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Jochen Schleese's Blog – September 2011 Archive (1)
Saddle Fit and Problem Backs
My last blog was a bit ‘ueberlong’ so I will limit myself to a quickie this week.
When I am travelling, I unfortunately often come across horses that have backs that look like the one in this picture. The client maintains that the horse has ‘always looked like that’ but – as I confirmed with my oft-cited good friend Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM – horses are not born like this.
The majority of these horses are ridden in saddles where the gullet channel is simply too tight/narrow.… Continue
When I am travelling, I unfortunately often come across horses that have backs that look like the one in this picture. The client maintains that the horse has ‘always looked like that’ but – as I confirmed with my oft-cited good friend Dr. Joanna Robson, DVM – horses are not born like this.
The majority of these horses are ridden in saddles where the gullet channel is simply too tight/narrow.… Continue
Added by Jochen Schleese on September 13, 2011 at 9:30am — No Comments
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