strong sedative and painkiller) was not an area she showed any soreness in when palpated.
 
Monsters said:
This is what I feel as well. I shall google the optical pyrometer, haven't got e bay but sounds like a good idea. Works in the same way does it?
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It will actually give you the temperature reading, and you move the light beam around and you can easily find patches where the horse is warmer, even by one degree, than another. I found a dot 3mm or less across that was 21 degrees when the rest of his leg and the same spot on the other leg were 15. Great fun!
 
Well it would certainly tell you if one foot was hotter than another, or one part of one foot hotter than another.
 
Would probably get his back xrayed if he was mine just to see what the damage is. From your original post on this his behaviour is extreme enough to warrant it.
 
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