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> Star's apparent neurological problems are actually a pulled muscle in her
> shoulder. She can't circle to the right or back. When she fell in the
creek
> I thought she'd broken somethign, I heard a very loud crack. That little
> ordeal lasted about 30 seconds of her struggling to stay on her feet, then
> my buddies horse fell and slammed her right side. As soon as I got her out
> of the stall my vet told me something was wrong with her shoulder, she's
to
> trackign that much too short, but she's extending her right leg way
farther
> than her left to keep from using her shoulder. (Whew!) That's what I was
> feeling when I rode her, she's right sided and I noticed her bumping me
onto
> the left diagonal. He told me no canter, no down hills, light rides for a
> few weeks, nothing strenous, increase her MSM to loading dose and be good
to
> her. :)
That should read "She's not tracking that much too short". Her stride length
is a little shorter than normal, her right fore is a little shorter than her
left, but it's the rotation in the shoulder that's missing. Hope taht makes
more sense!

Steph



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