bspa judges conference 2013
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BSPA Judges Conference 2013
WHEN IS A PROBLEM NOT A PROBLEM
JANE HASTIE Nee NIXON MRCVS
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A PERCEIVED PROBLEM
MAY BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED WITH SUPPORTIVE MANAGEMENT
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WHAT JUDGES WILL SPOT IN THE SHOW RING
1 LAME HORSES/PONIES2 UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT NOISE
3 OVERBENTNESS4 LACK OF HQ ENGAGEMENT
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PRIDE AND JOY
THE EXHIBIT IS USUALLY THE OWNER’S PRIDE AND JOY.
MAKE PROACTIVE COMMENTS !!
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PAUL COOK‘’When assessing the ride, you obviously want a horse to be;
light in the handresponsivegoing through the gearsComfortable’’
ie the horse/pony MUST PERFORM !
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UNDER PERFORMANCE
MOST COMMON CAUSES
1 LOWER AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
2 LAMNESS
3 INSUFFICIENTLY PHYSICALLY TRAINED FOR PURPOSE
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PAUL COOK
‘’The judge is there to also assess a horses soundness both in wind and limb’’
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LOWER INFLAMMATORYAIRWAY DISEASE
IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF UNDER PERFORMANCE IN ALL HORSES
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COMMON CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE
• LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT =
• LUNGS
• LOWER TRACHEA
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UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT =
• NASAL PASSAGES
• PHARYNX including soft palate
• LARYNX with glottis
• UPPER TRACHEA
• NASAL PASSAGES
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What is lower respiratory tract disease• 1 Sensitisation of lung tissue to allergens • ie stable dust • hay spores • moulds• 2 Disease /infection• ie viruses = herpes , flu
• RESULTING IN
• Reduced air exchange surfaces• excess mucus in the lungs • broncho pneumonia
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Signs lower respiratory tract disease
• Dull/lethargic
• Not moving off leg
• Inappetance associated with
• Increased respiratory rate
• Cough
• Nasal discharge
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Preventative management
• Good ventilation
• Dust free environment
• Feed on floor
• When travelling allow head down [teapot spout]
• Biosecurity ….remember the Olympic Games
• Vaccinate
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Upper respiratory tract noise
• The happy horse and rider
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The upper respiratory tract
• larynx
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Causes of Upper respiratory tract noise• Sore throat
• bacterial
• viral lymphoid hyperplasia
• pain from coughing from lower airway
• disease
• overbent squashing vocal cords• vocal cord collapse
• high blowing
• displacement soft palate
• alar fold paralysis
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L Vocal cord paresis/collapse
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DISPLACEMENT OF SOFT PALATE
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Lord Thomas video
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PAUL COOK‘’You are also there to assess a horse’s wind, if you believe a horse makes a noise then you need to say; “in my opinion, today your horse seems to be making a noise”, offering them the opportunity to leave the ring. It is important however, as I have found with younger judges, not to confuse ‘high blowing’ with unsoundness’’
BEWARE INSPIRATORY NOISE IN THE EARLY STAGES IS INTERMITTENT !
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2nd most common cause of under performance is bad conformation
• 8/10 RULE
• All horses & ponies with rotational or angular limb deformities will be subclinically lame by 8 years old and clinically lame requiring management by 10 years old
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PAUL COOK
‘’Do not ride a horse that is even marginally un-level - in my view any horse that is un-level should be asked to leave the ring whether ridden by the judge or not – in this day and age we could be liable by riding a horse or asking it to go round with others or do an individual show if we make an unsound horse worse.’’
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How to avoid lameness• 1 do not breed from animals with poor
conformation
• 2 do not purchase animals with poor conformation
• 3 foot balance ie correct foot trimming and shoeing to conformation
• 4 laminitis subclinical clinical
• 5 ensure musculo-skeletal fitness,especiallycore muscles of both horse and rider !!
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MEDIO- LATERAL INBALANCE
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Well balanced foot Unbalanced foot
How to assess foot balance, left and right handed farriers
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“ANIMAL LOVERS UNABLE TO RECOGNISE PORTLY EQUINES”
WORLD HORSE WELFARE CHARITY POLL
i) 50% could not recognise pictures of overweight horses and many did not view condition as a welfare threat
ii) Thin horses often the correct weight, but looked thin compared to overweight field companions
VETERINARY TIMES JANUARY 25TH 2010
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LAMINITIS areas of hard fat
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Laminitis
• 1 metabolic
• 2 hard ground ie traumatic
• a pony/ horse with low grade laminitis will
• loose action
• be reluctant to go away from the leg
• transfer weight to hind quaters
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IT SHOULDN’T WORK !!
• HORSE WITH GOOD CONFORMATION WILL/SHOULD
• BE EXHIBITED IN CONDITION SUITABLE FOR JOB IN HAND
• THOSE HORSES WITH WEAK CONFORMATION ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE EXHIBITED TOO FAT IN ORDER TO
TRY UNSUCCESSFULLY TO HIDE FAULTS
• I.E FAT HORSE IS INDICATION OF CONFORMATION PROBLEM
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CONFORMATION FAULTS THE FEET
• SLIGHTLY ODD FRONT FEET
• ESPECIALLY HEEL DEPTH
• NO HEEL SUPPORT
• WEAK HOOF CAPSULES
• SIGN OF LAMINITIS
• UNEVEN HEEL DEPTH → Uneven scapular height → Asymmetrical Shoulders re: saddle fit
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• ALL rotational and angular limb deformities out 8/10 rule
• Overdeveloped muscles
indicate lameness behind
The Competition Horse conformational faults
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BACK AT THE KNEE
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FAULTS PREDISPOSING TO SPLINTS
Offset Knees Bow Legs Knocked Knees
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THE HINDQUARTERS
• The flatter the pelvis
• → More muscle
• → Greater strength and flexibility
• STRAIGHT HIND LEGS → Unable to come under the horse
• ACUTE HOCK ANGLE → Less able to carry weight
• TARSAL VALGUS → Risk of Pelvic fractures
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Quarters width should be parallel with thighs
HINDLEG
The Competition Horse conformational faults
NORMAL
HOCK
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HOCK CONFORMATION
Cow Hocks
Pre-dispose to
Pelvic Fractures
Sickle Hocks
Pre-dispose to
Curbs
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CURBANATOMY APPEARANCE
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DEFINITION OF A CURB
• COMPLEX OF SOFT TISSUE INJURIES ON BACK OF THE HOCK JOINTS
• CONFORMATIONAL BONY ABNORMALITIES AND/OR INJURIES MAY MIMIC AND CONTRIBUTE EVENTUALLY TO CURB FORMATION
• CAUSING UNDER PERFORMANCE AND LAMENESS
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Transfering weight to hind quaters
• Will cause
• O / A [osteoarthritis] eg bone spavins
• Suspensory desmitis
• Sacro iliac disease
• Curbs
• Windgalls
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• Examples of conformation faults causing multifactorial problems in the Competition Horse
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• HEAD CONFORMATION → JAW JOINT PAIN
• → One sidedness
• → Head Tilt
• → Uneven back muscle development
• → Poor saddle fit
• → Hind leg lameness
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• Heel of one front foot deeper than the other
• High heeled foot → ↓ Shoulder blade →
Poor Saddle fit • ↓ ↓
• → Suspensory ligament pain → Uneven loading of back CAUSES hind leg lameness
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• Straight hind leg conformation→
• Upward fixating patellla →
• Gaskin MM → Asymmetrical pelvis
– → S I Pain
– → ↓ Impulsion
– → Forehand M M
– →Foreleg lameness
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Conclusion
The good Competition Horse should
– Be well balanced
– “Fill the eye”
– Have conformation that gives the appearance of balance and comfort
– To allow him to express the will and do the job required
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3rd most common cause of under performance are
WEAK CORE MUSCLES
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Core muscles 1
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Core muscles 2
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CORE STRENGTH
• Critical to build up horse’s and your own core muscle strength.
• Rider ; independent seat
• Horse ; steadily increasing fittening
• extreme care when riding at
• extended trot on weak
• young horse
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Work overload in weak young horse
• will cause
• loading of hind quarters
• tying up
•
• leading to
• gait on the forehand
• splints
• joint problems
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OVERBENTNESS
OVERBENTNESS
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OVERBENTNESS 1
• Causes • lack of engagement of HQ• restricts movement of • neck muscles• core muscles• Resulting in• unbalanced stiff unattractive gait• upper respiratory tract inspiratory• noise ie whistle/roar
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Overbentness 2
• Because
• horse/pony musculoskeletally unfit
• for purpose
• producer cutting corners
• rider inabilty /lack of independent
• seat
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Rider/horse and pony EMPATHY
• Charlotte Dujardine OBE
• Won 2 gold medals due to her balance and harmony with Valegro
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How to manage problems • 1 prevent occurrence in the first place• 2 cause minimal loss of performance
• DO NOT• breed/ purchase horses/ponies with poor
conformation just because they are cheap• use poorly ventilated stables/horse transport
because you are too lazy to keep them properly clean
• take short cuts in fittening , especially the young horse because you are short of time
• ride with the neck overbent• get the pony/horse too fat as a quick fix•
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DO
• Breed/purchase for good sustainable
• conformation and subsequently
• performance
• Keep your stables/lorries/trailers dust free
• and clean
• Get yourself and pony/horse properly fit
• Feed for work done
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JUDGES : YOU ARE THE LEADERS
• THE REST WILL FOLLOW
• YOU HAVE THE ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY
• FOR EQUINE WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT
• PLEASE BE ACCURATE,FIRM AND PROACTIVE
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
and good luck !ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE