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Location: USA | What could cause an unstarted 2 year old to be sore? Going to the vet tomorrow. He’s been getting round pen work done in a deep sandy pen and he’s not used to that. What are other issues? From what the owner has said, he’s been on pasture and supplemented with about 1/2lb oats twice a day and either alfalfa pellets or cubes twice a day, but under a pound or 2 of that. Anyone have an issue like this? |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| Simpest reason would be a slip, fall, or kick.
Depending on where you’re at the winter can also be hard on them. I knew frozen ground could obviously be hard for them to move around on, but my chiropractor also pointed out that the extra work their muscles have to do to stay warm can affect some more than others.
My little horse only very rarely needs worked on through the summer and fall - he was a hot mess the first time I have the chiropractor check him this spring. |
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| Depends on the soreness. But I think everyone knows that horses can be hurt in a padded room.
Mud, ice, playing, frozen ground, nice days! LOL! You may never know! |
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 The Worst Seller Ever
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Location: Oklahoma | The deep sandy pen will put pressure on the ligaments and tendons that the colt is not used to. This would be multiplied if the colt's feet are long or haven't been tended to at all. Babies have to learn how to move in diffent footings, and will get sore the first few days. How long are they working him? That can play a role as well.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Dreamingofcans - 2018-04-11 8:01 PM What could cause an unstarted 2 year old to be sore? Going to the vet tomorrow. He’s been getting round pen work done in a deep sandy pen and he’s not used to that. What are other issues? From what the owner has said, he’s been on pasture and supplemented with about 1/2lb oats twice a day and either alfalfa pellets or cubes twice a day, but under a pound or 2 of that. Anyone have an issue like this?
I would say being worked in that deep sandy round pen will do it, I think working in deep sand would make any horse sore if worked to long. |
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| Feet, Nutrition, teeth, and Worming,- robin Hoffman has a super informative video of a bot infestation in a young horses causes attitude/lameness issues
Most colts that have been on pasture and not worked are going to get sore when you start making them use themselves correctly just round penning bc they have never had to do that before especially in deep sand.
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| I think it also depends on where the horse is sore at. Is it front feet? Could be an angle issue, fractured coffin bone, etc. Hind end? I've had a youngster with a cyst on the stifle that had to be surgically repaired, bone spur on hock, etc. Some horses are born with issues, some hurt themselves playing, due to weather, etc. These are just a few of the things I've come across with youngsters. A good lameness vet can help you pinpoint the issue. |
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Location: Illinois | Mine would get sore sometimes around the time he'd grow, growing pains I guess. He only grew twice a year & he'd grow 2-3" at a time pretty quickly. We have deep sand and he was never bothered by it but I started slowly and never lunged him for more than 15 minutes a day. If he's getting worked a good amount in the sand and not used to it I'd probably check into that first and foremost. |
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Soreness in unstarted 2 year old