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    [RC] Sore Backs - kathy . mayeda


    Aaaah - the never ending problems.  There are so many 
    variables in getting a horses back I suggest that you 
    get a copy of a book called "Understanding the Horses 
    Back" by Sarah Wyche (sp? the book is still packed up).  
    I certainly read it cover to cover and followed a lot of 
    the advice.  
    
    I definitely have the same issues with Beau, and I'll 
    probably always have the same issues because he's 
    naturally dippy in the back by the virture of genetics.  
    His dam had a real sway back, but was the smoothest 
    riding horse you ever could ride on, and Beau seems to 
    have picked up that trait.  (Yeah, Heidi, I'll admit it, 
    but I won't stop riding my horse.... and he's a 
    gelding....)
    
    
    Besides saddle fit - the major bugaboo - there are so 
    many other things to consider.  Like farrier work.  I 
    had also been given the advice not to ride the horse for 
    several months until the back is strengthened by lounge 
    work.  "Horse in bondage" techniques a la Linda 
    Tellington-Jones have been very helpful, too.
    
    I think there is something to be said for the European 
    methods of bringing a horse along slowly.  But then 
    again, Beau's back seems to be the best when I'm able to 
    do a lot of slow uphill canter work!
    
    Best of luck.  I could go into more detail ad nauseum, 
    but part of the fun of owning horses is finding your own 
    path with your own particular horse.
    
    K.
    
    
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