Grade 3 is ataxic. Some find a way to compensate most of the time more than others. A friend just put down a 5 year old who had been showing and jumping. One big compression site and several other abnormalities. He could run and buck and play and jump. But he also fell at least twice in turnout. Once not able to get away from another horse. Once he went up to buck and play and forgot the landing gear. Those were the ones witnessed. Who knows if anything else happened. He also had a rotational fall after a jump and thankfully horse and rider only had minor injuries. If he hadnāt fallen in turnout, they might have retired him. Insurance was also a factor as he was purchased as a show horse. The vets advised that he was not safe to himself or others and also did not recommend surgery for his case.
Yes, I understand heās just compensating. Was just trying to explain heās not actually falling and/or damaging himself as we speak.
Anyway, Iām an engineer and very far from believing different āmagic pillsā or some weird āexpertsā whoād say they can fix or telepathically communicate with my horse from a photo or sth like. Iām consulting with Dr Kasparek and Dr Grant for surgery, whoās leading export for him. Then also with Equitom equine clinic and some other veterinary contact from our physio.
Iām very sorry to hear you and your horse are going through this ā¦unfortunately no amount of physio , chiropractic, accupunture , supplements , injections etc will fix wobblers (compression of the spinal cord) the best thing to do is stop riding the horse and retire him as a pasture pet.
He was never ridden. The question is whether to just keep him in pasture before he gets worse or try to do preventive surgery.
Iāve waited 10 years to buy my dream horse (I already have another pasture petā¦), and this is what I got for 10k euros 
If it helps, I know people with this exact story who spent $80k USD (76k euro or so). And a few six figure horses over here in the states. And a few cheap horses too. Unfortunately, it seems that the movement and scope we want in the show ring is tied to neuro findings somewhat.
Unfortunately, we just donāt know enough about neuro and spinal anything in horses to rule issues in or outā¦ not until the horse is symptomatic, anyway. And young horses DO go through strange phases, which doesnāt help.
Iām sorry youāre dealing with this. Itās been eye opening to go back through my journal with my neuro horse. At least now I know how to spot some of the warning signs.
