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Post by jackdaniels on Nov 16, 2012 13:11:19 GMT
hi im after some advise please, i ve owned my lovely d boy for 6 years he s 9 now, he went on loan last year which was not succesful and after 3 months came home to me with some issues. Along with my trainer we ve worked very hard getting him back to normal and hes brilliant except for this one little thing, he can be very crabby on his first transition into canter, back goes up tail swishing mouth open, he s fine after 5 or 10 mins of working through it, but im finding it annoying as im reluctant to canter out in the open incase he gets away and broncs off, if he s he cantered every day he s fine, hes upto date with teeth saddle and has a mctim lady every 3 months who says his back is very good no problems, although he s a little short in it, he s fine in every other way completely fine to tack up hack out etc, fed fibre nuts and hi fi so not food related, im convinced it might be tightness somewhere relating from his previous bad loan experience, i dont have access to a school every day and hack to my trainers twice a week, advice is greatly appreciated!
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Post by GinaGeo on Nov 16, 2012 18:18:08 GMT
Poor boy - Mine was like this when experiencing pain in his back.
Definitely would want the vet in, could ulcers be a cause?
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Post by equibest on Nov 19, 2012 12:23:36 GMT
As he settles down to normal behaviour i would feel its not pain related as i wouldnt expect the pain to go. It could be excitment or expectation of a gallop. Try asking for canter and if he starts of in the wrong manor bring him back to walk. Also try trotting in circles then asking for canter maintaing the circle. This should force a steady pace and dicorasage him form sillyness.
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Post by equibest on Nov 20, 2012 2:07:45 GMT
Having said that I do always say getting back neck vet etc inspection is never a bad thing and well worth doing. Try rubbing the non writing end if a pen along the horses back either side of the spine three or four time (apply some pressure but don't poke or push hard) and look for twitches. If the twitch happens in the same place each time that would suggest that there could possible be a problem in that area.
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Post by gillwales on Nov 20, 2012 7:34:51 GMT
if I was teaching you I would try grid work to ease you into canter, very low cross-bars but spaces so it is natural for you horse to canter, when you go to your instructor have you tried lunging your horse prior to riding him? That might also be an idea to allow him to work out his problems without you on top. One thing that will not help is for you to get up-tight in anticipation of his quirk.
good luck
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