In “ Kissing Spines in Horses: More than Back Pain,” in The Horse magazine, the author reminds us that though back pain was ...

Impingement or overriding of the dorsal spinous processes (DSPs), known as kissing spine, has been reported as the most common cause of back pain in horses. It is most commonly found in the thoracic ...

A kiss is typically synonymous with romance and affection. But when it's your horse's spine that's doing the kissing, it's also synonymous with pain and poor performance. "Kissing spines" is ...

Here's some good news for owners of horses with kissing spines: A British research team recently developed a new, minimally invasive treatment method that boasted a 95% success rate in a recent study.