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| My 5 year old gelding will not pick up his right lead. If he does happen to pick it up he only picks up with front let not right hind.
I have not taken him to vet yet but am thinking stifles, hocks, maybe?
Also very smooth in left lead.
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| What about on a lunge line or in a round pen? Or in the pasture? What does he look like then? |
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Location: Missouri | Is this new? Or, has he always had trouble? Is it only under saddle? Can he pick it up in the pasture? |
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| I have been watching him in the pasture and I saw him use the right lead. but when you are riding him, he just wont and if he does pick it up and you go down to a trot he picks back up on the left lead. I have been off of him for about a year now. Just getting him legged back up and noticed he wont use the back right.
Edited by TLynn 2015-03-23 10:46 AM
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| I'd get him on a lunge line and see what happens in the right lead. If he can't hold it, then he's probably sore. |
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Location: Missouri | TLynn - 2015-03-23 10:45 AM I have been watching him in the pasture and I saw him use the right lead. but when you are riding him, he just wont and if he does pick it up and you go down to a trot he picks back up on the left lead. I have been off of him for about a year now. Just getting him legged back up and noticed he wont use the back right.
Based on this info, my vote is training. Like he's still "colt loping."
Work on his hips, moving them laterally at a walk and trot. When asking him to lope, push his hips in before departing.
If he's just learning, the trainer I ride with doesn't stress about it. He has me break him down, if he takes off in the wrong lead, bring him to a trot (controlled and shaped) then ask again. Might take a few tries before he gets it.
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| Sore as in probably hocks or stifles correct? It does seem like I recall round penning him prior and he would crossfire.
I will lunge him this evening and see how he does but am almost certain its both under saddle and out of saddle. |
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| Also I might include that he normally travels very collected. Not traveling collected at all going to the right. |
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Location: Phoenix | When a horse is this young....I can't help but think WHY are you already sore? I understand hocks are maybe fusing at this time....Id be more inclined to get him adjusted by a Chiro and then go from there. And do some roundpen and lunging work to build up the strength needed to hope the lope in that lead. |
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| Thanks for all of the thoughts. I am wondering the same thing about why he would be sore? He was started on barrels as a 3 year old and then basically out to rest.
Edited by TLynn 2015-03-23 11:57 AM
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Location: MI | I have a 4yo gelding who prefers the left lead under saddle. He had a slight hitch in his giddyup when being broke, had a chiro work on his hip, so it could be that.
But, I was riding one day and asked my daughter's english trainer to watch him/me when asking to lope to the right - as we had just gone through unsuccessfully trying to pick up the right. At just the critical moment, she told me to sit up, and he took the right correctly.
It's totally me. I have to work like heck to keep my posture correct to help him pick it up and keep it. I had my youngest daughter last May and I'm sure it's the past few years of having babies - I'm out of shape!. It could be that he has a preference for the left, but if I can ride right, I can help him take it and keep it.
Might want to get some really good eyes to watch you? I took some lessons also from this trainer last fall on him, it was totally worth it! |
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| Okay, I lunged him some last night and he would not use the back right when going to the right... he will use the front for right lead only.
I can also hear a clicking sound.
I am going to have him checked but wanted thoughts from you guys.
Thanks!
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| Stifles maybe? Young horses can have problems with them during growth spurts. The vet can help. |
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Location: North Dakota | If you are hearing a clicking sound then my guess is stifles. If he has had quite a bit of time off the he will need some strength training. Stifles quickly get out of condition and can be a big problem if not strengthened back up. |
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| Thanks for the good info. is it best to get stifles injected if it is? Guess it would not hurt.
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| It might be! It just depends, I think I would if I were trying to get him going again. Lots and lots of long trotting straight lines, caviletti, backing up a grade. Injecting might help him get over the hump. I just turned my colt with yucky stifles out after I had to keep him stalled too much for illness. he's 80% better just from being out 6 weeks. Considering blistering if they don't finish on their own in the next 6 weeks. |
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