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ACUTE CAUSES

  • Slipping/falling when being ridden or in the field
  • Becoming cast in the stable
  • Slipping/falling during travelling
  • Severe bucking or rearing
CHRONIC CAUSES

  • Ill-fitting tack
  • Poor foot balance
  • Conformational faults
  • Asymmetric muscle development
  • Dental problems 
  • Repetitive/ strenuous work
  • Compensation from an injury/lameness

SIGNS OF BACK PAIN

Changing in sensitivity over the back when grooming/saddling/rugging
Uncharacteristic bucking/rearing/napping
Reduced ability to perform at usual standard
Reluctance to work in an outline/hollowing the back
Stiffness on one rein/reluctance to bend
Head shaking/tilting the head
Inability/reluctance to strike off or maintain a particular canter leadGoing disunited in the canter
Lack of impulsion and forward movement
Beginning to refuse jumps/rushing jumps/knocking down poles/running out
Loss of ability to bascule over a fence
Drifting to one side over a fence
Unlevelness/stiffness, particularly behind
Behavioural changes, lethargy, or grumpiness
Reluctance to stand square 
Cold backed/moving when mounted
Uneven stride/lameness, where alternative causes have been eliminated by a vet
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​Asymmetric muscle development and pelvic alignment can cause pain and tension

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lucy@animalspine.com
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 Lucy Goodright, BSc., MSc., MAA
Bledlow, Buckinghamshire, UK
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