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| I have a 5 yr old who I took for hock injections. The reason took her is because occasionally she bunny hopped behind the barrels. When I was able to ride her again she kept wanting to put her head down between her legs and not go forward. Which is extremely out of character. Note that she didn't do this before the injections. I took her back and they decided it was stifles. So I think my problem is solved, get back to ride her and she's even worse refusing to go. Puts her head down and pins her ears. If you do make her go she will try to ride with her head between her legs the whole time. She has NEVER done this. I treated for epm, she's on regumate, teeth were done. Has anyone every had horses get like this after injections?? |
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Location: Oklahoma | I once had a horse that did close to this except he would walk with head down that low but no faster. He did this day after he backed out of horsetrailer and sat down and rolled to the side. Maybe horse did something in the pasture? Did they flex her the 2nd time you went back? Sounds like they just guessing if they said to just try stifles. Did horse show off in stifles? Usually some vets will start at hocks and then you go back they say stifle and then you go back they say SI. and so forth instead of trying to find the root of the problem. Good luck |
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| check for epm |
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| daisycake123 - 2018-05-07 12:26 PM
check for epm
Original post says treated for EPM |
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| Turnburnsis - 2018-05-07 2:24 PM
I once had a horse that did close to this except he would walk with head down that low but no faster. He did this day after he backed out of horsetrailer and sat down and rolled to the side. Maybe horse did something in the pasture? Did they flex her the 2nd time you went back? Sounds like they just guessing if they said to just try stifles. Did horse show off in stifles? Usually some vets will start at hocks and then you go back they say stifle and then you go back they say SI. and so forth instead of trying to find the root of the problem. Good luck
The first time I went they said she was palpating sore in SI area, hocks, and mild stifles. Said we should try hocks first thinking that was our problem. Then she began this weird head deal, so i took her back. They said her SI feels fine. Ultrasound the stifles and decided to inject those. Still not any better. I've never had any weird head issues prior to injections.
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Location: Oakdale, CA | I would take her for a 2nd opinion............
sorry and hope she heals up |
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| got boost? - 2018-05-07 5:54 PM
I would take her for a 2nd opinion............
sorry and hope she heals up
^^^I agree. It merits a second opinion. |
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Location: in the ozone | "CAN" be PSSM symptoms also - possibly either PSSM1 or PSSM2. Bunny hoping in the back is a big one; refusing to go forward or if they do go, they are "mad" about it, showing pain; having their heads way low; etc |
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| My gelding has always been a little grumpy, pinning ears when riding, flipping his head. He gets great care and looked at by my vet if I ever feel anything might be going on and attributed his behavior to just being bratty. I happened to be there when a specialty farrier was there and let him look at his feet, shot some laterals and his angles were off. The new farrier totally changed how he was being shoed ( which my vet thought his feet looked good) and all his bratty behavior went away. This same farrier also worked on a friend’s horse that for 2 years the best vets in Texas could not figure out how to keep her sound, 2 cycles of him doing her feet and she was sound. This guy is highly educated and has a gift for seeing what your horse needs. My point of sharing is sometimes even the best vets miss what someone like this guy sees instantly. I am very curios to see now that his feet are no longer hurting him if previous injections we did will be necessary in the future. If you have an opportunity to get a specialty farrier to look at her it is worth your time. I now drive an hour every six weeks to the vet clinic to get their feet done.
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| When you say puts her head down do you mean that she breaks on the poll and starts to back? Do you back her by using your feet? Is she doing the reining horse head down back up? |
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| When my mares ulcers would act up, she would put her nose down on the ground when going forward and just wouldn't want to come out of a trot and have her ears pinned. It's before I discovered that she can't handle bute. |
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