ridecamp@endurance.net: tickleish or soreness?

tickleish or soreness?

L Eisele (nevadaghostridr@webtv.net)
Thu, 24 Apr 1997 11:14:05 -0700

I just read the newest copy of Eques magazine about detecting early
lameness.
In dicussing the back they talk about using finger pressure in examining
the back and hip area and stated a slight dipping, hollowing of
flattening was NORMAL!
My horse flateens alittle, no violient reaction or dipping to his
knees but a definite flatteng. I had a vet and one other person told me
that was OK, ticklisness or stretching reflex and at the same time I had
a chiropracter and acupuncturist say it was soreness....now I read this
article.
What do I beleive? Have I been fussing all this time over this to
find out that my over reactive, thin skinned Arab is TICKLEISH????
Can anyone add to this, if their horses react this way. What do I
believe. My horse has never been lame and no matter what saddle I use
on him, the reaction has always been the same. Yet when I try tio get
the same response from our other horses, they don't flatten to the same
stimulas....but then again they are not the over reactive "oh my
goodness you are going to touch me", type horse.

Sure would like some help on this one. Linda

Linda Eisele & Sareei and
hubby, Allen and the General nevadaghostridr@webtv.net

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