Kristin Pitt Equestrian Coach

27/06/2026

Great talk

26/06/2026

Fresh this morning.

17/06/2026

Mr T’s cervical vertabrae, why was the severity of the injury missed?

It’s important to start with the fact that X-rays are not the gold standard of imaging any longer, MRI and CT would have visualised this injury and its severity.
X-rays require at least two views taken at roughly 90 degree angles to one another (orthogonal views) because a single image flattens 3 dimensional anatomy into 2 dimensions. This overlap can easily hide fractures, dislocations, or other injuries.
Why Two Views are Essential, Depth Perception: A single flat image cannot tell a radiologist if an injury is positioned in the front or back of a bone. Overlapping Structures, Other bones or dense tissues might obscure a fracture in one view, but the injury becomes obvious when rotated .Displacement and Alignment, Orthogonal views (typically an Anteroposterior or AP view, and a Lateral view) let veterinarians accurately measure whether bones are separated or properly aligned.

Why Angles Must Be Exact, Avoiding Distortion Because X-ray beams travel through a joint at an angle, any deviation from standard, established protocols, alters the perspective. This can cause bones to look artificially elongated, narrowed, or displaced.

Eliminating Superimposition, A joint contains multiple overlapping bones. If the angle is slightly off, a healthy bone can overlap a hairline fracture or cyst, hiding the injury. Exact, angled oblique views are used specifically to isolate and "pull" distinct parts of a joint out from behind other bones.

Evaluating Joint Space & Symmetry. The width of the joint space is a major indicator of arthritis or cartilage wear. If the beam is not perfectly perpendicular to the joint, it can artificially "narrow" the space on the radiograph, leading to a false diagnosis of disease.

For the full video explaining his injuries head to patreon to view his album.

https://www.patreon.com/Becks_nairn/posts/going-over-mr-ts-161229291/edit

The photo below shows a normal APJ(articulating process joint) on the left and mister Ts on the right side.

14/01/2026

Grandchildren day.❤️
Liliana drying Pancho after a nice cool bath.❤️

20/11/2025

26/08/2025

Hi All
Some of you might know that 2 years ago I broke my back in 4 places from a fall from my horse.
I was wanting to create a group for people who have spinal injuries.
Not necessarily from a horse accident.
I thought it would be nice to create a support group to help deal with the ongoing issues that people with spinal injuries have to deal with.
Is there anyone out there who would be interested?
We could meet once a month , chat and support each other.
Bring up new ideas, etc. I am in Northern Tasmania
Just a thought I had.
There must be other people out there who have been broken
Let's get together.
Please feel free to message me or
email me [email protected]
Or phone me 0438 365 154
Hopefully we can make new friends.
Looking forward to hearing from other pain sufferers.😁
Please feel free to share this post around

16/08/2025

Panch goes abit crazy after a bath

15/08/2025

Iden Black Prince ...Now having a permanent holiday here .
Such a gentle soul.

11/06/2025

You don’t guide him with your hands.
You guide him with your soul.

It’s not in the pull of the reins or the press of your heel —
it’s in the unspoken bond that lives between heartbeats.

When he moves, it's your courage that carries him.
When he pauses, it's your silence he hears.

You don't just ride —
you listen, you feel, you become.

Together, you are more than horse and rider.
You are trust wrapped in muscle and motion.
You are stillness within the wild.
You are one breath… shared between two hearts.

This is not control.
This is connection.
This is a love that doesn’t need words —
because it was never spoken.
Only felt.

08/04/2025

These two kookaburras come to my garden every day around 5pm.
Lovely to watch them.