Equine Cervical Vertebral Malformation in Horses, with Martina Neidhart

ECVM is becoming better understood, studied and recognised within equines, especially among athletes. Martina Neidhart joins us live to discuss this presentation, it's affect on the equine athlete and industry, and the changes that we can make.
Join us live on the Online Learning for Equine Rehabilitation Therapists Facebook page, or in the Equine Vetrehabbers Facebook group. Be a part of the conversation, and a part of the change.

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I had a Northern Dancer grandson as a teenager for Pony Club in the 80's, he always had a stumbling/falling issue especially on uneven/bad ground, carried his head twisted, crashed through jumps and stood very base wide on the front. He was a good looking horse otherwise and usually won confirmation classes oddly enough.
One thing that always stood out to me was the enormous girth he needed for my English saddle! I lived in a fairly large horsey city and it took me forever to find a girth that fit...for the longest time I used the biggest girth available with 2 girth extensions. He wasn't fat, wormed regularly, just extremely wide through the front. I do now wonder if he had rib/sternum issues but don't recall anything unusual other than overall size.
He was put down at about 9 year's old after he didn't recover from a lumbar injury from yet another fall while show jumping at a 3-day event.

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