BSPA Judges Conference 2013
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1) Common causes of underperformance in show horses include lower respiratory tract disease, lameness, and insufficient physical training. Lower respiratory tract disease is often due to allergies or infections in the lungs. 2) Conformation faults like rotational limb deformities, straight hind legs, and sickle hocks can predispose horses to soundness issues like lameness by age 8-10 years old. Ensuring proper hoof trimming and musculosketal fitness can help avoid lameness. 3) Overbent carriage and weak core muscles are other common causes of underperformance. Overbentness restricts neck and core muscle movement and results in an unbalanced gait. Building core strength
![Preventative management
Good ventilation
Dust free environment
Feed on floor
When travelling allow head down [teapot
spout]
Biosecurity .remember the Olympic Games
Vaccinate](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bspajudgesconference2013-130214111003-phpapp01/85/BSPA-Judges-Conference-2013-13-320.jpg)
![Transfering weight to hind quaters
Will cause
O / A [osteoarthritis] eg bone spavins
Suspensory desmitis
Sacro iliac disease
Curbs
Windgalls](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/bspajudgesconference2013-130214111003-phpapp01/85/BSPA-Judges-Conference-2013-41-320.jpg)
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- 1. BSPA Judges Conference 2013 WHEN IS A PROBLEM NOT A PROBLEM JANE HASTIE Nee NIXON MRCVS
- 2. A PERCEIVED PROBLEM MAY BE REDUCED OR ELIMINATED WITH SUPPORTIVE MANAGEMENT
- 3. WHAT JUDGES WILL SPOT IN THE SHOW RING 1 LAME HORSES/PONIES 2 UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT NOISE 3 OVERBENTNESS 4 LACK OF HQ ENGAGEMENT
- 4. PRIDE AND JOY THE EXHIBIT IS USUALLY THE OWNERS PRIDE AND JOY. MAKE PROACTIVE COMMENTS !!
- 5. PAUL COOK When assessing the ride, you obviously want a horse to be; light in the hand responsive going through the gears Comfortable ie the horse/pony MUST PERFORM !
- 6. UNDER PERFORMANCE MOST COMMON CAUSES 1 LOWER AIRWAY INFLAMMATORY DISEASE 2 LAMNESS 3 INSUFFICIENTLY PHYSICALLY TRAINED FOR PURPOSE
- 7. PAUL COOK The judge is there to also assess a horses soundness both in wind and limb
- 8. LOWER INFLAMMATORY AIRWAY DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF UNDER PERFORMANCE IN ALL HORSES
- 9. COMMON CAUSES RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT = LUNGS LOWER TRACHEA
- 10. UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT = NASAL PASSAGES PHARYNX including soft palate LARYNX with glottis UPPER TRACHEA NASAL PASSAGES
- 11. 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
- 12. Signs lower respiratory tract disease Dull/lethargic Not moving off leg Inappetance associated with Increased respiratory rate Cough Nasal discharge
- 13. Preventative management Good ventilation Dust free environment Feed on floor When travelling allow head down [teapot spout] Biosecurity .remember the Olympic Games Vaccinate
- 14. Upper respiratory tract noise The happy horse and rider
- 15. The upper respiratory tract larynx
- 16. 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
- 17. L Vocal cord paresis/collapse
- 18. DISPLACEMENT OF SOFT PALATE
- 20. PAUL COOK You are also there to assess a horses 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 !
- 21. 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
- 22. 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.
- 24. 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,especially core muscles of both horse and rider !!
- 27. How to assess foot balance, left and right handed farriers Well balanced foot Unbalanced foot
- 28. VETERINARY TIMES JANUARY 25TH 2010 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
- 29. LAMINITIS areas of hard fat
- 30. 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
- 31. IT SHOULDNT 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
- 32. 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
- 33. The Competition Horse conformational faults ALL rotational and angular limb deformities out 8/10 rule Overdeveloped muscles indicate lameness behind
- 34. BACK AT THE KNEE
- 35. FAULTS PREDISPOSING TO SPLINTS Offset Knees Bow Legs Knocked Knees
- 36. 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
- 37. The Competition Horse conformational faults Quarters width should be parallel with thighs HINDLEG NORMAL HOCK
- 38. HOCK CONFORMATION Cow Hocks Sickle Hocks Pre-dispose to Pre-dispose to Pelvic Fractures Curbs
- 39. ANATOMY CURB APPEARANCE
- 40. 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
- 41. Transfering weight to hind quaters Will cause O / A [osteoarthritis] eg bone spavins Suspensory desmitis Sacro iliac disease Curbs Windgalls
- 42. Examples of conformation faults causing multifactorial problems in the Competition Horse
- 43. HEAD CONFORMATION JAW JOINT PAIN One sidedness Head Tilt Uneven back muscle development Poor saddle fit Hind leg lameness
- 44. 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
- 45. Straight hind leg conformation Upward fixating patellla Gaskin MM Asymmetrical pelvis S I Pain Impulsion Forehand M M Foreleg lameness
- 46. 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
- 47. 3rd most common cause of under performance are WEAK CORE MUSCLES
- 48. Core muscles 1
- 49. Core muscles 2
- 50. CORE STRENGTH Critical to build up horses and your own core muscle strength. Rider ; independent seat Horse ; steadily increasing fittening extreme care when riding at extended trot on weak young horse
- 51. Work overload in weak young horse will cause loading of hind quarters tying up leading to gait on the forehand splints joint problems
- 52. OVERBENTNESS OVERBENTNESS
- 53. 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
- 54. Overbentness 2 Because horse/pony musculoskeletally unfit for purpose producer cutting corners rider inabilty /lack of independent seat
- 55. Rider/horse and pony EMPATHY Charlotte Dujardine OBE Won 2 gold medals due to her balance and harmony with Valegro
- 56. 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
- 57. 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
- 58. 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
- 59. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION and good luck ! ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE