WyodivaSS - 2016-10-03 12:07 AM

Jettster, thank you. I have to agree...he needed to go back to some basics in order to start being respectful again. He definitely got the speed...& was clocking 1-2D times & doing well. Then boom...after I had shoulder injury & wasn't able to ride him as much he started acting up and not clocking as well. He's only 6 & we're still learning, but he knows his job and not sure what triggered this.

dianeguinn - 2016-10-08 12:28 PM When I get a horse like this that was clocking and working well and then doesn't, the first thing I do is take him to the vet. I make sure I've ridden him several days in a row so that if something IS sore, it will show up. I make them take an EPM test, just to rule it out (or treat as needed) as it seems to be running rampant all over the country and is more likely to show up if a horse has been off and then goes back into competition...the stress triggers it. Then I have them check hocks, stifles, etc. for anything that might be sore. Do teeth and level feet, if needed. Then I treat whatever shows up and give them the break needed after the injections or treatment of whatever, and if they're not working like they were STILL, I put on a draw bit and do slow work until they ARE working. However, if they have a physical problem that's bothering them, no amount of slow work, drills, or bits will make them work. Just my experience after 40+ years of doing this. Sometimes all they need to go back to working is a little physical help.

dianeguinn - 2016-10-08 3:28 PM When I get a horse like this that was clocking and working well and then doesn't, the first thing I do is take him to the vet. I make sure I've ridden him several days in a row so that if something IS sore, it will show up. I make them take an EPM test, just to rule it out (or treat as needed) as it seems to be running rampant all over the country and is more likely to show up if a horse has been off and then goes back into competition...the stress triggers it. Then I have them check hocks, stifles, etc. for anything that might be sore. Do teeth and level feet, if needed. Then I treat whatever shows up and give them the break needed after the injections or treatment of whatever, and if they're not working like they were STILL, I put on a draw bit and do slow work until they ARE working. However, if they have a physical problem that's bothering them, no amount of slow work, drills, or bits will make them work. Just my experience after 40+ years of doing this. Sometimes all they need to go back to working is a little physical help.