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Location: Okla | My four yr old mare really rings her tail whenI begin to work her. Just walking she does not. Can not find any sorness anywhere.
anyone have any ideas why they do this .Did it with previous owner also. work fine does not pin ears back or
any other sign of discomfort.
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 Total Germophobe
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Location: Montana | Some horses just do that...my mare does, and she isn't sore. It is only when we are running (mostly home from the 3rd barrel). Or her's is more up and down with an occasional ring here and there. If you watched the NFR, Brittany Diaz's horse Rootie rung her tail a little. From what I hear it is more common with mares than geldings...and more often, I find with my mare, it is when she is in heat. |
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Location: Okla | Thanks for the response, I think you are right, i think that is just something she is going to do. I will have to get use to it :))) |
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  Ms. Marine
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Location: Texas | I have a mare that will switch her tail when she's in heat. She's not in pain, it's just something she does. I wouldn't worry too much about it. |
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 Good Grief!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | 99.999% of the time its a pain issue..............could be ovary's....
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Location: Kentucky | She could be sucking air also. I would do a caslick and see if that corrects the problem. There ARE some horses that wring their tails and nothing is wrong, but I would say the majority of time there is a problem. |
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Good Grief!
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Location: Cap'n Joan Rotgut.....alberta | Murphy - 2014-12-20 8:08 AM She could be sucking air also. I would do a caslick and see if that corrects the problem. There ARE some horses that wring their tails and nothing is wrong, but I would say the majority of time there is a problem.
good call.....could be kidneys or hocks or stifles as well .....hard to say but it generally is in the back half..lol
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Location: Where the pavement ends and the West begins Utah | Can't say I've ever seen a horse lie over an issue. Dig deeper look harder. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | Every time Ive ever had a mare do this it was a soreness problem. Never acted sore but there was always some type of issue. Maybe saddle fit, ovaries, sucking air, sore hocks. My kate showed no soreness in her back end but I could tell a difference in her and she was wringing her tail. |
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Location: You never know where I will show up...... | I had a DTF mare that was completely vetted. Including complete full body bone scan. Nothing wrong with her. Her tail swishing was just a habit. She had always done it from the time I bought her as a 2 yr old, she did it out in the pasture, she did it when I ran her. She won over $20K before I retired her to be a broodmare, and guess what, she still does it even as a broodmare. It was just "her thing". There's not always something wrong with them when they do this. |
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Location: Kentucky | rockinas - 2014-12-19 10:48 AM I had a DTF mare that was completely vetted. Including complete full body bone scan. Nothing wrong with her. Her tail swishing was just a habit. She had always done it from the time I bought her as a 2 yr old, she did it out in the pasture, she did it when I ran her. She won over $20K before I retired her to be a broodmare, and guess what, she still does it even as a broodmare. It was just "her thing". There's not always something wrong with them when they do this.
I know of some gals that run horses all by the same sire. Each of those horses switch their tails when they run. It's like it's genetic! |
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Location: So. Cali. | I purchased a mare that was a known tail swisher. Got her checked out, vet & chiro, no soreness. Just what she did, and yes, like someone else mentioned, I googled her relatives that barrel raced and they had tail action during their runs as well, gelding and mares. But defiantly have her throughly checked, especially since she's younger. May even be a seasonal thing? I know my other mare can get pretty cranky when she tries cycling back in after the winter months.
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The Advice Guru
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| rockinas - 2014-12-19 9:48 AM
I had a DTF mare that was completely vetted. Including complete full body bone scan. Nothing wrong with her. Her tail swishing was just a habit. She had always done it from the time I bought her as a 2 yr old, she did it out in the pasture, she did it when I ran her. She won over $20K before I retired her to be a broodmare, and guess what, she still does it even as a broodmare. It was just "her thing". There's not always something wrong with them when they do this.
I believe you have one of the few.
I also believe you had your horse vetted thoroughly
But majority of the time in my experience it is pain as what people have said hocks stifles, back, reproductive.
A vet check is only as good as your vet, some horses will flex sound (flexion only as good as the vet) but xrays show bony changes, sometimes MRI is only tool detailed enough pick up on the injury.
I ride mostly mares and have yet to have one swish her tail |
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Location: Somewhere around here | A friend of mine bought a filly (broke her and trained her for ranch work) but he said the she always swished and flicked her tail with him. It bothered him so much he sold her to one of his workers but once that happened she never really did it again. Could be saddle fit, pain issues, mare doesn't like you, bit/tack item she doesn't like, or whatnot. It would be wise to check it out but at the same time it could just be her. |
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Location: Online | It's NOT always a pain issue. Some horses just do it. Usually mares. I had a mare that did it from day 1 of breaking her to ride. I have another one off the track that does it too, but she picked it up off the track from the jockey picking at her all the time. It becomes a habit. Sometimes they are just irritated that you are asking them to do something they find irritating, sometimes it's pain. But as long as you've ruled out pain, it's just something you need to deal with.
Usually it's mares. I had one gelding do it. It was just because he hated his job. He went on to do other things. |
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Location: Okla | Well she is going to Dr. Kathy Brown Monday. I am thinking maybe ovaries. She is now sore in the lumbar area of her back. Hoping to clear this up as she is a keeper. |
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