HollyWoozle
Well-Known Member
I think Belle could really do with being on a supplement to ease the season-related stroppiness!
We got her Oct '09 and couldn't ride much through the winter, starting riding regularly in March and she was somewhat of a monster until about Oct '10 when she settled right down and has been an angel ever since... until now! She's just had a month or so off after she trod on a nail (which admittedly doesn't help) but about 2 weeks or so ago she had her first season. Since then she has been rather temperamental including being a horror for the farrier when she had been much better in the past few months. Today I rode her for the first time since her injury and caught her, groomed her and tacked her up fine (which used to be a challenge in itself), began to lead her out the gate and she stood bolt up right and nearly went over backwards. Tried again and she leapt about again. Waited a minute or two and then she was fine. Once I was on she was as good as gold.
My conclusion is that it's season related. She lives out 24/7 with 3 geldings and the timeline would certainly fit. We tried her on a supplement for this last year but to no effect. What would you recommend please?
We got her Oct '09 and couldn't ride much through the winter, starting riding regularly in March and she was somewhat of a monster until about Oct '10 when she settled right down and has been an angel ever since... until now! She's just had a month or so off after she trod on a nail (which admittedly doesn't help) but about 2 weeks or so ago she had her first season. Since then she has been rather temperamental including being a horror for the farrier when she had been much better in the past few months. Today I rode her for the first time since her injury and caught her, groomed her and tacked her up fine (which used to be a challenge in itself), began to lead her out the gate and she stood bolt up right and nearly went over backwards. Tried again and she leapt about again. Waited a minute or two and then she was fine. Once I was on she was as good as gold.
My conclusion is that it's season related. She lives out 24/7 with 3 geldings and the timeline would certainly fit. We tried her on a supplement for this last year but to no effect. What would you recommend please?
No idea if it works, just liked the name.