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Location: Alabama | streakinmagic - 2018-01-24 12:17 PM
Ya it does seem weird how it shows up when it gets cold.
Is there anything else that is changing in her routine this time of year? Stalling more? Change of feed,hay, supplements? Some horses are super sensitive to these minor changes and can really stress out over it. |
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Location: Not where I want to be! | Yes I do have that option open for sure. |
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Location: Not where I want to be! | Nothing changes much except they don't get rode or worked as much. I keep all feed and supplements the same and I don't feed a lot of grain at all.
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Location: Arkansas | streakinmagic - 2018-01-24 12:08 PM
Thank you!
I should just tell a bit of her story and maybe someone else has had this happen.
I bought this mare just about three years ago. Our first year together was great and she ran well for me placing high in the 1D by the fall then through the winter she started getting touchy about saddling and cinching up. It got to the point of her exploding into bucking. Our vet thought ulcers so we treated her for a month and a half with no change. Consulted with a naturopathic guy, found out she had adrenal fatigue, hormonal imbalance and digestive issues brought on by stress apparently. Treated her for all that and got her back running last fall and she was good. She started acting weird again in December and told she needed chiropractor work, did that, no change. I have a girl coming to do some massage and whatever else she does to see if that helps. Not sure what's going on with her but it's pretty disappointing, she is very talented and fast on the barrels when she's feeling normal.
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Location: Not where I want to be! | So no one knows anything about these horses? Was so hoping to find out something.
Oh well, I had a massage therapist work on her yesterday and she found a lot of tight spots etc and got her feeling better. We'll do a few more treatments and hopefully she'll get back in action. Fingers crossed! |
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| Metallic Lion was passed around a lot. He was up north in I think MN for a while, new Mexico, Oklahoma. He has been in Mexico for past several years.
I only know 1 person with a foal by him personally. And he is an untouched, unhalterbroke stallion out of a Moon Lark daughter. He is kind and easy going but that's all I can say because of his lack of handling.
Many people don't even know who he was. Race people in NM weren't thrilled with him as a sire, that I know as I did research on him trying to learn more. I liked his look.
People tend to see the word metallic and think of metallic cat..
I have seen some of pics of his Mexico foals and do like their looks. They seem to be running down there. It's really too bad he wasn't a better race sire in the USA, we needed the outcross.
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Location: Not where I want to be! | That's interesting, something at least. I have had slot of people think Metallic Cat right away lol!
I know the girl(pro rodeo) that started her running barrels told me, she's the fastest horse she's ever thrown her saddle on! Just gotta keep her head on straight and feeling good to utilize that speed!
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| So I don't know anything about Metallic Lion but I read through this thread and two things came to mind...
1. Have her tested through EquiSeq for the PSSM 2 variants - her symptoms are consistent with what others are experiencing with positive horses. I suggest joining the PSSM Forum group on Facebook.
2. Increase her magnesium supplementation - so many factors determine mag levels within the body and any amount of stress will deplete what she has stored in super quick fashion. The MagRestore product is the most bioavailable oral Mag supplement that is commercially available - I would suggest feeding it at as high of a amount that her bowels will tolerate until you see a change in her. Then you can use trial and error to find the best dose for her - once you decrease to a maintenance dosage, I suggest you up it a couple days prior to, throughout and a day or so after an event. Topical magnesium is the quickest way to up her levels though - the No Thrush shop has a fantastic product called Natural Release and the MagRestore people have a good topical product as well. Proper magnesium levels will not take her fire away, it will usually increase their performance because they are able to use their energy in a more focused, appropriate manner.
I do have a friend that has a GD of Apollo and she is fast, talented but extremely fractious and quite sensitive. She has an all or nothing style and comes in the gate on two legs. She can only run her in a smooth O-ring or the mare overreacts. I've never known her quit working (other than the bit issue) but she is very accident prone so she gets lots of time off. There are no relaxed rides on her and she basically either ponys or lunges her to leg her up. |
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