Horse Symptoms Checklist
Fallen or suffered serious injury?
Been cast in the stable?
Had saddle-fit or rug fitting problems?

Does your horse

• compete regularly in competitions?
• experience stiffness after rest or exercise?
• take longer than usual to warm up when schooling or competing?
• experience lameness whether constant or intermittent?
• show ‘"hanging" or stiffness on one rein/side when schooling?
• have difficulty striking off into canter?
• throw up the head during transitions between paces?
• refuse to jump or jump consistently to one side?

Have you observed changes in behaviour?

• tiring easily for no obvious reason
• irritation when girthed or saddled up?
• reluctance to move forward freely, ears back and resistant?
• carrying the head, hindquarters or tail to one side?
• bucking, napping or rearing on a regular basis?