Common Issues & Complaints: The smallest restrictions cause the biggest problems (cont…)
I addressed the most common issues (bold) briefly in my last blog, but really wanted to break these down. I find these issues are often stemming from an internal or structural issue that I am able to address.
Cranio-Sacral & Cranial Nerve issues & complaints:
Head sensitivity
Head flipping or shaking
Poll Sensitivity
Ear Sensitivity
Salivation stimulations (under or over) issues
Vision problems
Lack of Smell
Evading bit
Musculo-Skeletal issues & complaints:
Lead trouble
Crossfiring (lead swapping)
Not picking up leads (Unilateral lead resistance)
Stiffness in the spine or neck (or both)
Weak hind end
Trouble collecting (either rounding the spine or extending)
Avoiding contact or being heavy on one rein
Trouble crossing over in front or hind end
Resistance to back up
Box issues
“Chargyness”
Gate issues
Bucking
Being “off”
Stiff or trouble making a turn or cutting a cow
Tripping
Tail Swishing
Internal issues (congestion or restrictions):
Recurring lumbar-sacral issues
Intense or absent heat cycles
Lack of abduction in hindlimb
Thyroid & Hormonal Imbalances
Hind limb swelling or “stocking up”
“Grumpy” or “Spooky”
Right shoulder stiffness or lameness
Swelling over ovaries
Cinchyness
General hind end weakness (especially in geldings with restrictions at the inguinal ring- gelding scars)
Tying up often
“Dropping out” in the hind end
Anxious and/or nervous
These are all things that I am able to help with as an Equine Osteopath, or at least help find the root cause to reach the conclusion of “why.” Sometimes I find it’s stemming from an internal or structural issue that I am able to address. Other times it’s external to Osteopathy, such as a joint, pathology, or underlying disease that needs to be addressed by a Vet. Quite often I find dental or farrier related imbalances that need to be addressed to re-establish biomechanical harmony and balance in the body!
