Blistering definitely helped my horse. I have to do it every year. He also will lock a stifle once in awhile (very rarely, and only cantering) so it fixes both issues for him.
Stretching is also great. Tail pulls, groin releases - all beneficial for horses who twist.
Thank you so much! I have been doing the tail pulls, and working on other strengthening exercises. I probably need to be more patientā¦ I was trying to back one step at a time today and trying to get her to move her hinds into the body shadow in a lateral movement on the ground. She is very willing and tries hard to do what she thinks I am asking. The backing she does okay and she uses her back - I can see it - but she almost steps on her back feet with her front feet. Like she has issues getting those back feet out of the way. This is not as much of an issue under saddle, which seems interesting to me. I also looked up the Pauline Moore stretches, etc. I think I can incorporate a lot of that into what I am doing. Hopefully it will help. Thank you!!
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Hi there, I am curious if you ever got a diagnosis? My horse has a very similar issue, not as pronounced as the after trailer video, but definitely there, worse on corners and soft ground. Not there on firm ground.
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Iām not original poster but thought Iād answer you with our situation. The forum emailed me. Fiona still off and on twists but much less. Iāve done all kinds of things over the 7 years since this post - massage, adequan, variety of shoeing ideas, chiro, lots of trotting, extra vitamin e, etc. I donāt think I knew at time of original posting that she also tracks oddly with her left hind - she steps underneath herself not in track of front left. When we really noticed that a different vet came to see her and he said itās like she is two different horses on each side. Ha ha.
Right now she is barefoot on her hind feet. I donāt use her as much as I used to and so sheās not loping small circles which probably helps. Although for about a year recently she was doing more work at the lope with my trainer during my lessons on my other horse. She seemed to be fine with that until we did a little cow work with the flag and then she was off dragging rather than twisting on the hind. At that time another vet counseled trot work consistently building it up and up to add strength and we did polyglycan. It helped but I am not doing the cow stuff. Probably was too much. So currently she has many days zero twisting and other days itās back. But sheās great.
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I had also read this thread when I had one who was twisting. Hind shoes helped but didnāt eliminate. Hocks and stifle injections didnāt make a difference. I moved him on for other reasons and he āpassedā a ppe. Neither buyer nor their vet seemed bothered by the twisting and as far as I know he has been fine in his new job.
Pretty, pretty mare.
It doesnāt sound like she was getting much work and I am hoping (for you) it is just a strength issue. My mare has twisted throughout her life. I did finally inject her hocks this yearā¦she is 22. It has been 4 months and she is doing well and actually looks like she is twisting less?
Definitely have the vet go over her and get a strengthening program going.
Susan
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Like the others, I think she was off in the sale videos as well. Iām not saying there isnāt a soundness issue of some sort going on in her hind end, but Iām also suspicious of EPM with all that swaying, etc.
