--- In BillsBook@yahoogroups.com, "Kelly Snyder" <redtailmomma@...> wrote:

> Hi, I have not been riding much lately because of health issues but have
jumped on a >few times the past couple of days bareback & bridless and just
"hung out" with Bandit. >While sitting up there I ask him to turn his head from
side to side and I've noticed that >he's ok going to the left and will even stay
there a while and sniff my boot (or whatever >I'm wearing) but he's reluctant to
turn to the right and will put his ears back and try to >nip at my boot and then
immediately turns his head back to the front. I have noticed him >doing this for
awhile now while on the ground also but didn't think much of it.

update: I did some stretching with him yesterday & today, asking him to bring
his head into his chest, touch his hip, reach inbetween his legs, ect... and he
could not touch his hip on the right side. I also poked him all over to see if
he had any sensitive spots but nothing so I lifted up his right front leg and
pulled it out in front of him and he relaxed into that and really let me extend
it. So I tried the left front and he did not relax into that one and wouldn't
let me fully extend it and that leg was kinda shaking while I held it. I then
did both back legs which he was cool with and then went back and asked him to
touch his right hip which he was then able to do. So, it must be his left
shoulder and somehow that is hurting when asked to bend his neck to the right
though I'm not sure how it's related. I called my vet though and told them what
I discovered and they will take a closer look at him when they come on the 13th.

-Kelly-