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NECK INJURIES
Anatomy
VetBooks.ir Causes
Types of injury
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
Treatment (muscle strains, nuchal ligament injury, fractures, bruises and abscesses)
Osteoarthritis
Chronic neck stiffness
Wobbler syndrome
BACK PAIN IN THE HORSE
Predisposing factors
Causes of back pain
Clinical signs
Diagnosis
The clinical examination
Examination of the horse’s back
Investigation of back pain
Treatment of back pain
Prognosis
BACK PAIN – WHO IS QUALIFIED TO TREAT YOUR HORSE?
Qualifications
Treatment from unqualified persons
RAMP – REGISTER OF ANIMAL MUSCULOSKELETAL PRACTITIONERS
PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE SADDLE
SADDLE FITTING
Examining and fitting a saddle
Individual horse problems
Common problems with traditional saddles
New innovations
Numnahs and pads
