Horses:
Below is a list of reasons why osteopathic treatment
may be the way forward with your horse and the sooner
appropriate treatment is given, the sooner the problem
may be resolved:
Injuries: Articulation
or soft tissue injury, in conjunction with your
veterinary surgeon, post operative/treatment (shock
wave, ultra-sounds, nerves’ block, cortison
injections), after a competition stiffness,...
Behaviours on the ground:
Sensitive when girthed, unable to stand still,
not liking to be boxed , hypersensitivity
to brushing, being difficult to shoe, bucking/
rearing/ rolling(or not), not putting weight according
to feeding...
Behaviours when riden:
Not developing muscles in correlation with the
work done, ‘cold back’ at first, resists
work, reluctance to stride out, poor impulsion,
can’t collect, rushes into jumps or work,
only one speed, not tracking up, resisting on
one rein or just a on one rein, refusing to jump,
resisting/ faltering at transitions...
Other signs: Lameness,
tail swishing, tail to one side, head turn to
one side, not bending smoothly or evenly, friction
rubs, temporary swellings ...
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