Update: Bucking in canter transition

[Anglebracket]

For those of you who have asked for an update.

The vet came out yesterday morning to check my mare over. She found tightness in her back just behind where the saddle sits. The tightness is on both sides but stronger on the left.

My mare did ok in the flexion tests but it took her longer to recover after flexion of the right hind (5 strides) compared to the left (3 strides).

When being lunged her canter was initially a little odd. Her hind legs were too close together (it almost looked as if they were tied together). This was only temporary though. She also changed behind several times, going disunited in canter.

The vet will reassess her again in a few weeks time and do a bute trial if there is no change in her way of going. The vet also recommended that I have her assessed by a physio.

So it is clear now that my mare was not being naughty when bucking but that she is not quite right physically. Sadly, I don't know at this point in time whether the tightness in her back is the primary problem or caused by pain elsewhere. I will write another update once I know more.

Thanks for reading and thanks again for all the helpful responses to my previous post.

 

[mcrobbiena]

My mare used to go disunited and changed behind constantly in canter, she also used to stop at doubles. I was told to get Tex Gamble the back man to check her over as he was at the yard I was jumping at at the time (appauling grammar, sorry) He did his thing, we were very scepticle but told if it didn't make a difference we wouldn't have to pay! He did his thing and said, god i bet her canters crap, and we were like, yeah someone probably told you, and he was really good natured about our sceptisism and afterwards told me to get on and ride her and see how she felt. It was like riding a different horse, she never went disunited once and jumped a clear round. We paid him i think it was £40 and her flat work improved immensly her canter is now actually quite nice!I am sure i read a while back that there were mixed reviews about him on here, but he did fix my mare, I don't know how but he did.He hit her with rubber mallets and did some mental things to see how she reacted and it worked. I BELIEVE!!!Might be worth a shot though hes all over the country. I know the starks use him and so do alot of jumping yards in scotland. He works country wide so maybe will be at a largeish yard round your way that you could take your horse to for him to look at. I now text the local raceing yard to ask when he is there and they add me to the list and I take her there for him to look at if I think there is a problem.

 

[CBFan]

Very interesting. My young boy bucks during canter transitions too, which I understand is quite common for youngsters.

I have a physio/chiro comming to him tonight so it will be interesting to see what she finds.

Good luck with sorting out your girl's troubles..

 

[Vixen Van Debz]

One of the RS youngsters at the yard does this too. His confirmation is awful though, and getting a saddle to fit has been difficult. Sounds like it's worth suggesting to the YO to get him checked out, in case it's not just a youthful behaviour!