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prairiegal Reg. Dec 2016	Posted 2018-05-26 4:16 PM Subject: What would you do?
Member Posts: 12	So last spring I got a new horse and it just clicked right away, we were consistently placing at rodeos at first. Later in the summer we kind of lost it (nothing that bad just my timing and we’d run by first) we figured out it was because her wolf teeth hadn’t been removed, so once we got that sorted out it was good again. Now this year she’s just started running up the fence on first. I’ve been to the trainer who trained her and rode with her lots thinking that would help, but still having the same problem. She was checked by the vet this spring and we injected her hocks, that was the only thing he found even a little off. I am going to treat her with omeprazole starting tomorrow. I do know she has been ringing her tail more and more every time I run (she always has a bit but not this much) but my vet didn’t see anything hurting her. But I’m out of ideas. I don’t know what to do and have zero confidence in myself or her. Anyone with experiences or any ideas? Do you work through this? When do you decide to give up and find something new? Thanks for any help (sorry for the long post)
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Southtxponygirl Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2018-05-26 4:59 PM Subject: RE: What would you do?
A Somebody to Everybody Posts: 41354 Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas	Could be uclers, pilot error, bad fitting saddle/pad, wrong bit for wrong hands, bad shoeing/trim could be alot of things or something simple. Do you have a video you can post for the eagle eyes on here that could pin point something that no one else can see or miss?
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streakysox Reg. Jul 2008	Posted 2018-05-26 5:13 PM Subject: RE: What would you do?
Take a Picture Posts: 12841	1. What did the trainer say? 2. Was the horse checked for kissing spines? 3. Who did the teeth? That still could be a problem. 4. Stifles? 5. Does the horse do this at home? 6. Was the horse checked for EPM? 7. Whorl bone? 8. SI? These are not necessarily in order of importance. The amount that you spend could be determined by several things. How much you paid for the horse. How much you have to spend on the horse. These are probably the biggest determining factors.
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jake16 Reg. Apr 2006	Posted 2018-05-26 6:12 PM Subject: RE: What would you do?
Go Get Em! Posts: 13503 Location: OH. IO	streakysox - 2018-05-26 6:13 PM 1. What did the trainer say? 2. Was the horse checked for kissing spines? 3. Who did the teeth? That still could be a problem. 4. Stifles? 5. Does the horse do this at home? 6. Was the horse checked for EPM? 7. Whorl bone? 8. SI? These are not necessarily in order of importance. The amount that you spend could be determined by several things. How much you paid for the horse. How much you have to spend on the horse. These are probably the biggest determining factors. all this,in my opinion you haven't come close to just giving up for another horse.when a horse is hurting you figure it out.and by her actions I definitely say pain somewhere,good luck.
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FLITASTIC Reg. Jun 2012	Posted 2018-05-26 7:39 PM Subject: RE: What would you do?
Expert Posts: 5293	I have had one just like this. Winning one year and same symptoms the next. Zero pain that 3 vets couldn’t find. Decided they didn’t want to be a barrel horse and that was that.
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