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| So I have a 5 year old gelding who has always been an excellent hauler. He has had many cross country trips, and short trips to barrel races. About 3 months ago, at a barrel race he had a hind shoe come a little loose, but not bad. I couldn't get a farrier to come out to the race, and he wasn't sore on it at all. It was still on way too good for me to pull myself, so I decided to haul him home where my farrier met me to pull and reset the shoe. Plus, I bed my trailer very well with shavings so I figured he should have enough bedding to be alright. Well, he was scrambling a couple different times, which he had never done before. I was driving very slow and carefully all the way, which was only 15 minutes. But now, for the last couple months, he is scrambling very bad every time I haul him! I took him to a good lameness vet just to make sure nothing else was going on, he came away with a 100% clean bill of health. So now I am at a loss...vet gave me a tube of dermosedan (sorry for spelling) gel to try before hauling to see if that helps. That definitely made a big difference! I was thinking, just giving him 1/2 cc of ace before we haul now? Have any of you had luck getting horses past scrambling for something mentally wrong? If so, what was your method? Thank you! | |
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| I had a bad scrambler, I had to wrap his legs every time he got in the trailer. He eventually got better, but I had to always haul him like I was hauling glass. I know that you said you already go slow, but when I turned corners from a stop I literally only went 5 mph until the trailer was completely straight behind me and in any sharp turns I also did that. Remember to slowly accelerate every time whether it is for a turn or just going straight. From a stop, I would take a while before getting to top speed. I had people stacked and honking, but I just didn't let it bother me. Also, no more moving to the wide shoulder to let people pass. Pick a lane and stay in it, try to change lanes as little as possible and take longer to get all the way over. If you already do this, then do it slower is all I can say.  | |
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Location: Stephenville, TX | You might also want to inspect your trailer for any issues causing this. I had a cracked suspension on one of my aluminum trailers that started my horse hauling bad. Some horses suddenly become claustrophobic and need a divider opened up or taken out or haul them in a different spot. And don't forget about wasp nests. I had those twice so far this year.
ETA: sometimes shavings bedded too deep will not give a horse secure footing if they beome uneven. Just a thought.
Edited by BroncoBetty 2016-09-15 12:34 PM
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