The other day when I was brushing our boy I noticed that he has quite a bit of back pain and since no one has been riding him, that had me concerned. I've already written about how I think some of his behavioral issues may be related to pain and poor saddle fit; seeing that he's in pain even when a saddle hasn't been on his back for a while has me thinking that there may be some other underlying problem beyond just the saddle.
Anyway, I thought we would try something a little different to take care of this.
The doctor placed several needles along his spine and one at the base of his mane. Curly did not really resist during the process, but I won't say he enjoyed it either. I'm just happy that he didn't try to kick or bite!
If you look real closely, you can see a couple of needles along his back...The needles were left in for about 15 minutes and when they were pulled, many were bent into a "c" shape. The doctor briefly tried to manipulate some of Curly's vertebra back into alignment, but the horse wouldn't relax into the process.
On his next visit electrical currents will be added to the needles. And hopefully after the third visit Curly will no longer be in pain and his back will be healthier.
All of this doesn't give us the cause of the pain, though. I need to remember to ask the doctor about that next week....
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