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| What are you guys favorite techniques, regimes, supplements, etc.. to calm a hot high headed horse? |
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| Massage therapy.
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | What are you feeding? |
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| If it's a horse that's just high energy and needs work, I love doing lots and lots of trotting. I like them sweaty from their warm up before I get started. But if it's one that's just always high strung, no matter the workload, I do lots of riding outside the arena. Trail rides, sorting, swimming them, working cattle, just letting their mind cool down =] |
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| Magnesium. Specifically Quiessence. It's worked wonders on the headcase of a mare I have, enough that I want to keep her now!
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| Rode mine in the brush. They have to slow their body and mind down to maneuver through the brush. Anything that makes them think. I did a lot of just riding down the road. I never rode for only 30 minutes either. I would typically ride for an hour and half or more. Lots of walking, too. These are my favorite horses but you have to have time to put into them. |
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| GLP - 2017-05-02 1:56 PM Rode mine in the brush. They have to slow their body and mind down to maneuver through the brush. Anything that makes them think. I did a lot of just riding down the road. I never rode for only 30 minutes either. I would typically ride for an hour and half or more. Lots of walking, too. These are my favorite horses but you have to have time to put into them.
This too. Working this mare on cows or flag makes her happy! |
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| This particular horse is on strategy! |
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| I examine my feeding program, consider a supplement like magnesium, and depending on the specific issues consider a vet check up to make sure it's not stemming from pain.
Lots of riding outside the arena, with cattle if possible, etc, things to make them think. |
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| Horseluva97 - 2017-05-02 4:17 PM
This particular horse is on strategy!
My horse leans slightly towards the hot side, and she was a total basket case on Strategy. (I'm feeding Impact now and considering switching to alfalfa pellets & oats). |
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Location: Woodstown, NJ | Lots of riding. Working in the round pen before riding. Sitting slumped and relaxed. Keeping MY mind calm and relaxed. B vitamins, magnesium. But riding, riding, riding. And mixing it up. Trail riding. Riding with friends. Riding alone. Sacking out exercises. Hauling to shows but not racing. Lots of handling. |
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| I like to do a nice relaxed lunge session on my hot horse. Gets her thinking and paying attention. It can take 15 to 20 minutes. No dashing around, just work at all three gaits and stretching in both directions. Then we do a short round of ground work. She does her best after that. I also put her on a low startch feed. Tribute Kalm EZ. Sweet feed made her hot and lose weight.
Edited by SloRide 2017-05-02 8:05 PM
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Location: United States | Dont long trot or lope them down right away, the horse wont think and thats what they want- to GO! Hot horses are on a mission and they dont know why , so give them something to think about. Right away start with small circles, back up, backing in circles, counter arching, changing direction, - get them broke. Get them focused and listening and the rest will fall into place. Counter Arching wears them out once they are trained properly to use their body that way. |
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| pippy - 2017-05-04 10:00 AM
Dont long trot or lope them down right away, the horse wont think and thats what they want- to GO! Hot horses are on a mission and they dont know why , so give them something to think about. Right away start with small circles, back up, backing in circles, counter arching, changing direction, - get them broke. Get them focused and listening and the rest will fall into place. Counter Arching wears them out once they are trained properly to use their body that way.
Good point! That is why I do a really good warm up that has a lot of walking and manuevering in the brush. Those mesquite thorns will really get their attention, lol. Also, a longer warm down period with lots of walking. They learn they don't get to go home until they walk, but by walk I am not talking about a slow, flat footed walk. If all they can offer me is a quick walk, I am good with that as long as they are listening to me. |
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