First off, thanks so much for the great suggestions and support! Much appreciated!
We started our lesson with K this afternoon on the lunge. The minute I asked him to canter, he started up with the crow hopping. When I brought him back to the walk, K immediately said, "I'm not a vet, but there is definitely something going on in his hind end." I reversed Kwik and then asked him to trot and canter in the other direction which lead to more crow-hopping. K said it almost looks like there might be something neurological going on (fantastic... that does not sound good). Apparently it looks like he's having trouble figuring out his back end. She had some great suggestions, and I think I'm going to have him evaluated by a lameness specialist in my area.
Knowing he may really have something going on is terrifying, but I'm happy to have a plan. Hopefully I'll know more soon. Thank goodness work is busy right now- I need something to take my mind off of all of this for a hot minute.
This is never fun to think about but it's good that you have a plan. Hopefully this vet will have some answers for you.
ReplyDeleteNot fun at all. I think the lameness specialist is a good idea though.
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