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Location: texas | My mare has chronic poll scar tissue.....
Anybody have experience with this????
What did u do?????
Chiro once a month, lay them down every 3 months, injections??? |
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| Massage. Go to You Tube and look up the Masterson Meathod. Stretches will help also |
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Location: texas | I have done it....
We put her to sleep 4 days in a row so she could be worked on to break up all the scar tissue....
Her skull does not flex upward like it should....
I have the BOT cap, PHT poll packs, tried PHT hood
I use YL oils
Only thing i have not tried is injecting her..... |
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| Daily carrot stretches. |
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  Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | it takes more then stretches to help loosen them.. my gelding had scar tissue and he had a hard time with it.. we did accupuncture and massage and also laser therapy.. rubbing it daily helps to .. its a never ending battle.. |
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 Hog Tie My Mojo
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Location: Opelousas, LA | Just curious, if your horse has this issue, how did you figure it out and what caused it? |
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Warmblood with Wings
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Location: Florida.. | mine was a spider bite.. and he is stiff in the poll and upper neck and wouldnt flex well left.. you can see the scars and with scars comes adhesions.. |
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Location: texas | Bibliafarm - 2017-05-03 8:56 PM
it takes more then stretches to help loosen them.. my gelding had scar tissue and he had a hard time with it.. we did accupuncture and massage and also laser therapy.. rubbing it daily helps to .. its a never ending battle..
Exactly......
This has been an ongoing issue.....
Only thing we have not tried is injections.....
We go for chiro every 4 months now....
Its been right at 2yrs since we laid her down....
She resists even sedated, thats why they put them to sleep so they can really work and break up the ball of scar tissue...
Her skull doesn't flex like it should, only about a 1/3
Now, she does soften and collect, can and will flex in halter and saddled, she can currently touch both of her sides.....
BUT when we race she is pulling off and not finishing her left thrn |
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Location: texas | Barnmom - 2017-05-03 8:58 PM
Just curious, if your horse has this issue, how did you figure it out and what caused it?
Anything can i guess.....
Halter breaking them too roughly, setting back while tied, flipping over, etc
When u grab my mare between her ears, she will almost knock u out swinging her head.....
They should give and lower their head.....
Only thing we have not done w her is injections..... |
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