The equine osteo came to see Remy today and found a sore spot around the lumbar vertebrae just in-front of the sacrum. It's a muscular problem, nothing out of the ordinary, a little niggle not helped by the fact that he doesn't use his left hind as well as his right.
I can tell this from riding him, but now we must pay more attention to it and concentrate on encouraging him to offer more engagement on that side.
He also had a sore spot on his chest, into the shoulder, involving the pectoral and brachiocephalic muscles, a tweak that could have been caused by a slip in the field.
I described the odd lifting of the head and the osteo said that it would tie in, Remy wanting to stretch the brachiocephalic muscle, which runs up the underside of the neck, as his head came into that position.
I'm hoping that's the reason for it and it will clear up as he becomes more comfortable.
I can start riding him in 3 days.
I'm still going to liaise with the vet and dentist though, as I really need to sort out the problem with the wolf teeth.
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