transitional vertebrae Archives - The Horses Back https://thehorsesback.com/tag/transitional-vertebrae/ Body Talk for Thinking Owners Sat, 28 Jun 2025 04:25:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thehorsesback.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/cropped-NTW-ICON-1.jpg transitional vertebrae Archives - The Horses Back https://thehorsesback.com/tag/transitional-vertebrae/ 32 32 Yes, We Can Image for Transitional Vertebrae in Horses https://thehorsesback.com/yes-we-can-image-for-transitional-vertebrae/ https://thehorsesback.com/yes-we-can-image-for-transitional-vertebrae/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2021 01:18:41 +0000 https://thehorsesback.com/?p=7895 It’s been a question of mine for a while. Can diagnostic imaging show the presence of transitional vertebrae? We’re seeing many bone samples from dissections, as shown in my previous article on transitional vertebrae. But if we’re to help our horses that live with this issue, we need to identify it before they’re dead. (Yes, […]

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]]> https://thehorsesback.com/yes-we-can-image-for-transitional-vertebrae/feed/ 7 An Unwelcome Side Effect: Transitional Vertebrae in Horses https://thehorsesback.com/transitional-vertebrae/ https://thehorsesback.com/transitional-vertebrae/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 09:28:03 +0000 https://thehorsesback.com/?p=5200   They can lead to scoliosis, spinal arthritis, flexion and straightness problems, saddle fit issues, secondary lameness, hoof problems and soft tissue trauma. So, what on earth are transitional vertebrae, and why haven’t we heard more about them? To answer the first part of that question, transitional vertebrae are hybrids that appear where one group […]

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