MILLER SADDLERY

Opening times:

Mon - Fri : 9am - 5:30pm

Sat : 9am - 6:00pm

Sun : Closed.

The horses spine, unlike the humans or dogs, is a fairly rigid structure, the majority of movement being in the neck and in the lumbar area just in front of where the spine connects to the pelvis (equivalent to our hips). The spinal cord runs through the spinal column with nerves that emerge at intervals along its length. As these nerves exit the spine, they divide into various branches and go to the joints, muscles, internal organs and skin. Nerve impulses travel from the brain and spinal cord, out of the spinal nerves to all parts of the body. Similarly nerve impulses travel back to the brain via the peripheral nerves and spinal cord, carrying information as to the relative states of all the various areas of the body.

Sometimes a joint between two vertebrae may become slightly fixated restricting the normal range of motion and decreasing flexibility. This could be due to a fall, a bad stumble, getting cast or a badly fitting saddle.