Fox

Fox – Physiotherapy Initial Consult 18/1/25 Fox was seen for an initial consult to establish whether some adverse behaviour was being caused through pain or through other means. Fox is a young horse starting out his ridden career. The sale fit was checked and mildly slips to the right and is slightly tilted backwards – saddle fitter aware and recheck due in a couple of months.Feet all good quality and evenly worn. Gait assessment – Walk: Tracks up and intermittently reduced hock flexion and tarsal bilaterally, this is causing a toe drag on both hindlimbs and shows through an increase in metatarsophalangeal drop and reduction in propulsive ability of the hindlimbs.Seen on the hard and equally surface displacement on the soft surface is also seen.Good expressive walk, straight moving and on two tracks. Trot:Trotting was fluid and forward. Bilateral toe-drag with the hindlimbs and reduced flexion in the hindlimbs. Turn: Turning showed good hindlimb proprioception, placement, and foot height. Timing was good. Good ability to place, foot height was good and rhythm was good. A little hypermetric with the forelimbs. Lunge: Happy and forward in walk and trot, canter a little slow into transition but could be equally due to time in development and schooling.On transition from canter to trot left hindlimb hangs in the air before placement – shows a mild reluctance to propel off this hindlimb.Limited pelvic rock in the canter on the lunge. Palpation – TMJ joint is symmetrical and eating/chewing is normal. The neck development is good and even with good neck mobility seen. Pectoral development does not indicate overloading of the forelimbs. Development of trapezius is good – watch incase of saddle pinching in the future. The right side of the back and longissimus is weaker then the left, left side shows more tension and bracing as the stronger side.Requires more topline development – understandable.The posture Fox takes is of a rounded pelvis showing a steep pelvic angle. This is exacerbated by his development of the middle gluteal and lack of superficial gluteal, therefore work on mobilising the pelvis will be useful.Mild inflammation of the left fore check ligament, enlarged saphenous veins in both hindlimbs (blood spavin) – normal on larger horses. Aims: - Improve pelvic mobility Improve hindlimb symmetry and flexion Build topline in a slow balanced manner horsestohoundsphysio@gmail.com www.horsestohoundsphysio.co.uk 07729002162 horsestohoundsphysio@gmail.com www.horsestohoundsphysio.co.uk 07729002162 horsestohoundsphysio@gmail.com www.horsestohoundsphysio.co.uk 07729002162 horsestohoundsphysio@gmail.com www.horsestohoundsphysio.co.uk 07729002162 horsestohoundsphysio@gmail.com www.horsestohoundsphysio.co.uk 07729002162