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In part 2 of this series, Dr. DeClue continues her deep dive into kissing spine, including some eye-opening data regarding its prevalence across the world. Some highlights in this episode include: <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> The prevalence of back diseases in horses. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=337s"> 5:37</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> Impingement of the dorsal spine. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=655s"> 10:55</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> Kissing Spine Syndrome in thoroughbreds. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=883s"> 14:43</a> </li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> Kissing spine in horses in Malaysia. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=1306s"> 21:45</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> Radiographic findings supporting a developmental vs. acquired etiology. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=1986s"> 33:05</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> The 2023 paper from italy on kissing spine. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=2564s"> 42:43</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> Are kissing spine lesions painful? <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=2837s"> 47:16</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style= "mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;"> Stretching the dorsal spine. <a href= "https://otter.ai/u/SLm0n-GaOlWFpciiQZFdzvEIves?tab=summary&t=3164s"> 52:43</a></li> </ul>

The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast

Kissing Spine in Sport Horses, Part 2: Do you ride the Horse or the Radiograph?

Countless hours of research have culminated in today's episode on kissing spine in sport horses. Dr. Audrey DeClue pulls knowledge from decades, centuries, and millennia of data on kissing spine to learn more about this affliction that has impacted dogs, cats, humans, otters, horses, and even dinosaurs.

Kissing Spine in Sport Horses

If your horse seems stiff, uneven, and doesn't track straight, you're probably also having issues with lead changes. It's another long-thought mystery issue impacting performance and sometimes leading to anxiety in horses during drills. As always, Dr. Audrey DeClue brings a practical, common-sense aproach to examining your horse and getting to the bottom of lead change problems in sport horses.

Lead Change Problems in Sport Horses

Following a very popular episode previously (Episode 46), Dr. Audrey DeClue talks again with Dr. Kate Workman (Denali Equine in Southern Pines, NC) about cases cases they have treated. They discuss shivers, treatements, lameness, and more with the goal of helping you understand the expectations of performance horses and sport horses that have been significantly injured or have chronic lameness. After proper treatment and rehab, some horses went back into performance or competition.

Audrey DeClue, DVM

The Horse First: A Veterinary Sport Horse Podcast by Audrey DeClue, DVM

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