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LeterBuck Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-01-28 5:02 PM Subject: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
Extreme Veteran Posts: 349	Ok so my gelding has been gaping his mouth for as long as I have had him but only when you first put the bit in in mouth. I had his teeth done by a specialist and gave him a while to see if it would get better and tried many different bits. Same first reaction then works fine. Accompanied with this he tilts his head to the right with his nose out mainly when we lope circles. I am starting to think something is uncomfortable for him. side note: he does have a heart murmur probably not the cause though.
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skye Reg. Jul 2004	Posted 2014-01-28 5:06 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
Expert Posts: 2121 Location: The Great Northwest	You could then have him checked over by a confident Chiropractor.
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LeterBuck Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-01-28 5:09 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
Extreme Veteran Posts: 349	That is what I was thinking as well
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Crowned Image Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-01-28 5:10 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
I Chore in Chucks Posts: 2882 Location: MD	might be out in the pole. I 2nd the chiro... a good and certified chiropractor.
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cheryl makofka Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-01-28 5:28 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
The Advice Guru Posts: 6419	Tmj problems guttural pouch infection are my two guesses
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2014-01-28 5:38 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	LeterBuck - 2014-01-28 5:02 PM Ok so my gelding has been gaping his mouth for as long as I have had him but only when you first put the bit in in mouth. I had his teeth done by a specialist and gave him a while to see if it would get better and tried many different bits. Same first reaction then works fine. Accompanied with this he tilts his head to the right with his nose out mainly when we lope circles. I am starting to think something is uncomfortable for him. side note: he does have a heart murmur probably not the cause though. After getting his teeth done did the horse dentist put his poll back in place, sometimes they need their poll worked on after having their teeth worked on.
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LeterBuck Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2014-01-28 6:09 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
Extreme Veteran Posts: 349	Southtxponygirl - 2014-01-28 3:38 PM LeterBuck - 2014-01-28 5:02 PM Ok so my gelding has been gaping his mouth for as long as I have had him but only when you first put the bit in in mouth. I had his teeth done by a specialist and gave him a while to see if it would get better and tried many different bits. Same first reaction then works fine. Accompanied with this he tilts his head to the right with his nose out mainly when we lope circles. I am starting to think something is uncomfortable for him. side note: he does have a heart murmur probably not the cause though. After getting his teeth done did the horse dentist put his poll back in place, sometimes they need their poll worked on after having their teeth worked on. No he did not. Problem was occurring before they were done too.
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quickdraw Reg. Apr 2009	Posted 2014-01-28 6:27 PM Subject: RE: Horse gape-ing mouth and cocking head
Boot Detective Posts: 1898	I recently had a mare doing that and her neck was out in 3 places. After the chiro worked on her, she went right back to loping nice and fluid with her head held correctly.
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