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boon
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| I have a 7 year old mare who I have been having problems with running past the first barrel and up the fence. I have taken her to the vet and had her hocks injected because that's what needed to be done. She was good after that. HOWEVER, she continues to have this problem because she got away with it a few times and now I think that it is a habit.
I am trying to figure out what I can do to work that out of her. I am wondering if the reason why she continues to do it because I am anticipating her running up the wall so my body position is off? Maybe she can sense that?OR I am doing something to throw her off. Maybe my position is off or I am not rating her correctly.
Has anyone experienced this? I would appreciate any type of feedback... |
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 Texas Taco
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Location: Bandera, TX | I'd take her back to the vet and if nothing comes of that then I would consider switching the first barrel. |
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| I would switch first barrels. I had one do it from pain and no matter what I did he would try it... Once I switched to the other first barrel, never happened again. |
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Veteran
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| Also check her SI joint. I had one like this. Hocks injected too. If all checks good try other barrel like others suggested. |
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Veteran
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| Get her seen by a lameness vet. She hurts. |
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 Take a Picture
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| Mine did that. Got him injected, sent him to the trainer for a tune up---good as new. I learned if there is something I cannot fix, get someone who can. |
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Location: North Dakota | Have a friend or trainer try the horse if the friend gets her around the 1st you know its your anxiety, iIf the horse still runs up the wall-go deeper on the lameness exam-I've heard of front feet soreness causing that problem. |
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Elite Veteran
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Location: USA | PAIN!! I was once in your shoes..... If you pm me i can tell you what i did to figure out if it was pain or habit. |
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boon
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| The first time, I took her to the vet and had her hocks injected. I took her back to the trainer and back to the arena where she first learned barrels and she did GREAT. She was brand new.
Then, I took her back home and ran her in the arena where she first ran past the barrel... she ran past it again!
So that's why I'm thinking that it is a habit.
I have since injected her hocks again about a few weeks ago because it had been about six months and she was showing signs of soreness. I am just unsure of how to proceed because I do NOT want her to run past it again and get away with it. Maybe I will try changing to the left barrel. I'm giving her some rest time since she still may be sore but I'm thinking ahead of time about how I will handle this.
Thanks for all of the great responses. |
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Take a Picture
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| Mine is on a regular schedule. I usually have mine injected every four to five months depending on how much he gets ridden. He is so broke he usually tells me when he needs it |
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Veteran
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| SI pain caused my gelding to run up the wall. Never took a lame step, local vet couldn't find anything wrong so I took him out of step to a lameness vet. Scanned him and found the SI issues. Injected, therapy and correct conditioning and he hasn't done it since.
I know you think because she got away with it she's doing it out of habit, but I'm willing to bet there is a pain issue. Good luck! |
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boon
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| Thanks all! I tried her to the left and she did perfect! I might just have to take her to the left in this particular arena where she experienced much pain with her hocks. Whatever works for her. |
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Location: North MS | Did they do x-rays or just a basic lameness to diagnose the hocks? I hate to say it but Outlaw Equine missed a major problem on my mare- did the flex test and said "needs hock injections". Fast forward and maybe 6 runs into our season (I took her after my pregnancy and before we started running again)- she ran up the wall. I felt her hesitate and keep going left instead of turning. The first time I SENT her to first. Off to the local vet school and she got a thorough going over. Diagnosis- subchondral bone cyst and previously broken splint bone. IV Tildren treatment completed and bone fragment removed. Can start back riding in two weeks. It isn't always just hocks, especially if there are not x-rays. |
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Expert
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| I had one that started to do this. It ended up being the bursa in the shoulder. Had him injected and time off. Came back solid |
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