What Is Wrong With His Back End?

[coralwings20]

William had 6 weeks off when we moved and was as fat as a pig! I have brought him back into work slowly but he looks so tucked up behind all the time! I clipped him but instead of a trace clip he had a full clip (minus face & legs) as he was so naughty. I have been riding him upto an hour and lots of pole work - he struggles to maintain an outline in trot but not canter/walk. He is feed 3 big scoops of happyhoof & two big scoops of speedibeet (split into different meals) - on grass & has adaylib hay. Thing is he lives out with a sweat rug & mw rug (to hot in a hw) - have natural shelter. Have enclosed some photos - any ideas?

 

[Amy567]

Could you be over feeding him, brought him back into work too hard too quickly and actually he's tied up? That's what happened with my mare

 

[Switchthehorse]

That sounds like a LOT of food? Hard to tell how big he is but any reason why he is fed so much?

 

[Alan's mum]

As he looks so hollow on the right I think you have to feed him double as its quite obvious that all his current feed is only going to the left.

 

[Willow1306]

cross posted.

 

[Amy567]

As he looks so hollow on the right I think you have to feed him double as its quite obvious that all his current feed is only going to the left.

This made me chuckle!

 

[Fat_Pony]

As a side note he has shockingly bad front feet

 

[AmyMay]

Pictures won't load for me. But how long has he been back in work for and is he still fat?

 

[ester]

It doesn't sound like a lot of food to me switchthehorse :confused3:

Op do you have any older pics of him fat as a pig? what is he normally like through the winter? I can only get the first photo to show atm!

I think I would be investigating whether there was something preventing him putting on muscle/maybe run some bloods if this isn't usual for him

I also thought his feet were worrying, is he sound/def not in pain anywhere?

 

[Wagtail]

Sorry, but there is something serious going on with his right quarters. That is some mega muscle wastage. Also, the way he is standing is very very suspect. Get the vet out and do not work him. That kind of muscle wastage indicates a fracture or major trauma going on.

 

[JanetGeorge]

He's wasted on the right hand side. Could be any number of reasons and I think you should start with a vet. At the same time, if he's been shod in the past 6 weeks, sack your farrier!

 

[ester]

ah I only saw the RHS pic

 

[Alan's mum]

I think you will find that if you add 4 scoops of pure oats to his feed he will have more energy and will move a little faster.
As for the rugging issue, what the hell are you doing taking his HW off him at this time of year ???

 

[ester]

I think plenty of horses are without a HW rug in April.....

 

[Wagtail]

For amymay:

 

[CobsGalore]

That is some serious muscle wastage on his right hind!

Get the vet out!!

 

[AmyMay]

Thanks Wagtail.

Yep, time for the vet - and no work until he's been seen.

 

[ester]

Oh crikey, yeah vet! - how long have you had him OP?

 

[Abbeygale]

I would get a good chiro out to check him over - my young Arab looked like that on his hind quarters, and during his chaos causing in the field he had tweaked something in his back, and it was stopping him building up muscle correctly. My boy was not lame, and never for a second gave any indication that anything was wrong with him, but after a couple of sessions, and a month or two of long and low, slow pole work, he started picking up beautifully

I think the photos you have posted are poor photos, as he stood in a rather ungainly fashion,which isn't great for assessing him IMO.

 

[Alan's mum]

I think plenty of horses are without a HW rug in April.....

No no no no no !

Sorry ester but you have got it all wrong, I start rugging mine in April in HW's , it saves me having to spend hours brushing our their winter coat

 

[Alan's mum]

And the date today is ????

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

William had 6 weeks off when we moved and was as fat as a pig! I have brought him back into work slowly but he looks so tucked up behind all the time! I clipped him but instead of a trace clip he had a full clip (minus face & legs) as he was so naughty. I have been riding him upto an hour and lots of pole work - he struggles to maintain an outline in trot but not canter/walk. He is feed 3 big scoops of happyhoof & two big scoops of speedibeet (split into different meals) - on grass & has adaylib hay. Thing is he lives out with a sweat rug & mw rug (to hot in a hw) - have natural shelter. Have enclosed some photos - any ideas?

Sounds a lot of feed to me 5 scoops in each feed, why don't you phone D & H better less of the right stuff is better than loads of the wrong stuff.

I would get the vet or Physio up to see him becasue if he has back or hip issues he will carry himself / work wrong, thus loosing muscles in certain places

 

[CobsGalore]

I'd be getting a different farrier to look at him too. His feet look very under run

 

[Tiddlypom]

And the date today is ????

Some threads invite facetious comments. This does not appear to be one of them.

ETA I am having problems viewing the photos too. Is there one directly from behind with him standing square? He certainly looks odd in the one shown, but he is standing awkwardly.

 

[Auslander]

And the date today is ????

I think it might be time to shut up now. This isn't a joke thread - clearly.

 

[ester]

I think it might be time to shut up now. This isn't a joke thread - clearly.

quite

 

[Goldenstar]

OP if you have not photoshopped that picture from behind as a joke please get the vet.

 

[Fun Times]

OP is his left side the same or is it just the right?

 

[Abbeygale]

Some threads invite facetious comments. This does not appear to be one of them.

ETA I am having problems viewing the photos too. Is there one directly from behind with him standing square? He certainly looks odd in the one shown, but he is standing awkwardly.

My thoughts too TP - the horse is obviously weak behind, but is stood at a very strange angle, and what kind of appears as 'muscle wastage' looks more to me more the way the horse is stood rather than anything else. It would be better to assess the horse from some new photos where he is stood up properly

 

[CobsGalore]

OP how long have you had this horse for?