Chippers1
Well-Known Member
This is me pretty much admitting defeat and asking where to go...
I'm having such difficulty with Buzz at the moment, for the past week and a half he had just been so incredibly wired and on edge it's been really difficult to do anything with him. Getting him out of the field is a battle as he's on high alert and spins when he's heard a noise or the trees blow and he just runs straight into you.
Riding wise is hard too as he spends the whole time spooking at everything. As soon as I turn him back out he gallops off to the herd. He's completely relaxed in the field and tied on the yard, it's mainly bringing him in and out and riding. He's always been on the spooky side but this is ridiculous. Part of me thinks that something outside the field has upset him (lots of farm vehicles going past) but he has been in the same field last year and since april this year.
Weirdly though both weekends he has been perfectly behaved, which is why I can't understand it.
It started pretty much when the bad winds started and I'm just not sure where to go from here. I changed his feed a few months ago, could it be that? Or grass growing?
I have started feeding Magnesium but it arrived sunday so has only been a few days.
Teeth/back/saddle have been checked in the last few months.
Where do I go from here? Get the vet for a full work up? Or wait it out until the weather improves and see if the magnesium has an effect? Feeling so sad for him, it can't be fun!
I'm having such difficulty with Buzz at the moment, for the past week and a half he had just been so incredibly wired and on edge it's been really difficult to do anything with him. Getting him out of the field is a battle as he's on high alert and spins when he's heard a noise or the trees blow and he just runs straight into you.
Riding wise is hard too as he spends the whole time spooking at everything. As soon as I turn him back out he gallops off to the herd. He's completely relaxed in the field and tied on the yard, it's mainly bringing him in and out and riding. He's always been on the spooky side but this is ridiculous. Part of me thinks that something outside the field has upset him (lots of farm vehicles going past) but he has been in the same field last year and since april this year.
Weirdly though both weekends he has been perfectly behaved, which is why I can't understand it.
It started pretty much when the bad winds started and I'm just not sure where to go from here. I changed his feed a few months ago, could it be that? Or grass growing?
I have started feeding Magnesium but it arrived sunday so has only been a few days.
Teeth/back/saddle have been checked in the last few months.
Where do I go from here? Get the vet for a full work up? Or wait it out until the weather improves and see if the magnesium has an effect? Feeling so sad for him, it can't be fun!