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Location: where the wind blows | I've got a 6 year old very green broke mare. She wasn't started until fall of her 4 year old year. Spent 4 months with a trainer. I rode her afterward off and on that winter, no big issues to speak of. She was still pretty green but would lope cirlces both ways, basically had a good start on her. She's had very sporadic riding since then and now she has become super sensitive and cinchy to saddle, super sensitive in the flank area and the top of her head. It's driving me crazy. My son has rode her a couple times this spring to chase cows. Today I tried to ride her in my arena. I worked with her on the ground for a long time playing with the stirrups and just generally trying to desensitize her a bit. Got on and walked around she was fine. As soon as I tried to do an easy jog she would try to refuse to go right. Turned her head to the left and would stand there. I would get her going back to the right after a lot of bumping and tugging. It was more or less a bit of a war.
I'm just starting to wonder if ulcers could be an issue? Although she's been running in a pasture all spring, has buddies out there and is in good shape. I did just have her teeth done last week by my regular dentist.
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Location: Gainesville, TX | I would think pain could definitely be a factor, ulcers or maybe joints on that side somewhere. Has she been tested for PSSM. Inconsistent riding like that if she is prone to it could be a problem. A diet change is the solution there.
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she might just need more consistent riding, lol. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | I had one act just like that and he had a wolf tooth. A stud I was riding was grumpy about picking up his right lead and his issue turned out to be shoulder soreness. He hated to go to the right. I thought hock or stifle. He's going in again to be checked out and if he is all better, I'll give him a try again. |
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| Could be, I had one who wouldn't pick up a right lead due to ulcers |
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| Sometimes horses are just broncy and need to go back to square one if they're not worked with consistently. Personality thing.
A good lameness evaluation checking really quick for kissing spine and other red flags should be on the itinerary, but if she aces that it's back to the drawing board in the round pen.
I would go back doing 40 minutes of educated groundwork a day in a good round pen for a week to ten days and see where you are.
And really, If the trainer had her for four months and she was still just that green, he either wasn't doing his job or she's the type that needed camped on after you got her home.
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Location: Sunny So Cal | Maybe, I don't rule them out anymore. My gelding wasn't cinchy, fat, ate all food eagerly and hadn't competed in over a year. Basically just hacked him around everyday. Only thing different is sometimes when I first would start up he would get a little sulky, off an on sore lower back and then would have these weird random spazz attacks and sometimes dump me. Thought it was just his attitude because he is a jerk and will try to bully you. Very sweet but likes to play games and be a sh*t just to me. I treated him for ulcers and BAM!! new horse! No more sulk, or sore back and no more spazz attacks. |
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Location: Wonderful Wyoming | Cowgirl Kat - 2015-05-26 10:27 AM
Maybe, I don't rule them out anymore. My gelding wasn't cinchy, fat, ate all food eagerly and hadn't competed in over a year. Basically just hacked him around everyday. Only thing different is sometimes when I first would start up he would get a little sulky, off an on sore lower back and then would have these weird random spazz attacks and sometimes dump me. Thought it was just his attitude because he is a jerk and will try to bully you. Very sweet but likes to play games and be a sh*t just to me. I treated him for ulcers and BAM!! new horse! No more sulk, or sore back and no more spazz attacks.
This sounds just like my old guy. The one that taught be about ulcers. He always had a pi$$ poor attitude and was just a turd. Did some chiro and treated his ulcers and he is a really great horse now lol |
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Location: Sunny So Cal | wyoming barrel racer - 2015-05-26 11:36 AM Cowgirl Kat - 2015-05-26 10:27 AM Maybe, I don't rule them out anymore. My gelding wasn't cinchy, fat, ate all food eagerly and hadn't competed in over a year. Basically just hacked him around everyday. Only thing different is sometimes when I first would start up he would get a little sulky, off an on sore lower back and then would have these weird random spazz attacks and sometimes dump me. Thought it was just his attitude because he is a jerk and will try to bully you. Very sweet but likes to play games and be a sh*t just to me. I treated him for ulcers and BAM!! new horse! No more sulk, or sore back and no more spazz attacks. This sounds just like my old guy. The one that taught be about ulcers. He always had a pi$$ poor attitude and was just a turd. Did some chiro and treated his ulcers and he is a really great horse now lol
lol!!!I can't imagine more like him. I could barely handle. Now he doesn't pull pranks anymore when I ride him but still on the ground. I was waiting for the turnout the other day and thought he was sleeping in the sun so I took my eye off of him and was talking to my friend. Then BAM! He had spun around so fast and was now lose with his halter and lead rope on running like a wild child. Took 5 people to catch him. My friend was like, "what was that?" and I said, "yep, that's rocket for you." |
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Location: Where the stars at night are big and bright, TX | I would put saddle fit at the top of my list. If she's not comfortable and may be compensating, then that can cause body soreness throughout. |
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