What are the effects of kidney issues?
A lot of the time you will see stocking in the hind legs. You may also see soreness over the bladder meridian, which is located direcdy under the back of the bars of the saddle. This is right where the riders weight is distributed, which will, frequently , cause the horse to step out of his stops or refuse to stop all together. Sometimes the horse will not want to turn as well one way or the other or to step out with the hind end when turning around. Horses with kidney issues will also have a tendency to tie up or become tense in the muscles. They may also have a tendency to drink excessively and urinate frequendy. Sometimes the urine is foul smelling as well. These same horses will sometimes make you think that they are nervous because they don’t want to stand still. This could easily be because they hurt over the kidneys when they stand still, with the riders weight sitting on the sore area.
(A) A lot of the time you will see stocking in the hind legs. You may also see soreness over the bladder meridian, which is located direcdy under the back of the bars of the saddle. This is right where the riders weight is distributed, which will, frequently , cause the horse to step out of his stops or refuse to stop all together. Sometimes the horse will not want to turn as well one way or the other or to step out with the hind end when turning around. Horses with kidney issues will also have a tendency to tie up or become tense in the muscles. They may also have a tendency to drink excessively and urinate frequendy. Sometimes the urine is foul smelling as well. These same horses will sometimes make you think that they are nervous because they don’t want to stand still. This could easily be because they hurt over the kidneys when they stand still, with the riders weight sitting on the sore area.
