Recent content by Poulshu

Thank you everyone for your advice! It's nice to have such a knowledgeable community around. His feet are the first thing I am concerned about as this could have started ALL of the problems. It's like a house. You need a good foundation to begin the rest of the house work. Without that, it...

He was not in consistent work. We started slow with walk/trot and easy gentle legging up. Nothing super strenuous. The feet are the first thing being done. Then the vet is coming back out to watch for any signs of lameness. The horse has actually been with me for 9+ weeks. He hasn't put on...

Also the grumpiness is when he is being groomed past his shoulders not on them and even more so under his belly.

It hasn't, but if things don't clear up with his back that could be another option to try. I'm more worried about the other problems at the moment but will certainly keep that in mind! Maybe try some bareback riding or a riding pad. Thank you for the advice and well wishes!

We have chiropractors around, but my trainer doesn't have much faith in them. But if it makes him comfortable, I'd like to do that. He has a matted stall and we have concrete aisles and sand arenas.

Thanks. We're trying everything we can. I will try to get some photos of his topline, hooves, and a video of him moving some tomorrow or this weekend when we start the minor exercise.

Well, if you are reading this, you know I am in need of some advice. I would like suggestions, comments, and anything else you can think of. To start with, I've not dealt with horse lameness or any riding issues before. I've ridden Quarter Horses most of my life. They've always been in a...