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| I had to run my 4 year old on previcox this weekend for the first time ever. Had to do some shoeing changes and he was little tender. Vet gave the go ahead to run with some previcox. This horse normally is very ratey and you have to push him past the first barrel. Both runs this weekend he blew PAST his first barrel. A friend of mine mentioned her horse will do that on previcox as well! Never thought of it. I know on bute some horses can not feel the bit and get strong but all my other horses do fine on previcox. Has anyone seen these results? Thanks! |
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Location: Where I am happiest | No, but the horse I have on previcox is old and retired. I have seen absolutelly no changes in her mentally or any hightened excitability. Your horse is only 4 though, and I would be more inclinded to chalk it up to being a colt. |
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Location: W. Pa. | Or it could have been her feet were still a little sore. |
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| I run my mare on Previcox. She was already on the muscle behind the alleyway before I put her on Previcox-it didn't make her any worse after I put her on it. |
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| I've had my mare on Previcoxx for awhile ... did not see any changes other than her being back to herself since she was no longer in pain. |
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Location: AB | YES ! 2 ..both older geldings. Haven`t had an issue with mares on it. Not just excitability, but angry. 1 gelding is quite old and really needs it. He became aggressive in the herd, but is fine with just a buddy, so he is kept separate with his little mini buddy.
Other is late teens, ex-barrel pony. Never had alley issues or anything super snarky,...put on Previcox and he started rearing if you wouldn't let him run around like an idiot. We had chiro, massage, osteopath, you name it,... he still did it. We took him off Previcox and he doesn't do it anymore,..he can trail ride and behave again....but he has also had to retire to 'leadline pony' status.
Have a mare on it,...no issues.
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Location: Riding Crackhead. | Never had an issue with it. I would wonder if your horse was still having issues with their feet. |
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| I wouldn't think his feet were still sore since he inhaled the second and 3rd barrels but who knows. Lol learning experience I guess. And i did do a time only and he was perfect. Who knows! Lol thanks all |
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Location: South Dakota | I give it to my older horses all the time. There was once though we gave it to a bomb proof kids horse as I thought his feet were a little sore from some rocks the day before. He bucked a little between 1st and 2nd barrel. |
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Location: Texas | i would be willing to bet the previcox didnt cut his foot pain and he didnt want to commit. |
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Location: Texas | FLITASTIC - 2015-11-22 9:58 PM
I wouldn't think his feet were still sore since he inhaled the second and 3rd barrels but who knows. Lol learning experience I guess. And i did do a time only and he was perfect. Who knows! Lol thanks all
my best horse has foot issues from time to time, and she will run by her first and inhale the other two. idk why. there was a retrospective study done at TAMU with one of their lameness vets. she looked back at her barrel racing clients who were complaining of horses running by the first barrel and the owners all said hocks. 80% of them came back with front right lameness and went by the 1st (right) barrel. so her hypothesis is, if they are running by the first, look front end before hind end. |
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| We ran the mare in my profile pic on previcox, and I think her feeling her best makes her a bit more energized than when she isn't on it and hurting. She will sometimes blow the first barrel, but I don't think that's from the previcox. I think its more when I try to push her too hard from a blind alley and she doesn't entirely realize what we are doing until after we pass the first barrel. haha
ETA: She also hasn't been as bad about it since we got her front coffin bones injected. She got those and her hocks done when she was running hard (she's going to be bred this spring, so not anymore)
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Location: Louisiana | casualdust07 - 2015-11-23 8:51 AM FLITASTIC - 2015-11-22 9:58 PM I wouldn't think his feet were still sore since he inhaled the second and 3rd barrels but who knows. Lol learning experience I guess. And i did do a time only and he was perfect. Who knows! Lol thanks all my best horse has foot issues from time to time, and she will run by her first and inhale the other two. idk why. there was a retrospective study done at TAMU with one of their lameness vets. she looked back at her barrel racing clients who were complaining of horses running by the first barrel and the owners all said hocks. 80% of them came back with front right lameness and went by the 1st (right ) barrel. so her hypothesis is, if they are running by the first, look front end before hind end.
Mine has cysts on navicular and arthritis in coffin joint. Right front only. He will run by the first when it's time for injections. Nothing bad, just costs a small amount of time. |
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| Thanks all!!! I am just starting to add quite a bit of speed so I will chalk this one up to 4 year old and go back to basics and see if it continues... |
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Location: Midwest | Just wanted to say that I've never had one get excited from it.
Side note, I have seen horses fall asleep on bute though, which I thought was kind of weird, but I've seen it a few times with different horses.
Good luck with your youngster! :) |
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Location: Texas | casualdust07 - 2015-11-23 8:51 AM FLITASTIC - 2015-11-22 9:58 PM I wouldn't think his feet were still sore since he inhaled the second and 3rd barrels but who knows. Lol learning experience I guess. And i did do a time only and he was perfect. Who knows! Lol thanks all my best horse has foot issues from time to time, and she will run by her first and inhale the other two. idk why. there was a retrospective study done at TAMU with one of their lameness vets. she looked back at her barrel racing clients who were complaining of horses running by the first barrel and the owners all said hocks. 80% of them came back with front right lameness and went by the 1st (right ) barrel. so her hypothesis is, if they are running by the first, look front end before hind end.
This is interesting.. I have struggled with my horses first barrel for 4 years, it's been hit or miss and mostly miss 75% of the time.. I've always been told it was hocks. Got to the point where we were being told to inject hocks every 2-3 months.. I thought that's just ridiculous.. Finally found out over the summer he has a small chip in his front right ankle that isn't even a big deal at all after x rays and ultrasounds, but it was just enough to throw him off. He hasn't missed the first barrel since..
You are gonna be one hell of a lameness vet one day... There's so much logic behind everything you post.. |
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Location: Central Texas | casualdust07 - 2015-11-23 8:51 AM
FLITASTIC - 2015-11-22 9:58 PM
I wouldn't think his feet were still sore since he inhaled the second and 3rd barrels but who knows. Lol learning experience I guess. And i did do a time only and he was perfect. Who knows! Lol thanks all
my best horse has foot issues from time to time, and she will run by her first and inhale the other two. idk why. there was a retrospective study done at TAMU with one of their lameness vets. she looked back at her barrel racing clients who were complaining of horses running by the first barrel and the owners all said hocks. 80% of them came back with front right lameness and went by the 1st (right ) barrel. so her hypothesis is, if they are running by the first, look front end before hind end.
This turned out to be my issue. He would not give me a good first barrel. As soon as he started to commit to the turn, the torque would get his right front and he would crow hop/jump around the barrel. Ended up being navicular bone issues in the right front! 2nd and 3rd were great turns. |
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Location: Piedmont, OK | If they feel better from the Previcoxx they could theoretically be more excited |
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| I am a worry and worry. Lol Saturday we had to run in a blind ally from bright outside to dark inside and like I said he is 4. Lol but Sunday we ran in a big huge arena he has been in million times. I did a moderate time only and he sure got into the ground and turned. Just not jackpot. I have never had to do slow work as he always just inhales the barrels. He is off the track so maybe that run is setting in and it's a natural progression of his training. I will play on him a little and see how it goes at the next one. Lol |
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| I have one barrel horse that absolutely loses his mind on Previcox. No joke.
It is the only thing I changed at a handful of barrel races and he was pulling back at the trailer, a sweaty, nervous mess, and would even stand and shake. Mind you, he was a seasoned horse and these were arenas he had been to many times. Giving the previcox was the only thing I changed. My vet thought for whatever reason, he had a reaction to it.
I have given it to several other barrel horses and had no behavioral changes occur at all.
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