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Post by wabuska on Jan 1, 2009 8:50:55 GMT 1
Gawd, what a shock. It sounds as if currently he's a one woman horse Trouble, so I would just keep him in your care. Great to have friends like that to pitch in. I simply have to crawl on. Sigh.
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Post by julz on Jan 1, 2009 11:27:21 GMT 1
Does he just get the fibre cubes in the winter??
Someone I met on another forum, sold her "dream" horse as he killed her confidence something rotten.. turned out he had an allergy to starch, his previous owners didnt tell her, and as a result her nearly killed her (confidence).. she then sent him away to be "re-schooled" but did the same to him.. Eventually he was sold, to someone else on the forum, and she did some digging.. found out from the owners who sold him to the people he was bought from, revealed his allergy.. he's a nice quiet boy now doing well.
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Post by Trouble on Jan 1, 2009 11:35:56 GMT 1
Really?
Hmmmm. How would that be diagnosed?
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Post by mags on Jan 1, 2009 15:21:13 GMT 1
How about doing what im doing with Jack before I start riding him. Im gonna come up with a list of possible cause other than plain old fear. And then eliminate as many as reasonable possible before starting schooling him
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Post by Trouble on Jan 1, 2009 15:23:16 GMT 1
What sort of things are on the list?
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Post by mags on Jan 1, 2009 15:24:16 GMT 1
i dont know still coming up with it. Typical I had a really good article saved and lost it. Maybe I should start a thread
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Post by Trouble on Jan 1, 2009 15:31:18 GMT 1
Yeah that would be really good. I think I've eliminated all the normal things, all the 'not normal but still quite normal' things, and a good few randoms....but there must be something!
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Post by mags on Jan 1, 2009 15:33:15 GMT 1
started it, hopefully will be interesting> Id never thought of epsm before till was mentioned
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Post by june on Jan 1, 2009 15:49:21 GMT 1
That feed is pretty low energy so shouldn't be the cause, but you never know. I'd guess it is more to do with lack of turnout or a physical issue but it could be anything.
We've got a polo pony who is on loan to us for winter that has just started having bucking fits. She's been perfectly well behaved since she arrived in October but is now pretty much unrideable. She kicks out whenever you touch her sides with your legs, whenever you lean forward to get off and even if you just lean over her and touch her sides with your hand. It has to be a physical issue but it isn't obvious what it is. She's got an old shoulder injury with a lot of muscle wasteage, so my best guess is that is what is bothering her as it seems to be only when weight carrying that she has a problem but it may be as simple as she's fed up with playing polo in the arena. Whatever it is, she's having time off which will hopefully sort the problem out. They do like to keep us on our toes!
(And just in case anyone is wondering, yes, she's been checked by the vet who has given her a course of bute and advised time off work to see if that does the trick, before heading down the diagnostic route.)
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Post by Trouble on Jan 1, 2009 15:57:48 GMT 1
That's why we're investigating kidney or urinary problems as he does seem to be the worst behaved when he needs a pee. He will not go with a saddle on, let alone a rider, and when you are on and put your legs on....well, that's when he tries his hardest to floor you!
Will see what this blood test turns up and then go from there.
I must be the only person in the world keeping their fingers crossed that the vet finds something wrong with their horse!
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Post by mags on Jan 1, 2009 16:01:07 GMT 1
Would it be kidney problem though if he has no problems at other times.
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Post by Trouble on Jan 1, 2009 16:11:07 GMT 1
Vet seems to think so.
He is drinking a lot of water, his wee in the stable is very smelly and I've found patches that look like a milky colour.
If if was a low grade problem then vet seems to think it could only show itself when he needs a wee.
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Post by peppertop on Jan 1, 2009 16:22:12 GMT 1
I know what you mean Trouble, sometimes vets finding a problem is the best news ever! Remember Mags, horses are the best hiders of something being wrong with them as any weakness in the wild would mean you are first on the lions dinner menu! Horses can have so much wrong with them and only show very mild symptoms long before we realise its a problem. I hope your horse is feeling better soon Trouble. Have you tried him on anything for his kidneys/liver to see if that helps?
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Post by Trouble on Jan 1, 2009 16:26:57 GMT 1
No not yet as I wanted to see what a test showed - have had a few things suggested to try, but didn't want to reduce the problem to a less detectable level without really getting to the bottom of it. If that makes sense?
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Post by peppertop on Jan 1, 2009 16:32:54 GMT 1
Yes makes lots of sense. I thought that just after I posted!
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