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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-12-21 6:30 AM Subject: Stocking up in pasterns?
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	One of my horses often stocks up in all 4 of his pasterns. He lives in a small pen because he can't be with most horses as they attack him relentlessly (he's a huge pansy). He has been on on rest for over 2 months now due to strangles then a hoof abscess. Both are cleared up and I'm slowly starting to work him again. I'm sure being in that pen for so long with nothing more than a little hand walking allowed is a big factor, but I noticed it even before that. If I'm out there in the evening and KNOW I'll be out the next day I'll put BOT's on him and those help but if he doesn't wear them for one night he's puffed up again. The swelling isn't extreme and he doesn't seem sore in the least. I just don't know if I should be concerned that maybe there's some underlying issue. Do some horses just stock up super easy? I'm thinking of getting the BOT polos and wrapping them a little further down that usual (so they actually reach the pasterns) and see if wearing those while exercising will help.
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readytorodeo Reg. Dec 2005	Posted 2014-12-21 6:52 AM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?u
Expert Posts: 3514	I would out him a detox. KIdneys will cause a horse to stock up. Environmental detox is what I use.
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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-12-21 7:09 AM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	I have never heard of detox for horses before! Where do you get it? Edited by cavyrunsbarrels 2014-12-21 7:23 AM
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ThreeCorners Reg. Nov 2003	Posted 2014-12-21 7:44 AM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Tried and True Posts: 21185 Location: Where I am happiest	We had one that would stock up like that. We fed her silver lining kidney cleans and no more stocking up.
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cavyrunsbarrels Reg. Dec 2010	Posted 2014-12-21 7:56 AM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Red Bull Agressive Posts: 5981 Location: North Dakota	Awesome! I just checked their site. One of the symptoms it lists is sore back/tight muscles which he also has some trouble with. Guess I'll be ordering some...
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azsun Reg. Jun 2006	Posted 2014-12-21 10:57 AM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Porta Potty Pants Posts: 2600	Ok … not to steal this thread … but … my horse is stocking up in the back legs … in a stall and now he won't even let me put a saddle on him! Could this be a similar kidney situation??
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readytorodeo Reg. Dec 2005	Posted 2014-12-21 1:37 PM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Expert Posts: 3514	Yes
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2014-12-22 11:20 AM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	ThreeCorners - 2014-12-21 5:44 AM We had one that would stock up like that. We fed her silver lining kidney cleans and no more stocking up. Ditto! I'd dose him with a bag of this and then reassess.
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KylaKris Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2014-12-22 1:46 PM Subject: RE: Stocking up in pasterns?
Elite Veteran Posts: 1094 Location: Idahome	azsun - 2014-12-21 9:57 AM Ok … not to steal this thread … but … my horse is stocking up in the back legs … in a stall and now he won't even let me put a saddle on him! Could this be a similar kidney situation?? Yes! The bars of your saddle sit right over the kidney, which have little protection. To the OP, cleaning up the kidneys should do the trick like the others have said.
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