![]() It isn’t necessary to know exactly what happened. This is a problem of posture that may have been going on for some time and your horse has “learned” a way to move that is incorrect, but likely hurts less than the correct way. This brings us to the second, third and fourth points. You can’t fix this with more work on a lunge line or under saddle. And it isn’t giving the correct information to the brain. The muscle also isn’t getting the information to move correctly. The muscle isn’t receiving the proper nutrition from the surrounding tissues because they aren’t getting the message. It is a restriction in the nerves that communicate with those muscles. This atrophy isn’t from 1) lack of work in the proper frame, 2) lack of groceries or 3) old age. These muscles are the longissimus and the multifidus. When you can see the tops of the vertebrae but not his ribs or his hips it means the horse has some severe muscle atrophy of the two muscles that make up the back. And it’s really hard for a fat horse to be a fit horse. The added weight will strain the ligaments along the vertebra. In fact, too much weight can make this problem worse. ![]() You can make a horse fat…& he might look less dropped or swayed but he still is. Well, unless your horse’s Body Condition Score (BCS) is like a 1 or 2, it isn’t about nutrition.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |