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| My vet checked my horse out yesterday to okay riding again after 9 months off. She said his back is really sore - probably from slipping in the mud in his pasture.
She gave me some exercises to do and gave me a rehab program under saddle. She also said she would prescribe muscle relaxers if he doesn’t get better.
I bought a BOT sheet. What else can I do for him? I’ve never used a liniment or anything. |
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| Depending on why he is sore will be the biggest contributor. Did you have him adjusted? Did the slip cause a damages muscle?
I have a horse with kissing spine and do a lot of stretching, long and low exercises (generally from the ground) and I use sore no more gel on him after hard workouts and when it isn't cold out since I don't want him to be "wet." Also not sure your climate but keeping them warm and dry will help them from tensing their muscles.
I had an option to do muscle relaxers but it was A LOT of meds I had to try orally and mine is an exceptionally picky eater. I chose mesotherapy instead but I wouldn't do anything of that sort until you have the issue diagnosed. |
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| I use Sore No More I under my BOT saddle liner when I rode and also under the sheet before and after riding. That helped him a lot. He was sore due to bad saddle fit and a weak top line due to his conformation. Also feeding him Cur Ost Pure helped. |
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| I have not had him adjusted. He had a DDFT lesion in July. He was on stall rest, then limited turnout, hand walking, then under saddle. In December, I had a small surgery so he has just been turned out since then. When I got back on him, he felt stiff going to the right so I had my vet come out to make sure his tendon was healed.
That’s when she checked his back. She said it’s both lumbar (? I think?) muscles along his back. She said it happens a lot in the spring when they’re running and sliding in the mud (which he does) so we’re going to do just like you said - Long and low.
That’s as far as we went as went. I’m having her come back in 2 weeks to check his hocks to make sure that’s not what is making his back sore, but she said she doesn’t think that’s the case with him. |
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Location: Southern Indiana | This is an interesting thread one of mine is really sore but mostly through the withers, chest, and belly...not so much his back. I can’t get it to go away. I’ve tried muscle relaxers (did nothing), chiro, pht blanket, & massage. It all helps but it never goes away. It’s doesn’t affect performance but I wish I could figure out how to fix it!
He really likes when I massage him with EZ Willow liniment. He told me this, seriously! He knocked it off the feed box like here use this and I put it on him and he immediately relaxed! All of my horses seem to enjoy a good run down! |
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| It easily could be due to mud. Mine struggles more in mud just because they cant even walk normally, slips aside. He could also be just cramped up from stall rest, mud, moving differently on his leg, etc. I exercised mine 5-6x per week for awhile about 20 minutes. I used a neck stretcher, long lines or a passoa rig to build topline and get him working those kinks out. |
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Location: LouLouVille, OK | I had a horse that would get sore in the back if the angles and breakovers were not correct... He had to be at 55-57 degrees or he would get sore and he would tell on a shoer FAST lol
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Location: Ohio girl moved to PA | I'd get him a massage! My guy was really tight in his back and wasnt reaching out like he normally does. My best friend is a certified massage therapist for horses and she works on my guys atleast once a month if not more and they love it. I also use Sore No More spray after we ride and it helps a ton. Look up stretches online, theres a ton of things you can do to help, he might just need to build his strength back up from being off for so long. I dont know how your saddle fits but that could be effecting him as well. |
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Location: Kansas | I would recommend PEMF therapy - you can search Magna Waves website for a certified local practitioner! |
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Location: Texas | I have used Runner's Relief to sweat backs. I cut up a quilt or just use rolled cotton. Take a piece of plastic and cover with duct tape to get a better sweat. Then tape it on over the cotton. Put a blanket or sheet on and sweat all night, 5 nights a week. I also use the Pessoa 3 times a week. I have had much success with this method. Good luck |
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Location: Texas | TheDutchMan01 - 2018-03-30 1:04 PM
This is an interesting thread one of mine is really sore but mostly through the withers, chest, and belly...not so much his back. I can’t get it to go away. I’ve tried muscle relaxers (did nothing), chiro, pht blanket, & massage. It all helps but it never goes away. It’s doesn’t affect performance but I wish I could figure out how to fix it!
He really likes when I massage him with EZ Willow liniment. He told me this, seriously! He knocked it off the feed box like here use this and I put it on him and he immediately relaxed! All of my horses seem to enjoy a good run down!
This sounds like a rib is out. Has your chiropractor said anything about this? |
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| Yesterday I had the vet come out again. She did a full lameness exam and he was within what she considers to be a normal range. She prescribed methocarbamol. I ordered a BOT saddle pad liner and mesh sheet (haven’t shipped yet) and Sore No More spray.
Why is Sore No More so highly recommended? It barely has a scent to it - I was expecting much more of a smell! |
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Location: Illinois | dRowe - 2018-04-13 3:01 PM
Yesterday I had the vet come out again. She did a full lameness exam and he was within what she considers to be a normal range. She prescribed methocarbamol. I ordered a BOT saddle pad liner and mesh sheet (haven’t shipped yet) and Sore No More spray.
Why is Sore No More so highly recommended? It barely has a scent to it - I was expecting much more of a smell!
Sore No more is one of the only ones you can use under BOT gear, so it's used a lot. I've used it & didn't see results, even using it on myself. I switched to Draw it Out, which I love & I even use it on myself a lot. My chiro & vet both say stray away from anything that uses heat as muscles will learn to become dependent on it. I got rid of all my BOT and just use PHT now, but that's just my preference. I've had much better results with that, the BOT would make mine worse |
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| I second the poster who said get him a massage. One thing you can do is take your fingernails and scratch his belly - with a good amount of pressure - to make him raise his back up. This expands the ribcage and helps the muscles that are being pulled downward by their belly. Some horses are pretty sensitive to it, others you might need more pressure. |
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| I do have a girl helping me ride him daily who is an equine massage therapist so she will work on him 3-4 days a week.
My vet did show me some things I can do daily as well, which includes scratching his belly to get his back to raise. :) |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | So my Audie was misdiagnosed with wobblers last May, by Aug we were able to get him in to check it out only to find out it wasn't wobblers. He just had an injured neck-muscles from way back in May. He was obviously sore having a pained neck all summer. CSU said his only issue that could be seen was a sore back. So he had a deep tissue massage, light chiro and my vet did mesotherapy (highly recommend this) it was tons of tiny needles filled with a pain killer that puts it just under the skin. He was then turned out to pasture all winter. This spring I got him back in and had another massage/chiro done. Then lightly started to lunge him and took him to the trainer for a tune up. So far so good. Check into that mesotherapy. It wasn't bad priced and so worth it.
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