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boon
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| Sent my 6yr old gelding out for 2 months. He was already going before hand, but needed some find tuning. Long story short, he was going real well then started to fall apart about 3 weeks ago. Got real nervous, attached to the other horses at that barn, sat back and pulled and busted halter and then topped his 2 month stay off by bucking the trainer off. I bought this guy last fall and he has never offered to pull any of this junk before this. Brought him home, no longer a nervous wreck and hasn't attempted to sit back while being tied here at home. Although, something is off. He doesn't appear lame but he keeps cross firing in the back and when I hoped on him he feels awful choppy that tail goes 100MPH. I'm hauling him out tomorrow morning for a lameness exam. Just curious as to opinions on what you all think the issue may be? Then if we do find an issue and get it resolved, I just wonder if I could be able to trust him to not come unglued again...grrr, to send him down the road or hang on and hope like hell he doesn't pull that again.... |
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Sock Snob
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| I just did hock fusion surgery for the last 5 years if i did not ride him really regular i would have to lunge him to get the buck out he is 16.1 hands and 1300 lbs. Last year when i was getting diagnosed for a lamness problem one vet seggested ulcers and i put him on omeproziole for 2 months through show season. Fast forward lafter show season got through we got to the botton of the lamness i saddled him up last night and lunged him and he lounge as quiet as i know he was rode off no problem. I also feed no starch diet mostly hay based. Cant believe how he rode off he has been so,bucky that imhad him tested for pssm.
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 Miss Laundry Misshap
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| Could be simply a chiro issue. If he's never had pain before and is now experiencing it due to work, it could throw him off. Would also explain the crossfiring. |
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 Tried and True
Posts: 21185
Location: Where I am happiest | Could be alot of different things but it is def. a soreness issue. Horses dont just decide one morning to be bad for the heck of it. Besides your lameness exam, it could very well be saddle fit. My friends colt started doing the same thing, being bad, pulling back, ect. and it was saddle fit. It all was resolved when she baught a new Martin saddle with a 8.5 inch gullet. |
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| My mare did a similar thing- was great and then started cross firing, swishing tale, putting ears back when riding her. I got her stifles done, didn't help. It ended up being her SI joint, which I had injected. Who knows how he could have hurt himself but he is obviously hurting somewhere. Mine must have done it playing during turn out. |
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The Advice Guru
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| My vote is for hocks, if he was at the trainers for a month and a half, he is in the prime age for hock problems.
I would get a vet check starting with flexion blocking and X-rays. Make sure you get 3 views of whatever before a diagnosis is made. |
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Extreme Veteran
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Location: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere | I just wanted to say welcome to the board and congrats on being so proactive on your horse. |
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