Kissing Spines in Horses: Seeing the Bigger Picture Kissing spines, or overriding dorsal spinous processes (ORDSP), is a condition where the bony projections along a horse’s spine come too close together, causing pain, tension, and performance issues. While it’s easy to focus solely on the back, true understanding—and lasting recovery—comes from looking at the whole horse. Everything is connected. A horse’s spine doesn’t function in isolation. Posture, saddle fit, hoof balance, nutrition, rider
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Kissing Spines in Horses: Seeing the Bigger Picture Kissing spines, or overriding dorsal spinous processes (ORDSP), is a condition where the bony projections along a horse’s spine come too close together, causing pain, tension, and performance issues. While it’s easy to focus solely on the back, true understanding—and lasting recovery—comes from looking at the whole horse. Everything is connected. A horse’s spine doesn’t function in isolation. Posture, saddle fit, hoof balance, nutrition, rider
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What Is “Kissing Spine”? Also known as overriding or impinging dorsal spinous processes, this condition involves the bony projections along a horse’s spine coming unusually close together. It may contribute to discomfort or restricted movement, depending on the individual horse. Contributing Factors May Include: 1. Conformation – Some horses with shorter or more convex backs may be predisposed. 2. Muscle Imbalance or Poor Core Strength – Insufficient development in core or back muscles may affec
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💻 Webinar - Kissing Spines: Anatomy, Prevention and Rehabilitation with Gillian Higgins 📅 Wednesday 6th March 2024 at 6.30pm Kissing spines is a condition that affects the bones of the horse's spine. It can cause pain, and reduced performance. - To understand kissing spines better, join our webinar where I will show you the anatomy of the spine using painted horses, bones and models. - You will learn how to recognise the signs of kissing spines, what causes it and how to prevent it. - I will a
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Dr. Julia Schacht on Instagram: "👉 Kissing spines (officially called overriding dorsal spinous processes) means that the bony projections along your horse’s spine — the spinous processes — are sitting too close together. Sometimes they just touch. Sometimes they rub. Sometimes they overlap. ✅ 1. An X-ray alone doesn’t diagnose the problem. 👉 Just because kissing spines show up on X-ray doesn’t mean they’re causing pain. And just because the back hurts doesn’t mean kissing spines
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