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Kissing spine in horses

By Sue Palmer on June 13, 2024

Suspicion of or diagnosis of kissing spine in horses is a source of fear and misery for horse owners. In this article, I share some basic information on kissing spine and what you can do for your horse.

Core stability and strength exercises for the non-ridden horse: Introduction

By Sue Palmer on March 4, 2023

How can we help our horse to maintain core strength if he can't work? Perhaps he's on box rest following injury or surgery. Maybe it's as simple as the ground is frozen for several days and it's not safe to ride. There are plenty of reasons we might not be able to exercise our horse. This blog offers suggestions on how to keep some level of fitness, at least in terms of core strength

What is the role of close spinous processes, so-called ‘kissing spines’ in horses? A guest blog by Dr Sue Dyson

By Sue Palmer on December 13, 2022

There are many misconceptions in the equine world, one of which surrounds horses that behave normally in hand and on the lunge but perform sub-optimally when ridden or behave ‘badly’ – and sometimes get labelled as naughty horses. If thought is given that an underlying cause may be pain, there is often an assumption that because this behaviour is only seen when ridden and since the change is a rider sitting on the horse’s back it must reflect primary back pain.