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Location: midwest mama | My horse paws in the trailer but nowhere else. He will stand tied all day long and never paw once. Doesn't paw in his stall or his pen.
He doesn't just do it while he is standing in the trailer either - he paws the whole time we are driving somewhere. As a matter of fact, he really doesn't paw much while we are sitting still, it is more when the trailer is moving. I have hauled him with shavings and without, and tried giving him a little grass hay while hauling to distract him. Nothing works. He still paws. I'm getting tired of the trailer swaying while I go down the road because he's pawing. Never kicks the trailer - just paws.
Has anyone tried those ankle bracelet no-paw things? Do they work?
Anyone have any other suggestions?
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I just read the headlines
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| My horse did that too. I thought he was being a butt. However, when I treated him for anxiety/gastric upset he has gone much better. In fact, he hasn't pawed in a while. I use Cur Ost Stomach and Adapt, plus I will give him a THE calming cookie or two. |
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Location: Jersey Girl | I would try giving him something to calm his nerves.
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Location: Texas | I have one that will start pawing in the trailer after being hauled a while. Doesn't paw while tied. He is fine on shorter trips, like less than one hour. But longer trips he gets impatiant, especially on the way home! Once home he stands perfectly quiet. I took two old horse shoes, bent them closed enough to where I could just barely get the canon bone thru, then turn them so the open ends is toward the heels and the closed end rests down around the cornary band. When he paws it bangs the coronary band and they can't come off. He no longer paws in the trailer if he has them on. I thought he was probably pawing from the road heat or vibration. Tried hauling him in softride boots, but he even starts pawing with those on. Wish I could figure out a way to have the horse shoe & the softride boot on together! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Maybe your driving to rough, like taking off to fast stoping to fast turing to tight. Really your driving can make a difference on how a horse will haul.  |
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Location: Deep South | I would give him something to soothe his stomach and see if the pawing stops. My sister's gelding did this too, only pawed in the trailer, no where else. He had ulcers. |
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Location: WI | Paw bracelets! I have two that paw without them on, once on no pawing. They will try once in a while but quit after a couple attempts. These two horse paw everything; tied, grain, etc... |
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Location: midwest mama | Anyone else? |
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Location: Fort Bragg North Carolina | Break check |
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Location: Where I am happiest | Stop, start, and turn corners exceedingly slow and bed that trailer DEEP!! They have done studies and most horses hauling issues are due to the vibration of the floor while driving. The last thing I would try is giving him more room. Dont close the divider on him or give him a double space. |
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Location: Midwest | charlenenh - 2016-04-21 6:04 AM Break check
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Location: midwest mama | Has anyone tried those pawing bracelets? |
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