Posted 2017-10-13 5:18 PM Subject: Horse spine question* TITLE FIXED
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If my horse has bumps on his spine does that mean he has kissing spine? I can't see them but if I run my fingers firmly along his spine I can feel some time bumps on a section of his spine about a couple of inches long. He didn't hollow his back out or act like he was in any pain when I did this; no ear movement or swishing of the tail or anything else.
Posted 2017-10-14 7:05 AM Subject: RE: Horse spine question* TITLE FIXED
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Winner winner chicken dinner Or in this case a turkey lol!
Well I can see that with a few horses, but his topeline is pretty good actually! We're working on getting it more muscled up there but for the most part it's nice, broad, and strong.
Ok well thanks everyone! I might do a set of x-rays anyway because we are selling him and I don't want any surprises coming up, for us as sellers or his future owners.
Posted 2017-10-14 8:58 AM Subject: RE: Horse spine question* TITLE FIXED
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I have a mare that developed a hard bump along a vertebra and being concerned about kissing spine (she had other symptoms that made me believe she had it too) I had X-rays done. She ended up having a narrowing/slight kissing spine but it was a few vertebrae up from the bump and vet didn't feel it was related. It was just a vertebra that had built up calcium (?) possibly from an accident or blow to it. She had good movement thru it and it hasn't ever bothered her.
The bumps you feel or see are the spines. The round bone is a vertebra and the part that sticks up is a spine. Had a X-ray done on mine years ago. Showed three kissing spines.