Saddle Tree Width: Stick to the Correct Fit for Your Horse
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
January 15, 2020
High-tech measurements support master saddlers’ tree width standards.
High-tech measurements support master saddlers’ tree width standards.
What is a crooked horse? Our sources describe several kinds of crooked horses and how you can help.
Saddles with trees that are too narrow or too wide can reduce range of motion in horses’ backs, a study found.
French researchers found horses with simulated C6-C7 nerve compression had shortened strides, tightened gaits, and a general lack of shoulder tone.
Owners who struggle to provide their horses with consistently good-quality forage might be able to improve feed digestibility and topline development by offering these horses a fortified feed, researchers find.
Veterinarians are using chiropractic techniques more frequently to evaluate and treat back disorders in horses. Here, a CSU professor and researcher outlines basic principles.
By analyzing “wither drop,” researchers found that some horses tend to drop their withers lower when bringing one foreleg forward than the other. Here’s what that means for equestrians.
Researchers developed the new method for horses based on work conducted in humans. The procedure involves two stabilization devices: an intervertebral device to reduce compression and screws with rotating heads and connecting rods to stabilize the vertebrae.
In any discipline, cross-training in the key to keeping a horse’s neck and back healthy, says Dr. Kevin Haussler of Colorado State University.
Horses can experience back pain during flexion and bending through the body, which can lead to resistance in the canter. Dr. Kevin Haussler of Colorado State University explains.
The name might sound romantic, but in reality kissing spines often cause heartbreak and bring nothing but pain. Find out if this condition is the cause of your horse’s back pain or poor performance.
Dr. Kevin Haussler of Colorado State University describes how a saddle should fit horses and how he investigates saddle-fit issues that might cause back pain.
Dr. Kevin Haussler of Colorado State University describes the skeletal and soft tissues structures of the equine neck and back and what can go wrong with them.
Learn about what causes horses to experience back pain, how it’s diagnosed, and how to make your horse more comfortable.
Learn more about the equine athletes that compete at rodeo events, the types of injuries they are prone to, and how veterinarians nurse them back to health.
A recent comparison of diagnosis and treatment of back pain in horses a decade apart has highlighted the way riders and veterinarians alike have evolved in their awareness and management of this condition.
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