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Hello, not a new member, new account
. I need advise, which I know you lot will give me,I need to cut my number of horses down, I have a turning 7 year old who is lightly backed at ago 5 1/2 , but I suspect he has ulcers, a couple of months into backing he would shake his head when I put a head collar on him, which then progressed into lifting a back leg up when I brushed him, which then progressed into pawing at the ground/ trying to bite me/ headshaking/ ears back, this is just brushing him ( he actually wasn’t to bad to hack , which he has only lightly done ) , anyway, I haven’t ridden him for 7 months , his behaviour has got worse, he will put his ears back and try to bite me when I walk past his stable door , before he reacted to being poked in his girth area, now if I poke him in his neck/leg/face/stomach anywhere, he will put his ears back and bite,and muscle twitch ,he will throw his head in the air when I try to put his head collar on, I’ve tried him on ponese/ nexium ,no difference. I have had the vet to do his teeth and general check, he was the one to suggest ulcers , I’m not insured so can not afford to pay thousands on treatments, so my questions are, does this sound like ulcers or anything else I’m missing, how can I sell a horse like this he’s not worth a lot, and I would be scared he got into the wrong hands, if someone bought him could they insure him , then get him looked at. I’ve had him from a foal he lives out in a herd, free acces to stable block , haylage always available as well as a large field.
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