Impinging Spinous Processes, aka “Kissing Spines” – What You Should Know
“Some horses with primary back pain will stiffen their backs so that there is a jarring impulse generated through the back of the rider, but exactly the same thing can happen with a horse stiffening its back to minimize its lameness. So, there’s huge overlap in the clinical signs.
In my experience, looking at hundreds of horses every year, the number of horses we see with clinically significant impinging spinous processes, could number on less than the fingers of two hands. So, I personally feel that ISP is overdiagnosed.”
Dr. Sue Dyson
