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Re: [RC] The old "drop and spin" arrghhh! - Marv Walker> In our work with problem horses we so often find cervical > issues in abnormally spooky horses that it becomes the first > thing we look at when we work with one. > > Marv----just a question/thought - how much of this do you suppose could have come from the too-often used, especially used-to-be, method of teaching a foal to lead by letting it "fight it out" on the end of the lead rope, and teaching them to tie the same way????
Collisions with horses and objects. Tying around for "suppleness." Sudden head movement. Flip overs. Falls. Hoof angles. Poor saddle fit. And on and on. Cervical subluxations may even go away on their own because whatever caused them can cause them to reverse. However, you stand a very good chance of having residual "memory" that may cause the body to "protect" the area and prevent it from optimal performance. And they may not reverse themselves, why take the chance? We became chiro/bodywork believers when one of our warmblood mares went from a 7 year history of pain in the rear behavior to a nice compliant horse immediately after a 10 second cervical adjustment. In the years we have been working with problem animals we have seen so many instances where chiro/bodywork has made remarkable rapid improvement. This is why we pretty much always suggest body work when training doesn't quite get it or it is obvious to us that the horse has a physical issue. In the long run, it doesn't cost, it pays. Marv "A pain in the butt might be a pain in the neck." Walker
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