![]() ![]() Whereas some horses may guard their whole back, most horses with kissing spine will be reactive over focal areas of the back. ![]() How do you diagnose kissing spine?Ī physical clinical examination and x-rays of the back are required in order to diagnose impinging dorsal spinous processes. ![]() This results in further narrowing of the spaces between the dorsal spinous processes, and thus a vicious cycle tends to develop. A poor top line will result in a dipped back. Horses with kissing spines, will often have a weak top line with underdeveloped epaxial muscles (the longissimus dorsi muscle which the saddle sits one). It can also present as a poor performance issue as the horse struggles to lift their back to work in an outline or arc when jumping. #Kissing spine in horses full#Their reaction can range from very mild dipping of the back to full blown bucking. Often being ‘cold backed’ when the girth is tightened and when the rider first gets on. In some horses pain can arise from the bone-to-bone contact and disruption to the ligament between the processes. In this condition the normal spaces between the spinous processes of the horse’s vertebral column are reduced. Primary back pain is most commonly caused by over-riding/impinging dorsal spinous processes (or Kissing Spines). It can either be primary, associated with the bones in the spine, or secondary i.e muscular pain secondary to a poor fitting saddle, low grade lameness causing muscle tension and a restricted gait or lack of top line. ![]()
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