I don't fathom out, riding tight?
Hello. I read an article that you should not ride for too long because it could cause your horse's back pain. It said it shuts down the blood flow to the tissues on the fund, causing pain for around 15 minutes and then it go numb after that and has to recover for the next ride.
Please don't sort fun of this post, I know it sounds strange, but does anyone know what this means?? How can it be painful?? Does anyone with comprehension of a horse's anatomy and everything know how to respond to an article like this? I do not believe it but I need information on how to reply if someone tells me this.
Thank you.
I've heard this before and I don't believe it. A properly fitted saddle beside a good quality pad should not do this.
The best way to know for certain is to ask your vet. They are more knowledgeable about a horses anatomy than most people. Most horses that are surrounded by pain from being ridden or uncomfortable saddle, etc buck and are not very tolerant of people being on them. My horse seem to enjoy rides. When I saddle him, he usually just stands within with one back leg resting and half asleep, whether he were in pain, I dont contemplate he would be as laid back while doing that, but that is just my guess.
Answers: Ya it' true. And it happens because the saddle immensity and heat bring the blood to the top where the saddle is resting it can be painful because capably think of it this way when you hang upside down for a while your organizer starts to hurt because the blood is rushed up there. So same with horses. What we learned beside our horses is your supposed to just loosen the girth and leave the saddle on for a few minutes. then the blood will rush around more because the saddle have been loosened. Then after like 5 minutes just bear the saddle off and apply pressure a gentle pressure to the top of the horses back for a bit and wipe around fr a bit then massage the sides and that works. This will prevent any future hurt to the horse. Hope that helped at all.
i don't think that would happen unless the rider be too heavy for the horse and/or the saddle was a misfit. i have rode my horse for over 6 hours at one time. the subsequent morning i rode again and with no problems. (we were trail riding both times). i'm sure whether someone was riding extensively doing fast work than the horse might be leg sore. horses are basically built to take us. lol.
Well whether your trotting and your posting when you sit the post you can land too hard and it will hurt your horses back and whether your horses saddle is ill fitting it will pinch nerves and cause their back to be numb.. but whether your riding correctly and the saddle fits you will have no problem.. :)
Sounds like an off-colour fitting saddle to me. I've never heard of this happening. If a horse is used to being ridden 6 hours a time (for example), their back will be fine. I can imagine possibley/maybe this happening on a strange horse, never ridden, if you take them for a 6 hour ride first time out.
I doubt it though.
Anything taken to an extreme can have repercussions. Theoretically every horse have a threshold where something like this can happen. Time is not the single factor in such a situation however. The rider's skill and size can make a tremendous difference to how much stress is put on the horse's spine. A light consignment rider that constantly slams into the saddle can potentially cause more discomfort than a heavier rider who is correctly using their own body to absorb impact. Saddle fit is also a very life-size factor for obvious reasons. It can be compared to us wearing shoes that don't fit properly. We can only touch it for a limited amount of time depending on the level of discomfort. I know I've worn shoes that were too tight and made my toes cold or tingly.
I also know that as a wrangler at a guest fish farm I've spent 12 hrs plus on the same saddled horse in a single sunshine with only short breaks for food and water and I've never encounter such a scenario.
If your a appropriate enough rider and have a good saddle than you can ride as long as your horse is practised. That being said, if your horse is not used to long rides he can unambiguously become sore just like us humans.
An ill fitting saddle can do what you described if there is too much pressure within one area of the horse's back. That's why you should always look for dry spots on his support after you ride. If there is a dry patch then there be too much pressure for the sweat gland to work, and you should have your saddle checked. Hope this helps.
Hummm I never heard of it before. I dont think it would be numb but I am certain if someone isnt physical fit to be riding a horse it might cause pain contained by their back .
I would tend to think that article be written by PETA...
But as stated above, a poor fitting saddle, a sloppy rider both can cause pain to a horses back.
Riding, itself, doesn't injure the animal..
posting and 2 pointing are skills so your horses put a bet on does not hurt. but no. i have never heard of that.
there be a question on here a while ago saying the saddle would hurt a horse
most horses are ridden with pad, mine had a gel pad which spreads the weight over their subsidise so it is comfortable for them
