Filly leaning butt on wall when resting - should I be concerned?

[Ysabel]

I have a 2 year old filly that prefers to back herself up against a wall when resting/napping.

I noticed it a few months ago when we moved her into one of the larger “grown up” stalls, but she may have been doing it before and I just didn’t notice.

Because she otherwise seems normal, sound, and healthy I didn’t give it much thought. But I noticed today that she also does it when she is outside as well by using a tree instead of a wall. So of course the nagging worry fairies have started to mess with my conscious > I am hoping someone can tell me this is nothing to worry about so I can tell them to shut up.

[JB]

I would not discount that. It’s not normal. It may be some weird habit she developed, but I wouldn’t assume that

I’d have the vet out, and if nothing is found, I’d have a chiropractor out next.

[Dressagelvr]

Agree. Get the vet.

A comfortable/sound/healthy horse can and does support its own weight.

Could be founder or a neuro issue or anything in between.

[inca]

I would suspect stifle issues. I would definitely have the vet take a look at her for peace of mind.

[khall]

Does she lay down to sleep? If not then I would be concerned.

[Huntin_Pony]

I have a homebred that’s done this his whole life - perfectly sound. I made him a “whoopee cushion” and hung it on the wall where he “sits.” This keeps his tail from getting crushed, which was a problem for a while.

People laugh at the whoopee cushion, but my pony and I don’t care.

[Ysabel]

[QUOTE=khall;8093830]
Does she lay down to sleep? If not then I would be concerned.[/QUOTE]

She does lay down to sleep - she only does this when she is napping while standing. I do have the vet coming next Friday to do teeth so I will get her input on it.

Otherwise she seems normal… well she is a odd ball in general… but normal health wise.

[equisusan]

My old fart who is 23 and has had hock issues since she was 7 does this. Of course she also competed all that time and was never unsound. Annual hock injections when she was jumping bigger and polyglycan as she got older. I think the position just offers her some kind of relief. Flexion test would be the first thing I would do.

[kcarter]

I have a 6 year old Hanoverian/TB mare from Waterford that started to “sit” on her feed bin. She leans on the right side lifting her left leg off the ground. She does this daily, sometimes many times a day if she has been playing in the pasture hard. Her little sister, same sire different mare now has shoulder OCD (Diagnosed at 7 mos). This is the fourth child of this sire in this area with OCD. I am now wondering if my older mare has a hip OCD? Why I am mentioning all of this? I took her out of the stall with the feed bin and she is now leaning up against the wall and I have seen her lean up against the big tree in the pasture. From what I have been told, diagnosing hip OCD is very hard. Anyone have any experience with this?