Posted 2017-08-28 10:40 AM Subject: Ulcer help, diagnoses, behavior, etc.
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Posts: 731 Location: WNY
Hi everybody posting for a friend who's been having problems with her horse all season. He is very ratey. But despite that he has been running past all of his barrels. He has become increasingly difficult with everything. And just over the weekend he started rearing and even almost flipped over backwards. She is not a beginner and I do not think that her riding is the problem. So he made a really bad run and was scared of everything in the arena or seemed to be. When they came out of the Arena he was literally shaking. Do any of you think these are signs of an ulcer? Or do you think his mind is shot and he needs to take some time away from the barrels and do something else?
Posted 2017-08-28 10:59 AM Subject: RE: Ulcer help, diagnoses, behavior, etc.
Elite Veteran
Posts: 731 Location: WNY
But, from what I have read There is a different treatment for different types of ulcers so, you would need a vet to actually diagnose the ulcers first before treating blindly.
She did recently have him checked for pain and bought a different saddle at the beginning of the season because of the poor fit of the last one
She gave him some time off before and did Team Roping instead which worked out for a little while until he got way too hot in the Box
Posted 2017-08-28 11:06 AM Subject: RE: Ulcer help, diagnoses, behavior, etc.
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Posts: 595 Location: North Dakota
Something hurts. The behavior points straight to pain. I would have the horse vetted for soundness. Most horses have gastric ulcers. That is where several treatments are available. Hindgut ulcers are harder to treat but in either case reducing grain loads and increasing forage is an important place to start in my personal opinion.
pick a product that will treat gastric and hind gut. THE GastroPLUS works well on both. I would look into pain issues and work on ulcers as well because most horses have them especially if they have been working through stress and pain.
I agree with having him vetted.Thorough lameness exam. I don't believe just checking for/treating for ulcers is enough in this case. Often times when a horse is in pain from a lameness issue they will develop ulcers in addition to that. So you find that he has ulcers, treat him for that, his symptoms get a little bit better, but it's only temporary because you haven't gotten to the root of the problem.
Posted 2017-08-30 12:25 AM Subject: RE: Ulcer help, diagnoses, behavior, etc.
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Posts: 617
Ulcers can present in many ways. I'm sorry friend is having these issues with her horse. Sounds like hes in a lot of pain whether its from ulcers or something else. Keep us updated. Best of luck.
Ulcer help, diagnoses, behavior, etc.
