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treasurehunter Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-06-01 12:40 AM Subject: RE: Help!!, 1st barrel problems
Scooters Savior Location: "Si Fi" Ville	I had a horse do something similar, it was his stifle. He did not show any pain either.
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sorrel horse ranch Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2014-06-01 6:58 AM Subject: RE: Help!!, 1st barrel problems
Angel in a Sorrel Coat Posts: 16030 Location: In a happy place	Spark572 - 2014-05-31 5:56 PM Jesse_01 - 2014-05-31 5:54 PM sorrel horse ranch - 2014-05-31 3:37 PM His feet could be unlevel too. I myself would start at the feet. If his feet are unlevel then it cause him to hurt in other places. He looks like such a nice horse! I hope you can get this figured out. Feet were done last week. That doesn't mean they aren't hurting him If you have a farrier that is not doing a good job and does not have your horse level it doesn't make any difference if his feet were done last week. If you have a bad shoeing job then this affects other mechanical parts of your horse. Again I hope you get this figured out because I sure do like your horse.
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RoaniePonie11 Reg. Jan 2011	Posted 2014-06-01 10:47 AM Subject: RE: Help!!, 1st barrel problems
Expert Posts: 2685	OP, when I was trying to figure out if my mare was pain or not I took her to the left to see if it was that barrel or that direction. Turned out to be pain on my mare because she did it to EVERY right barrel turn, not just the first barrel. Might take him to the left and see if he does it on the "2nd & 3rd" It does look like pain to me because hes working so good and all of a sudden hes not working. It looks like whatever it is takes him by surprise also.
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readytorodeo Reg. Dec 2005	Posted 2014-06-01 11:20 AM Subject: RE: Help!!, 1st barrel problems
Expert Posts: 3514	Check the suspensories. I had a mare that did this and she had a sore suspensory
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jojammer Reg. Feb 2011	Posted 2014-06-01 4:20 PM Subject: RE: Help!!, 1st barrel problems
Elite Veteran Posts: 1092 Location: OK	Instead of paying a lot for exams, try finding a vet who has a pain finder or something like that. My vet has this thermograph thing. I work my horse for a few days so he's sore. I take him up there. He looks at his body and the thermograph measures heat so we know exactly where the horse is sore. It might take 2 minutes. Then we image the trouble spots and find the problem. I like that way better than flex test, trot, flex again, trot, block, etc etc. Maybe hocks are fusing. Maybe stifle problem. May be a hot nail from the last time his feet were done. May be an abscess that might blow out in a few days. Who knows, but I hate to hear of people taking a horse to a chiro repeatedly because he's "out". Go to a vet and find out WHY. Way cheaper in the long run and it might keep you from blowing up your horse. A sore horse will be out all the time because he moves bad trying to compensate for whatever it is that is hurting in the first place.
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turnedout Reg. Dec 2013	Posted 2014-06-01 5:09 PM Subject: RE: Help!!, 1st barrel problems
Veteran Posts: 264	Absolutely a pain issue! Just because they don't trot off sore doesn't mean they aren't. Get to a good vet that can properly diagnose. I would take her off the pattern immediately so she doesn't get hurt worse or hurt you.
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