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Location: the land of dust & sticks | so I have this horse who’s shoulders aren’t even and the saddle keeps wanting to go to the low shoulder side. This horse is being worked on by chiropractor and farrier. I’ve tried every saddle and blanket combo I have (& I have a bunch) nothing has cured it, some are better than others....so my question is would a blanket that has a removable insert help? Put insert on low side and take the one out on the normal side?? Any experiences/ suggestions appreciated. Thank you. |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | Have you had a veterinarian look at this horse? That is where I would start. It sounds to me like he could have a possible lameness issue that is causing muscle atrophy on one side vs. the other (ie: he uses one side more than the other from a lameness problem which causes the side he uses more to develop more muscle vs. the side he doesnt use properly to atrophy.)
Another problem that can cause asymmetric muscle atrophy is EPM. So regardless, I think it would be worth having a veterinarian take a look. Good luck! |
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Location: Central Texas | That is exactly what I do with mine. I'm having good results with Thinline.
Double J saddlery said they can build a saddle and put extra padding on one side of the saddle, that can removed later. |
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Location: Missouri | we had one that had a shoulder smaller on one side - bayou west built a bad for us and it worked great! |
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| Sherry Cervi talks about Stingray's back and the reason she uses shims... Might help you out...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4iVhzeegyk |
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I would consider no riding for a while and lunging in a training rig (like a Pessoa system) and ground driving to build muscle without the interfearance of a saddle, pad, and rider. That is going to be the quickest way to even out muscle, IMO. If she’s on a feeding program to promote muscle building, with the right workout regime you should see solid results within 30 days and I think the saddle fitting track will be easier.
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Location: the land of dust & sticks | Hearts wide open, thanks for the video. Yes, this horse has been seen by a vet. Oddly enough the fleece bottom blankets seem to fit the best like a cutter or classic equine sensor flex. Guess it’s just something I will have to get used to. |
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| barrelchasinmonki - 2018-06-24 6:13 AM
Hearts wide open, thanks for the video. Yes, this horse has been seen by a vet. Oddly enough the fleece bottom blankets seem to fit the best like a cutter or classic equine sensor flex. Guess it’s just something I will have to get used to.
I have always preferred a thick fleece or wool (not 5 star never used one way too spendy for me... Lol)
They will naturally compress to the horse and the saddle over time so each horse has their one and its like a custom pad in no time at all. |
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Horse’s shoulders aren’t even- blankets to help?