BACK-PROBLEMS IN THE HORSE .3. RECOMMENDA TIONS FOR THE CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF HORSES PRESENTED FOR INVESTIGATION OF A BACK PROBLEM

Due to the increasing awareness of owners to back problems in their ho rses, the veterinarian is confronted with increasing frequency with ho rses with back problems suspected by the owner. The clinical signs sho wn by those horses are often complex and vary individually, which coul d be a problem for the examiner. Therefore the principles of examining the horse's back must be well defined. Recommendations for an examina tion protocol are given based on the experiences of a two year study w ith more than one hundred, primarily warmblooded, horses used for dres sage, show jumping and pleasure riding.