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74<br />
Kissing Spine<br />
DEMYSTIFIED<br />
with Dr. Kent Allen<br />
It’s hard to go to work with an aching back – we all know how that makes us<br />
feel. And it’s no different for the horses we love. It can make us feel grouchy<br />
and want to misbehave or yell at someone – or just to run away, or refuse to<br />
move. In years past, a horse’s manifestation of back pain was often misread<br />
as a behavioral issue, but in the last two decades, as the veterinary community<br />
has become more aware of this type of pain and its causes, they have gotten<br />
better at identifying and treating it.<br />
One of the causes of back pain, particularly in sport horses, called Kissing Spine, is not quite as loving as it sounds, but it can be treated<br />
with some loving care. Fairly new on the horizon, it can be difficult to diagnose. Have you ever been told by your doctor that you are<br />
suffering from degenerative disease of the spine? Now veterinarians are able to tell us that about our horses – it just has a sexier name.
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