diarrhoea when competing (horse not me ;))

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Just wondering has this happened to anyone else, took my mare to a local show yesterday its been about 15 months since she was boxed to a show and in the that time the only time she was boxed was to move to my old yard when she was sold to me and then when I moved to my current yard. Due to my confidence issues we have only done shows held at the yard and yesterday was our first "outing" together. She traveled really well and apart from a bit of calling when we arrived she soon settled. Was very good for my non-horsey mother when I went to register, walk the course etc. so no outward signs of stress at all until we went into the warm up when we had a run-out (1st time ever she has done this, normally all I have to do is point her at the jump!) and then we went in to do our round. She was very strong and I had no brakes :eek: but thats another story. When we finished my mum said she had pooed herself and when I got down I saw her back-end was covered in liquid **** (sorry if TMI). Poor mare! I was going to try another round but I decided it was home and time for another bath!
Would you put this down to horsey nerves or just excitement? Any advice for the future as I would like to bring her out and about.
Another thing she was so happy to get back to the yard it was unreal, you would swear I had taken her down the mines or something :). Maybe she was fretting that I was moving her as that was the result of her last 2 trips in the box....
 
Yup happens every time!!
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And to a friend's horse - she is grey :rolleyes: and always manages to flick it everywhere!! - she is considering calmers to keep her nerves down...
K x
 
Donna does this every time we hack out in a group it's very embarrassing. She is not worked up as such, its just excitement.
 
unfortunately my mare is very light grey so was very obvious :o there was a photographer in the middle of the arena my Mum thinks he may have been sprayed :eek:
 
My TB is very similar, whether he is competing/travelling/being dressed to travel/somewhere new it will happen to him. The slightest bit of stress or excitement can set his bottom off, he is now banned from wearing white boots, anywhere as I am fed up of scrubbing them. Thankfully he is bay and not grey!
 
My horse sometimes does this, I think its because they're somewhere different where there is a bit of a "buzz" at a show so its a bit like them showing nervousness/ excitement. :)
 
Donna will splash anybody within a 5 meter radius every time. It’s disgusting even when I ride regularly over to me friends yard.
 
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