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| I have a very nice 10 year old gelding. Ive had him going on 3 years. He just needed hauling when i got him and i took him and seasoned him with success and high hopes. He started giving me alley issues. He had not been hauled alot or worked a pattern at home for him to be "sour" . After vets,chiropractic , acupuncture, dental and animal communicator...im still having this issue. He occasionally doesnt like to load in the trailer and now is freaky on cross ties in barn and not wanting to walk threw the doorway. Is there a suppliment or medication out there to help with this issue? Its pretty heartbreaking. Thanks :) |
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Location: The Lone Star State (Southeast, near the Gulf) | I know you mentioned already seeing a vet, but have you had his eyes checked? Really sounds like something is going on. Good luck! |
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Location: Canada | Have you checked him for ulcers. The alley, loading and tying issues could be from him stressing and/ or in pain from acid. Worth a check.
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| He is on an ulcer suppliment. He turns beatiful barrels so he doesnt seem to have a pain issue. If he did i would think he wouldnt do such a nice job. |
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Location: Never in one place long | my mare isn't necessarily claustrophobic but she is weird in that she does not like ANYTHING to come at her... cars, tractors, other horses etc... she will pull back and get away... she hasn't ever had any bad experience that I know of and I've owned her since she was a yearling... she wants to be in control of the situation I guess and if she even THINKS anything is coming at her, she's gone! She also will not run nearly as hard in a closed arena b/c she will not run up to a gate but open she'll fly. It's very frustrating b/c I loose time.... |
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Location: Outside of Larryville, KS | what is the ulcer supplement? My gelding did great for the first year then started having alley issues, running down the fence but only at first, 2nd and 3rd were perfect, then he started balking at getting in trailer, and his poop would be like a cow pie at a race. He ate great, kept weight on, look good and healthy. I finally did a treatment of omeprazole with radintine and what a difference it made. I also put him on FORCO. I would really consider being more agressive with ulcer treatment. If you still have problems and it's not other source of pain, then you could try Valerium. It's all natural, knocks the edge off, helps them focus without taking away the run. It's pretty cheap, and you can get it from Wholistic Horse. |
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Location: Oklahoma | I have a gelding like this, minus the alley problems. He causes me some grief loading and tying at the trailer. The loading is somewhat a battle of wills and he's getting much better (he loves to load when it's time to come home. imagine that!) and he'll pull back at the trailer if something sets him off or if he thinks he doesn't have enough space to move in. I use a Blocker Tie Ring and I can tie him at the corner of the trailer where he can see everything within a 270 degree radius and he better than if I was to tie him on the side and only have a 180 radius of visibility. I don't know if he has an eyesight problem as the vet looked at his eyes when I was doing my pre purchase exam. He just started an ulcer supplement four days ago, but he hasn't been diagnosed with ulcers per se. I'm hoping the supplement helps him if that is his issue, but I do believe it's more of a control issue. I would suggest tying him to where he can see more of his surroundings and maybe that will help some! |
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| Thanks for all the input. It seems this started just out of the blue. He was easy going and laid back. But i did use a small trailer at one point to only go a half hour away. Since he was so chilled out i thought he would be fine. Well im thinking its caused this...claustrophobia. He is fine to ride,stands tied perfect, it just seems to be when hes enclosed. I just use Ulc-R-Aid. |
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Location: Florida | Rebecca Leigh - 2014-05-20 2:03 PM
I know you mentioned already seeing a vet, but have you had his eyes checked? Really sounds like something is going on. Good luck!
I second this. I have an appaloosa who started out with problems at night, not wanting to walk from lit barn to dark pasture. Now (10 or so years later) he has issues with his sight during the day as well. With the trailer loading I just have to walk in out a few times myself and keep talking to him and then he will go in. I can even get him in the last slot this way. |
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| I dont see any signs in him that would indicate a vision problem. Physic said jaw-tooth issue and he did have a hook that caused sores in his jaw. Had that taken care of. He had 9 months off...mostly due to bad winter, and i ran him 2 weeks ago and back to the same stuff. But when i got in in arena he ran a pretty pattern like nothing ever bothered him. |
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