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 Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | Just seeing if I can get opinions on what could be her issue. The last run on my mare, she hung her head real low and shook it constantly. She still worked ok. But wasn't normal. I got on her yesterday, same thing, but worse. Wouldn't stop shaking her head and tiliting her head oddly to the left. I thought maybe it was the saddle, pinching her. Tried a different saddle. Both are flex trees. Problem persists to the point of she wont listen, wont turn, wont lope.
So I unclipped my reins and stuck her in the round pen. Couldn't get her to lope. Shook her head uncontrolably. When she stopped, she cranked her head waaaay left at a weird angle, was opening and closing her mouth and looked like she would fall over. So I pull her bridle, and it all stops. She will let me touch her ears fine, but not behind her right ear. She flips out. Put the bridle back on, pulled it back to where it wouldn't touch her ear and she worked fine the rest of the day. Her saddle fits. She is being treated for ulcers currently just for assurance. She gets regular chiroporactic work. Maybe a tick? Nerve sensitivity? She's never done this before, and I haven't changed a thing. Sorry for the book, just wanted to be detailed. | |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sounds like she might have hit her head really hard on something are got something that went really deep into her ear canal. Is she keeping her head at a till? How is her balance?
Edited by Southtxponygirl 2015-06-12 10:35 AM
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Serious Snap Trapper
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Location: In The Snow, AZ | No, she doesn't keep it tilted. She just was doing that with her headstall on. When I took it off, she quit. Her balance seems normal. I free lunged the other day and she tore it up just as she always does. I can't see how she would have hit her head. We have crap, vinyl fencing that would break if she hit it. Not really much else in the pasture. She lets me put my fingers down in her ear, granted, I know it goes very deep. But she's not too bothered by me messing down in there. Seems to be more on the outer, base of the ear. | |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Sounds like it could be tmj, look it up, I did and it sounds alot of what your horse is doing. google AEC Client education tmj or tmj diease diagnosed. | |
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