Term
| Sacroiliac Sublaxation in an athletic horse |
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Definition
Think of sacroiliac subluxation or sprain in an athletic jumping horse with:
--Intermittent hindlimb lameness localized in the croup (rump)
--Evidence of back pain
--Swelling over the tuber sacrale (hunter's bumps)
--Crepitance felt rectally in the sacroiliac area. |
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Term
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Definition
| Coxofemoral luxation is rare in horses due to a deep acetabulaum and the presence of the accessory ligament of the hip, unique to horses. |
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Term
| Back muscle and ligament strain in a horse |
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Definition
| Back muscle and ligament strain is the #1 cause of back pain in horses, accounting for 33% of cases. Most commonly associated with the longissimus dorsi muscle, sublumbar illiopsoas muscles and the supraspinous ligament and also seen in eventing horses. |
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Term
| Overlapping vertebral spinal processes |
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Definition
| Overlapping vertebral spinous processes is a problem of thoracic and lumber vertebra under the saddle area, seen in short-backed eventing horses (hunter/jumpers, dressage). |
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