PSSM2 Trot and Canter Transition Struggles

Hi guys! My name is Melody Hames and the horse featured is my Welsh Cob 'Romeo’. Romeo is N/P3 and N/P4 and was tested in December 2021. Prior to this I have spent 8 years struggling to help him, fix him and work out what on earth has been going on. It has been a rollercoaster of ups and downs, frustration and confusion. Having the diagnosis has helped my sanity no end and has also helped me to achieve significant improvements in Romeos complex symptoms.
In todays video I have put together some of our lunging and schooling videos to show you some of the symptoms that Romeo struggles with during trot and canter transitions as well as subtle things to look out for that may or may not show up in your PSSM2 journey.
Please see our other PSSM2 video if you would like to know about the vitamins and minerals that have helped improve Romeos symptoms. I will be posting more videos, so hit subscribe to follow our PSSM2 story :)
Mels & Romeo X
Disclaimer *This video is available for anyone who wishes to research other peoples experience with PSSM2 horses. Any unhelpful or critical comments will be removed and users automatically blocked. It’s unfortunate that I feel the need to write this but it is evident that there are still many closed minded people who think that a whipping and kicking will fix these horses. That folks, is NOT the case. Thankfully more and more people are becoming aware of PSSM2 and are able to help their horses become more comfortable, pain free and happier.

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Hi Melody, my PSSM 2 horse behaves just the same. To loose the hind and the shoulder I do shoulder in/hind in in short intervalls in hand at a walk. To get the muscles loose and warm before starting the exercise I give a massage. The masterson-method helps a lot. When lunging I do it free. So the horse can take a position which is comfortable, and the human is out of harms way. For riding I went for the western style with very slack reins. The horse learns to be steered by the touch of the outer rein. There is no contact with the mouth. Maybe bitless riding might help. Thus headshaking is not so much a problem as the horse can choose how to carry its head. I don´t ask my horse to canter as my goal is to keep my horse´s muscles supple. On a bad day I refrain from riding and do loosening exercises, massage or we go for a walk. In bad weather I cover my horse with a rug, ideally before the weather changes. When doing exercises in bad weather I deck him with a lighter watertight rug changeing to a warmer rug afterwards. And keeping the feeding regime! I hope you can take something from my experience with a PSSM horse and whish you and Romeo all the best.