Becoming impossible to ride!

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Christmas Magic

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Recently he is becoming increaseingly hard to handle, not sure if it's just spring or something else.
A couple of weeks ago we had him clipped and his saddle refitted and then the problems started(he has just been checked by the vet, all ok).
He has started biting his riens, won't stand still, bucks and runs away even in the school.
All checks we do our selves (back, legs, teeth, girth area) bring negative results
Any thoughts would be welcome.
 
if the vet has ok teeth, back and saddler done the saddle. then what about adding another pad under the saddle? if he is uncomfortable because he has less padding from his coat on his back then padding it out abit more may help

Good luck with him and hope this isn't a long term issue :)
 
Could it be the spring grass coming through? There have been so many threads about horses suddenly becoming fizzy at the moment... It often happens about this time of year. My own horses have been on their toes.
 
:)We are having second opinion from different saddle fitter on thursday.He been half clipped,so nothing taken off his back,and we bought nice sheepskin half pad,so should be enough padding.But his napping becoming more and more terrible,now even in school,and the worst part is he may suddenly take off at full gallop from standstill or walk,or try to buck me off(which is not his habit).Teeth been checked in november,so not due for another couple of month.Must say im more than a bit afraid of riding him at the moment.
 
Have you just bought the sheepskin half pad? Because if his saddle has recently been fitted, there shouldn't really be room for a sheepskin underneath and the saddle could be too tight. Take everything off and try him with just the saddle, if that is better get the thinnest saddlecloth you can find.
 
Please,stop agreeing with my husband:Dhe's laughing his head off saing i told you so!:DWont ride him,but always happy to give advice:DI actually asked saddle fitter if i tis ok to put sheepskin under,and she said yes,but nothing thicker.Well,we'll try him without it tmrw.
Actually,after saddle been refitted and made wider,it's seems to be rubbing hair of his back,what never happened before(its why i bought bloody sheepskin:) ).
 
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Someone came into the yard overnight and put a new brain in our horse!
Took his sheepskin off, put heavy endurance cloth instead put his nose band (with sheepskin) back and we have a new horse. Still a bit nappy but no bucking or other bad behavior. Even managed a couple of small jumps. :D
 
Ha ha! Spot on as my mare! I was going to mention this..................

"Do not use sheepskin other than on my nose please."

Pleased you found out.
 
But why?I mean from our point of wiew its something nice to have on their backs-it's thick,soft,act like a cusion,great for absorbing sweat.And they act like it's a lion on theyr back:)
Anyone else had the same prob?
 
OMG does this mean that i will end up on the floor if i use my new sheepskin pad (that i saved up all winter for) ????? I am pleased that you are ok though !!!
 
Elz likes the thinest cloth.

I only found out by accident when I tacked up in a rush one day to ride out with a friend before she left the yard without me, I grabbed a ropey old cloth and chucked it on. The difference in how Elz behaved and moved was mind blowing, she was a different horse.

But then, she was in her made to measure saddle and to be honest, made to measure shouldn't need a sheepskin under it, should it?
 
How bizzarre! And what a good job you mentioned it! If i had a issue with my horse i dont think i'd even bother mentioning the numnah!

Glad your sorted though!
 
Bizarre, but has happened to me.
I once put a sheepskin girth cover on my mare, and she took off bucking round the school when she felt it move slightly.
No idea how I stayed on, it was every stride!
So we took it off, and she didnt ever buck again, and had never bucked before.
Strange eh.
 
Maybe it itches. I hate wool on my skin, not even cashmere. I hate those sheepskin things, always slip and tbh even though I was given one, I never saw the point of it.

They are quite thick too.

I've gone back to my old polypad, no problems.
 
Well mine never bucked or anything with his sheepskin half pad, but his hair (he is grey) when white in patches where the pad went - apparently they were pressure points as the sheepskin compressed too much so I stopped using it! It is so typical that he can't stand them - I love the look and softness, but I suppose I'll save some money on the dead sheep :)
 
So glad it helped, it is a bizarre thing!!... but my friends horse used to buck like a B*****d with his on, took it of problem solved. He was a fine TB and we just imagined it itched him?? being a sensitive sole that he was.
 
Putting a sheepskin pad under a fitted saddle is like wearing thick socks in evening shoes. It will pinch, it will hurt! if you want to wear a pad, then get the saddle fitted with it properly but do not buy it as an ad hoc purchase thinking your horse will be more comfortable - it has the opposite effect! When you see prof SJ using them, bear in mind they are normally being used to help fit a saddle that has to be shared among many horses..

My mare has one for the moment as is in between saddles while her back settles - so my saddler (master) came out, checked my wide saddle and said if I put a sheepskin on her, the saddle would fit - for now. Mare is normally a MW so you can see the difference a pad makes.

Glad you have it sorted out and can enjoy your horse again.
 
I would get a second opinion on his back and saddle. One of my horses started acting 'odd' recently, just not his normal self at all. I had a back person to him 2 weeks ago who found something and fixed it - he's now back to his normal self again. I'd also get his teeth checked - sore teeth can cause so many issues elsewhere.
 
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