Posted 2014-02-19 8:08 PM Subject: Opinions on bloodlines
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Is the frenchmans guy breeding a high powered type? I'm owning my first one and she is a nut case. Deciding whether or not to use some supplements to calm her or if it's the breeding thats in her. Note: She has Bugs Alive in 75 too if that makes a difference.
Posted 2014-02-19 8:16 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on bloodlines
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The frenchmans guy should be trainable as well firewater flit. I like blazin jetolina but he is real small like 14.3. We need to start a trainabilty and build like bone. Jet of honor well hem has been dead for a while, there are trainable and quiet.
Posted 2014-02-19 8:43 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on bloodlines
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It took many years for my frenchmans guy grand baby to grow up, the bottom side of my horse was very mellow I rode quite of few of them, so I do attribute the attitude towards the stallion.
Posted 2014-02-20 7:05 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on bloodlines
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The only symptoms she has of that would be 1. She excessively sweats after a light work out. 2. She gets hot headed. 3. I have barrel raced all last year without her being a "bronc" but she has started rearing badly. 4. She's only been stiff once but her feet werent the best(last year). 5. We feed all our barrel horses grain and that might be affecting her.
---do any of these seem like she could have it? I am contacting my vet tomorrow afternoon but want other opinions also. **If she hasn't shown signs last year could she still have it right now showing some signs now?
Posted 2014-02-20 8:29 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on bloodlines
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whynotbarrelrace - 2014-02-20 7:05 PM The only symptoms she has of that would be
1. She excessively sweats after a light work out.
2. She gets hot headed.
3. I have barrel raced all last year without her being a "bronc" but she has started rearing badly.
4. She's only been stiff once but her feet werent the best(last year).
5. We feed all our barrel horses grain and that might be affecting her.
---do any of these seem like she could have it? I am contacting my vet tomorrow afternoon but want other opinions also. **If she hasn't shown signs last year could she still have it right now showing some signs now?
If she just started rearing I'd have her checked for soreness. Take her off grain and give her hay instead. Can you give her a different job during the week? Working cattle even trail riding. My horses don't see the pattern unless I'm at a barrel race.
Posted 2014-02-20 8:58 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on bloodlines
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If she just started rearing I'd have her checked for soreness. Take her off grain and give her hay instead. Can you give her a different job during the week? Working cattle even trail riding. My horses don't see the pattern unless I'm at a barrel race.
I just brought her back from a four month break. She is young and still learning the pattern, I have just been conditioning her the past month and started working the pattern approx. a week and a half ago. I know she's not sick of it because she does want to go go go. And I don't work them everyday.(she's still in training but definitely knows what a barrel is just needs improvement) Our high for our weather is 15 degrees so I can't do much other than condition. The last time she went to the massage/chiro was last fall. I don't know if she would be sore again..
Posted 2014-02-20 11:03 PM Subject: RE: Opinions on bloodlines
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I agree with everything every one has said above. AND i also wanted to add.
Take her off the grain as stated above and if you can put her on Bermuda free choice for a couple weeks and as long as she holds her weight and doesnt get skinny or poor looking on you. Just see how she does. I had a super hot mare and has her on alfalfa and grain. and she looked great but was a loony. I switched to what i said above and it made her 40% better, and she still looked like a million bucks
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