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> Just wanted to answer Marv here, since he was kind enough to address my 
> "drop and spin" question.
>
> My gelding has done this manuever for as long as I've had him (2 years) 
> but it's the frequency that's changed.  I did have a chiropracter check 
> him out about four weeks ago, before I did my first CTR on him since his 
> injury.  He checked out fine.  In fact, the chiro didn't even charge me, 
> since he didn't need to adjust him.  I found that kind of strange, but I 
> was happy that he didn't find anything.  Maybe he wasn't thorough enough...?
>
> I also had my vet come out three times within the month before the ride 
> and check him for any residual pain/lameness in his injured foot, because 
> I was so paranoid about it.  At the third visit, I think he thought I was 
> nuts and told me to just GO RIDE.   LOL
>
> Btw, we vetted in and out sound, after a 22 mile ride.  The longest I'd 
> ridden him since his injury.

Before I begin, I'm not denying that this is true, I'm merely
commenting a little further.

The level of expertise, dedication and application of horse
professionals is all over the board from "I wouldn't let him
sex my Eclectus (parrots: males are bright green, females
are maroon)" to "Mercy! Let me sell all I have and follow
him for the rest of my life!"

If it isn't bleeding, oozing, swollen, overheated or bruised
a very high percentage of vets would never notice very
obvious physical issues.  Nothing against vets, they just don't
have a lot of people bringing horses to them and saying, "He
pins his ears when..."

And as one who has gone through a good number of chiros
I will tell you they are as much across the board as traditional
vets.

Just because a horse has been seen by a number of pros (and
ammytours) is no indication a horse is issue free.

This is a problem that is fairly common in horses and is pretty
much always correctable when the horse and human have a
connected relationship.  When it gets worse instead of better
I always look harder at the body.

Marv "How do you tell a duck to lower its head?  Duck!  Duck!
Just isn't getting it." Walker


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