Jessey
31st Jan 2006, 11:41 AM
Well Bo has been a bit funny of late, just not him self, his canter departures have been poor and he was not holding the canter, would either drop back to trot or go disunited.
So I figure its time for a chiro again (normally about every 3 months). I have spent forever getting different people out to see his cause I don't see why he gets sore so often, I massage him weekly too. Well a friend who rides at high level endurance was having her chiro out so I tagged onto her appointment, she really rated her chiro :)
I have to say I agree, she was very thorough :p , she watched him trot and did a few adjustments on Bo, asked alot about his history and also had a look at his saddle.
The long and the short of it is, the saddle fits OK but does need reflocking as it has become uneven. His back is fine and there should be no reason for him to get 'sticky' every 3 months or so, he trots very slightly unevenly, the right side hip drops a tiny fraction and he doesn't reach as far under himself as he should, again more on the right, but over all hardly noticeable, Also his muscle is slightly less on the right (rump and gaskin) than the left but again hardly noticeable. She also said given his muscling from the front to his loin you would expect more muscle on his last 1/3 (butt).
He was fairly good, didn't fuss too much when she adjusted bits and generally was patient. He did all of the flexes she asked and only when she pulled his hind legs up really high did he threaten to kick :rolleyes:
Basically the Chiro said she can see something is wrong (all be it VERY minor) and she would suggest that it could be, perhaps, kissing spine but given how well he flexes etc she didn't think that too likely (but he was giving lots of signs to her that something is wrong) or possibily a problem with his stifle, she asked about locking stifle, which it has never locked but sometimes he does seem to forget his back leg and stumble but then its fine again.
She said I could take it up with the vet to investigate more (ultra sound or xrays), but as he isn't at all lame she was not sure how far the vet would progress the matter. She did feel that a stifle problem was the most likely and that this could be a reason for his bucking etc when he really engages his back end.
So, should I speak with the vet/insurance, I can't afford to pay a big vets bill at the moment so would be relying on the insurance covering it, is it going to help to do this (I mean if this would not show anything but would get his cover reduced and then something happens in future, and if it did show something up what is the likely hood of being able to do anything about it) or should I leave it and wait and see how things go? Bo is rising 8 and has never *touches wood* had any lameness issues since I got him as a 2 year old.
What would you all do?
Thanks
J x
So I figure its time for a chiro again (normally about every 3 months). I have spent forever getting different people out to see his cause I don't see why he gets sore so often, I massage him weekly too. Well a friend who rides at high level endurance was having her chiro out so I tagged onto her appointment, she really rated her chiro :)
I have to say I agree, she was very thorough :p , she watched him trot and did a few adjustments on Bo, asked alot about his history and also had a look at his saddle.
The long and the short of it is, the saddle fits OK but does need reflocking as it has become uneven. His back is fine and there should be no reason for him to get 'sticky' every 3 months or so, he trots very slightly unevenly, the right side hip drops a tiny fraction and he doesn't reach as far under himself as he should, again more on the right, but over all hardly noticeable, Also his muscle is slightly less on the right (rump and gaskin) than the left but again hardly noticeable. She also said given his muscling from the front to his loin you would expect more muscle on his last 1/3 (butt).
He was fairly good, didn't fuss too much when she adjusted bits and generally was patient. He did all of the flexes she asked and only when she pulled his hind legs up really high did he threaten to kick :rolleyes:
Basically the Chiro said she can see something is wrong (all be it VERY minor) and she would suggest that it could be, perhaps, kissing spine but given how well he flexes etc she didn't think that too likely (but he was giving lots of signs to her that something is wrong) or possibily a problem with his stifle, she asked about locking stifle, which it has never locked but sometimes he does seem to forget his back leg and stumble but then its fine again.
She said I could take it up with the vet to investigate more (ultra sound or xrays), but as he isn't at all lame she was not sure how far the vet would progress the matter. She did feel that a stifle problem was the most likely and that this could be a reason for his bucking etc when he really engages his back end.
So, should I speak with the vet/insurance, I can't afford to pay a big vets bill at the moment so would be relying on the insurance covering it, is it going to help to do this (I mean if this would not show anything but would get his cover reduced and then something happens in future, and if it did show something up what is the likely hood of being able to do anything about it) or should I leave it and wait and see how things go? Bo is rising 8 and has never *touches wood* had any lameness issues since I got him as a 2 year old.
What would you all do?
Thanks
J x