Saffie

Sapphie 27/03/24 Subjective: Sapphie has had her initial consult today. All feet are balanced and recently trimmed. Body score is moderate, some weight loss would be beneficial. Stands square and even on each limb. Wide chest and narrow hindquarter stance. Conformation slightly downhill with croup high. Side bone present. Owner owned since youngster – looking to do some hacking or low level long lining work. Gait: Right pelvic hip drop, left side braced. Tracks up in walk and trot, Less flexion right hind-limb. Lands on lateral wall of forelimbs. Tracks straight. Tight turns left and right show good lateral flexion in neck and back. Foot flight, placement and rhythm are good on the tigh turns, hindlimbs slightly stilted and lacking stride length on the tight turns. Palpation – Lumbar restrictions bilaterally, more on right. Limb range of motion is good in the forelimbs, base of brachiocephalicus tender and hypertonic bilaterally. Increased load on the pectorals, difficulty raising the thorax behind wither. Hypotonic thoracic epaxials, hypertonic lumbar region. Exercises [] [] [] [] [] [][]