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Location: South | I have owned my two horses both for around 5 years now. My palomino has always been the top of the pecking order, and my paint has always been very docile and at the bottom- no matter what other horses they have been around they have always been this way. They have been around others off and on and they have always acted this way.
Just over the past few weeks i've noticed a complete reversal. My palomino now will not even eat in the same area, even on lead ropes he will cower out of the way for my docile gelding. My paint has not gotten overly aggressive towards him, the most I have seen him do is pin his ears and my palomino will avoid him. however my palomino seems terrified. He has no scrapes, and is not acting any differently than usual.
It just has me worried, my palomino is the one who has had the mystery lameness for 2 years- he does not appear to have gotten any worse but wondering if something is going on and my paint sensed weakness.
My palomino usually would have never backed down over pinned ears before, lol.
Thought about calling the Vet but my palomino isn't showing any new symptoms since his injury that Vet hasnt already seen and the multiple Vet's i've taken him to deemed his case a mystery.
Any thoughts?
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| It could be the injury, if his balance is not as good he may be scared to kick or otherwise physically defend himself.
Sometimes vision problems can also cause it, or if the previous herd leader is growing older. |
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Location: South | Barnmom - 2014-10-18 7:37 PM EPM
He was just treated for it as a list stitch effort a couple months ago- which I also posted about, once with Rebalance which showed no improvement after a month and then the 10 day course and that did not help either.
He is only 7 and younger than my other horse |
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Sudden change in pecking order..causes?