Horse Back Pain From Ill-Fitting Saddle

I recently treated a horse which had been ridden for a long period in an ill fitting saddle.

The horse was by now lame and moving somewhat crabwise.

Quite a number of treatments were required as the horse had extensive muscle damage in the saddle area, and also damage caused to other parts of his body due to compensation in an attempt to relieve the pain.

On the first day, he was very difficult to treat as he refused to stand still.

The next day he was much more cooperative and licked, chewed, yawned, and regularly looked around at whatever area I was treating as if to say, "That’s the spot."

The horse, which had previously been "hard to catch" now started to meet me in the paddock and happily followed me to the treatment area.

TO MY AMAZEMENT I WENT OUT ONE MORNING TO FIND THAT HE HAD JUMPED OUT OF HIS PADDOCK AND WAS WAITING AT HIS TREATMENT AREA.

HE DID THIS TWICE MORE UNTIL I PUT HIM INTO A JUMP PROOF PADDOCK, I COULD NOT RISK HIM HURTING HIMSELF.

He has returned home, TO HIS HAPPY OWNERS and will be carefully brought back into work with his new carefully fitted SADDLE.