“This will help create an understanding of the factors that create back pain, how significantly rider weight influences back pain, and how owners recognise the cause of the problem”
‘All the messages of support that I have received have really humbled me’
Our chartered physiotherapist investigates back pain in horses and how to recognise if your horse is suffering from it
Discover the findings of new research into sacroiliac joint region pain in horses
Your horse's back is a complex mechanism which when understood by its rider can aid welfare and performance
Find out what to expect and what to look out for when using equine biomechanists
Find out what to expect and what to look out for when using equine osteopaths
Find out what to expect and what to look out for when using equine body worker and massage therapists
Find out what to expect and what to look out for when using an equine chiropractor
Find out what to expect and what to look out for when using an equine physiotherapist
Ceva Animal Health has launched a leaflet to be given out in vet practices, underlining the basic principles of equine back pain for owners
Should you ignore a lump and ride, give your horse a day off and reassess the situation tomorrow or call your vet?
Injuries to the sacroiliac joint — the horse’s hind-end motor — are hard to diagnose and even harder to treat
Why is a horse's back so vulnerable? Vet Karen Coumbe explains its construction and the problems with diagnosis
Back problems are sometimes blamed for low-grade lameness in horses, when in fact the back pain develops as a result of a problem elsewhere
Valuable professional or unscrupulous cowboy? H&H investigates the work of the ‘back man’ and looks at ways to identify a good one
Problems in the sacroiliac region are a cause of hindleg lameness, but because of the area’s inaccessibility, these are difficult to diagnose and treat
Expert advice from Horse & Hound on how to recognise the signs of neck pain and the best methods of treatment
