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The chiro. suggested that same exercise-  to gently stretch the front leg 
forward and then to fold it back.  Our vet said that "a rib out of place" is 
not uncommon.  I didn't find much in the way of reading material on the 
internet, though.  Thanks for input!  Kathleen
From: "Laney Humphrey" <>
> An equine body worker I know looked at my friend's horse and diagnosed his 
> issue as having the first rib out of place.  He carefully tugged on the 
> horse's leg; the horse looked surprised but was immediately much happier. 
> Some chiros and other body workers talk about ribs being displaced, others 
> don't seem to have heard of it or don't believe it. Who knows?!    Laney
From: "Sharon Levasseur" <sharon1359@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> OK I gotcha, yes, in my experience he's correct.  I can't recommend 
> anything
> besides his suggestions, other than perhaps acupuncture.  I have found for 
> both
> myself and my horse that if the adjustment is extreme, acupuncture can 
> help it
> stay in place longer.  Perhaps because it relaxes the muscles around the 
> joint.
> -Sharon L.
> Quoting Sunnyland <sunnyland@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> He did a successful chiro. adjustment and explained that as with many
> > musclo-skeletal conditions that chiropractic helps, the body tends to 
> > want
> > to revert to the former position. Kathleen





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