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mtcanchazer
Reg. Apr 2012
Posted 2019-06-22 4:23 PM
Subject: Update! What do you see in our runs?



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My grey horse has been "off" running barrels...but I can't pinpoint what it is. He rides out good, doesn't take a lame step, but we have been hitting barrels, mianly 2nd, and today 2nd and 3rd. This is the same horse I thought I wasn't clicking with but I'm trying to rule out all possibilities before saying that for sure. Here's a couple of videos, one we hit 2nd barrel (just slammed into it), the other a pretty decent run (bottom of the 1D). Today we ran again (no video, the girl I asked forgot, LOL), but we had a pretty bad slip on the backside of 1st, he felt like he found a hole and his back end went out from under him, and then proceeded to hit 2nd and 3rd. What am I not seeing? Is it a hole in training or something physical? Please be kind, because I'm truly discouraged but I don't know where to look. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfL7LJtic4g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsYGZztmXfo

 



Edited by mtcanchazer 2019-07-05 5:07 PM
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OutlawsLastDance
Reg. Feb 2007
Posted 2019-06-22 5:51 PM
Subject: RE: What do you see in our runs?


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I am not a professional, and others here can probably pick out more specifics. But what I saw in video 1 - you lined him up funny coming in. I thought you were gonna run to the left barrel first. He was really awkward once he figured out, or fixed that he needed to setup for a right turn. Also, on both videos, at the end he just finished a left turn (3rd barrel) but when you circle to slow him down he dives to the right, and looks like hes choosing that, I don't see you leaning that way or pulling his face that way. Also, the video cut off before I saw many steps, but it did look like he was a little gimpy in the back when he trotted a couple steps at the end of your circle. I'm talking about when he turned the 3rd, ran home, dove right, and as he was in that right hand turn he looked off/odd.) I would investigate in the back end. How are his hocks? Have they been x-rayed? How old is he? I saw the caption for the 1st video said less than 20 runs. Is he young?

 

Good luck, I hope you figure it out. 

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mtcanchazer
Reg. Apr 2012
Posted 2019-06-22 6:48 PM
Subject: RE: What do you see in our runs?



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OutlawsLastDance - 2019-06-22 4:51 PM


I am not a professional, and others here can probably pick out more specifics. But what I saw in video 1 - you lined him up funny coming in. I thought you were gonna run to the left barrel first. He was really awkward once he figured out, or fixed that he needed to setup for a right turn. Also, on both videos, at the end he just finished a left turn (3rd barrel) but when you circle to slow him down he dives to the right, and looks like hes choosing that, I don't see you leaning that way or pulling his face that way. Also, the video cut off before I saw many steps, but it did look like he was a little gimpy in the back when he trotted a couple steps at the end of your circle. I'm talking about when he turned the 3rd, ran home, dove right, and as he was in that right hand turn he looked off/odd.) I would investigate in the back end. How are his hocks? Have they been x-rayed? How old is he? I saw the caption for the 1st video said less than 20 runs. Is he young?


 


Good luck, I hope you figure it out. 


He's 9 years old, has only been running since last July. Got him at 7 as a ranch horse. The only difference from the May run to the June run is he had shoes in June. We have been working on our approach to first to get it straightened out. We have always turned off to the right at the end, I think I accidentally started him doing that last year because my old horse did. Haven't had anything looked at yet, but haven't been able to pinpoint where to start. 

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barrelracer63046304
Reg. Feb 2015
Posted 2019-06-22 8:45 PM
Subject: RE: What do you see in our runs?



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This is just my two cents, and it's probably not even worth that!!!

At first I thought you were sitting and going to the horn a little early, and needed to drive him past and/or farther. But it looks like he drops his lead in the hind and crossfires. He also does a little "bunny hop" thing going around, along with the crossfiring. The other thing I noticed is that he runs with his hind legs really close together. Almost like they're tied together, if that makes sense! I was always told that is a sign that they are hock sore.

As the above poster said, after you circled I saw he looked off in the hind. I would get him checked out. Again, it's just my opinion.

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hotpaints
Reg. Feb 2007
Posted 2019-06-22 8:49 PM
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He looks like a horse that doesn't understand his job.......if you slow lope him around the barrels he should understand how to collect, set up and turn the barrel, does he do that?.......he doesn't show this in these videos. He is dropping in on his turns, teaching him to hold himself up and turn off the outside rein/aids will help, also lifting the inside rein and moving him over with your inside leg will help to keep him from dropping his shoulder. Not being able to work off his hindquarters could be causing a lot of his problems. If it is stifle problems, then he will have trouble turning, right stifle will affect left lead/turning.

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joemama
Reg. Feb 2018
Posted 2019-06-22 9:01 PM
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 I believe he is off in the back and unwilling to get his butt under himself.

 

 

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WYOTurn-n-Burn
Reg. Sep 2004
Posted 2019-06-22 9:10 PM
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Looks extremely hock sore to me.

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texpat
Reg. Jun 2013
Posted 2019-06-22 9:21 PM
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Beautiful horse.

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bccanchaser16
Reg. Jan 2007
Posted 2019-06-22 9:47 PM
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He's screaming to me that he's sore in his back end- mainly hocks

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Liana D
Reg. Sep 2008
Posted 2019-06-22 10:18 PM
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He looks really sore in his hocks. He also looks choppy in the front end. Horses that are sore 8n the bottom and middle joint (TMT/DIT) very rarely flex positive in a flexion test. If he happens to be barefoot that might be why he looks choppy in front.

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mtcanchazer
Reg. Apr 2012
Posted 2019-06-22 10:24 PM
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To answer questions, this horse does know his job, and loves it. He was professionally trained (I sent him to the trainer that trained my old horse) and gotten to the point that he was ready to enter. He does lope barrels nice and does really nice slow work. That being said, we had some good runs this spring. Hit a barrel in the practice pen once (before this all started), but made some adjustments on placement and went on thinking nothing of it. To ride out, he doesn't feel off. 

Those two videos I posted I watched and he looked off in the back, judging by how he was trying to turn and how he was running. He's always been a free runner, so the hitting barrels is not like him, usually we overrun them (my error), so he's rating way to soon, maybe I'm guessing a little front endy do to not wanting to use his back end? 

I know ya'll aren't vets, but I haven't had one run this hard (he's a step up for me) and I wanted to see if ya'll saw something I wasn't seeing. And I appreciate your input. 

 

ETA: So, going to the vet, where to start or what to ask him? Or what kind of appt to schedule? I know what to ask for on a PPE, but not on my own horse, LOL. 



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SKM
Reg. Dec 2003
Posted 2019-06-22 10:59 PM
Subject: RE: What do you see in our runs?



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He’s sore behind. He’s “bunny hopping” in the hind end around the barrels instead of splitting the back legs to drive through the turn. If he’s 9, he could very well be fusing which is a painful process.

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mtcanchazer
Reg. Apr 2012
Posted 2019-06-22 11:22 PM
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SKM - 2019-06-22 9:59 PM


He’s sore behind. He’s “bunny hopping” in the hind end around the barrels instead of splitting the back legs to drive through the turn. If he’s 9, he could very well be fusing which is a painful process.


I wondered about fusing as well. They would be able to see that on rad's wouldn't they?

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SKM
Reg. Dec 2003
Posted 2019-06-23 7:29 AM
Subject: RE: What do you see in our runs?



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mtcanchazer - 2019-06-22 10:22 PM


SKM - 2019-06-22 9:59 PM


He’s sore behind. He’s “bunny hopping” in the hind end around the barrels instead of splitting the back legs to drive through the turn. If he’s 9, he could very well be fusing which is a painful process.



I wondered about fusing as well. They would be able to see that on rad's wouldn't they?


Yes. 

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OutlawsLastDance
Reg. Feb 2007
Posted 2019-06-23 9:28 AM
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When I have one that is off that I can’t point at and say look at this, I schedule a lameness evaluation. It’s a vets job to find the problem, that’s what they go to school for. I also prefer not to tell them what I think it is, and see what they say. I explain the trouble I’m having and go from there. So I would schedule a lameness evaluation and make sure to get X-rays of the hocks. If nothing is wrong with the hocks, which I’d be surprised, you at least have what they look like now. 

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Liana D
Reg. Sep 2008
Posted 2019-06-23 11:04 AM
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mtcanchazer - 2019-06-22 10:24 PM


To answer questions, this horse does know his job, and loves it. He was professionally trained (I sent him to the trainer that trained my old horse) and gotten to the point that he was ready to enter. He does lope barrels nice and does really nice slow work. That being said, we had some good runs this spring. Hit a barrel in the practice pen once (before this all started), but made some adjustments on placement and went on thinking nothing of it. To ride out, he doesn't feel off. 


Those two videos I posted I watched and he looked off in the back, judging by how he was trying to turn and how he was running. He's always been a free runner, so the hitting barrels is not like him, usually we overrun them (my error), so he's rating way to soon, maybe I'm guessing a little front endy do to not wanting to use his back end? 


I know ya'll aren't vets, but I haven't had one run this hard (he's a step up for me) and I wanted to see if ya'll saw something I wasn't seeing. And I appreciate your input. 


 


ETA: So, going to the vet, where to start or what to ask him? Or what kind of appt to schedule? I know what to ask for on a PPE, but not on my own horse, LOL. 


1. Find a good lameness vet.

2. Ask for a lameness exam. Bring your videos and let the vet watch them. 

 

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WiscoRacer
Reg. Jul 2015
Posted 2019-06-23 9:02 PM
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Didn't have to watch more than the first 5 seconds of your 1D run - he's hind end sore - I'd bet money on hock sore. Get hocks injected and go from there. 

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clover girl
Reg. Dec 2005
Posted 2019-06-24 9:41 AM
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Ditto to what others are saying.  I see hind end/back soreness. 

Mine would be going to the vet, then to a chiro. 

Ask for a general lameness, bring your videos in case they want to see a run.  I doubt they will need it after seeing him move in the lameness.

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mtcanchazer
Reg. Apr 2012
Posted 2019-06-24 10:07 AM
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Got him an appt for the day after the 4th of July...won't be running in any rodeos this 4th. But hoping to get this figured out and get him back to running. I have videos on my phone, so I'll show the vet if need be. 

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Reg. Feb 2012
Posted 2019-06-24 11:10 AM
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mtcanchazer - 2019-06-24 10:07 AM


Got him an appt for the day after the 4th of July...won't be running in any rodeos this 4th. But hoping to get this figured out and get him back to running. I have videos on my phone, so I'll show the vet if need be. 


Glad to hear you were able to get an appointment so quickly! I usually have to wait every bit of 4 weeks for my lameness vet....and cross my fingers for a cancellation earlier. 

Keep us posted and good luck!

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