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Riding Bareback on horse with KS Moderators: luluwhit, gotothewhip, cindyt, crossspur, ForumAdmin Jump to page :	Last activity 2016-01-05 11:49 AM 4 replies, 2191 views View previous thread :: View next thread
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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2016-01-03 5:22 PM Subject: Riding Bareback on horse with KS
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	I've learned a LOT about KS and how to manage it since Cash was diagnosed nearly a year ago. But one thing I've never seen, is whether or not riding bareback would be ok. He has several SDP's along his back that are affected but the worst one is in his lumbar region far behind where a rider sits. With regular work under saddle on the lunge and injections, he stays mostly pain free. I'm just afraid that riding bareback would put too much pressure on his back? I don't ride bareback often, but sometimes especially on late winter evenings I don't want to bother with a bridle and saddle.
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JLBerry Reg. Jul 2013	Posted 2016-01-04 7:05 AM Subject: RE: Riding Bareback on horse with KS
Elite Veteran Posts: 639 Location: God's country...aka TEXAS	I'm sure it depends on each horse. But I got on mine bareback for a short photo shoot and he HATED it. It was obvious it really made his back hurt.
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stayceem Reg. May 2007	Posted 2016-01-04 8:55 AM Subject: RE: Riding Bareback on horse with KS
Not Afraid to Work Posts: 4717	I am like you and dont ride bareback often but I do a lot of lunging and sometimes I will cool him out bareback. I have also loped some circles bareback (maybe 2x a year). No problems and no increased soreness after. But his is pretty minimal and behind where my seat would be.
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Serenity06 Reg. Feb 2011	Posted 2016-01-05 11:23 AM Subject: RE: Riding Bareback on horse with KS
Elite Veteran Posts: 1165 Location: California	I was told by my vet no bareback and no treeless saddles.
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2016-01-05 11:49 AM Subject: RE: Riding Bareback on horse with KS
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Serenity06 - 2016-01-05 11:23 AM I was told by my vet no bareback and no treeless saddles. Yept, I was standing there when a lady was asking questions to my horses vet about this riding bareback and thats what he was telling her.
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