Failed the vet so the search is back on

different riders have strange effects on some horses.....many, many years ago when i was working part time at a r.s. they bought a mare for the school which its owner rode in spurs and she carried a whip, she said the horse was very quiet and with her riding it was. said horse was bought and i was nominated to ride it in the middle of the ride and report back on behaviour. well the bloomin thing was very lively and really had a good buck on her. she was def not a learners horse so she had to be used for the more experienced riders and they had to then start searching for a plod again. it definitely wasnt drugged as we had all seen it out hacking with its owner which was why the RS thought it would be suitable..... i had a mare who was very forward going for me and everyone else except for one of my friends who had to really use her legs to push her on. very odd but it happens
 
Just go easy on trimming. I'd be inclined to let her grow some more foot and let the diet & exercise do its work. If you trim too soon, you risk making her even more footsore. Treat for thrush regardless of whether you think she has it or not. It's just a good insurance policy.
 
Thank you, PM! Maybe we can meet at Keysoe now that I have a prayer of getting there without an unscheduled dismount! 😄😄

I am currently trying to figure out this photo thing... Might be some time! I have finally managed to divest my laptop of the s*x site, so after I have figured out photos, I will be looking for bridles again!
 
There are no words to describe how much I hate FB. I have tried & tried to make an album, but all it will let me do is 'share' that I have created an album, and then the album is still bl**dy empty, despite the fact that it has just 'shared' that I have saved 22 pictures to it!

Can anyone enlighten me as I come up against this issue over & over again..
 
ok, so you create the album and upload a photo to it. Thats that done. Then when you add a new photo you select the option to add to an album and it should upload to there. Have you come out and gone back in to see if the photos are there?
 
If the photo is too large I still use the old way.

Right click the photo
select copy image address
come here and type
and paste the image address between the mg tags with no spaces
 
Oh gosh, they are coming out huge...sorry... Now that it appears to be working, I shall add some more... Including one of the NF in case there are interested deep pocketed buyers... ;)

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Admittedly, he is not a thing of great beauty atm - but I'm thinking that he will be with time, food & correct work!

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NF is fatter than she looks...bad angle? No one is starved here!

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I like him. Good basic frame, needs some more meat hung on it. And what a kind face :)

Now I've seen him, I double the suggestion that you treat him as PSSM, he is very short of muscle for an 80% quarter horse and it could be a symptom.
 
Yeah, he hasn't shed the last quarter of his coat, so he is looking rather mangy! Also needs food and work, & feet sorting out. Agree re not going bananas with the trimming, but a tiny bit of judicious trimming can sort out the angles. So we shall start gradually feeding him up and then see what happens to his top line when we ease into some correct work.

I did try a fully fledged showjumper which I could have hopped straight on & done a Newcomers...in fact, I did a few jumps at 1 m 10...but she scared me & I couldn't wait to get off. Catembi died in 2007 & since then the most I've done is Disco with Adrian a year or two later before the EPSM kicked in, then a BN on a ticket with Trev, so I am quite happy to potter about getting my eye in again & dusting off my competition gear...which is now all out of fashion... If it transpires that he isn't going to do more than unaff, then we will worry about that when it happens, and at least by then I might be half competent again & ready to move up a gear horsewise. We will see.
 
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YCBM, thank you for the suggestion. Maybe I will do the mane test that I did with Adrian. A friend runs a Western tack shop & is really into it & does a bit of QH breeding & she is investigating the breeding for red flags. Also the lady in the tack shop is v v into Western/QHs and had a look at his passport. She was explaining that they started screening QHs for EPSM 5 generations ago, so should be okay. He doesn't have Adrian's sluggish start. Adrian used to start v v cross & stiff, then loosen up progressively, whereas I have seen no trace of this so far.
 
Congratulations Catembi ... He has a lovely kind face and I can't wait to see how he comes along with some tlc. A horse you feel safe on/with is worth a thousand you don't as you will smile a million times more on the safe guy. Best of luck X
 
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Congrats! I saw him advertised and thought he looked very sweet and in need of a friend! Can’t put a price on feeling like you don’t want to get off. Been horse shopping (similar criteria to you) for four months and still haven’t got that yet! So I totally understand why you bought one that made you feel like that.

Look forward to following yours and his progress.
 
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Aww, he looks like a sweetie, and you two look a perfect size match together. He's very narrow through the chest - must be quite a change after an ID!
 
Oh yes, he is narrow, but that is GOOD if you're 5 ft 1! Rightly or wrongly, I am a sucker for something that looks as it needs a bit of love and food! He does have a kind face and he is a kind horse. It is such a treat to have something that is quiet & non stressy in the stable & doesn't mid waiting for o/h to catch up or to walk at o/h's slow pace. And even the first time out, he didn't neigh at all even though the NF was screaming at the top of her lungs.
 
catembi said:
YCBM, thank you for the suggestion. Maybe I will do the mane test that I did with Adrian. A friend runs a Western tack shop & is really into it & does a bit of QH breeding & she is investigating the breeding for red flags. Also the lady in the tack shop is v v into Western/QHs and had a look at his passport. She was explaining that they started screening QHs for EPSM 5 generations ago, so should be okay. He doesn't have Adrian's sluggish start. Adrian used to start v v cross & stiff, then loosen up progressively, whereas I have seen no trace of this so far.
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C, they can only screen out what they have a genetic test for, and there was no test for type 2 until very recently. And many people think there's more than two variants. My own half QH tested negative on the hair test but was a different horse on high vitamin E and alcar. Just keep it in mind if you have trouble getting him to muscle up, or if his bum muscles go hard.

I'm sure you're going to have a lot of fun with him, he looks just right for you 👍
 
I like him. Hes got a kind face and looks like he settled in well and looks very relaxed. The most important thing is you have already hacked him out and you enjoyed it and felt safe.

Condition wise - If he has come from a dealers and is fairly quiet he probably wasnt ridden alot which is why he is lacking muscle but that will come with correct work and feed.

As to the lameness, well apparently statistics show that most horses are lame/unsound in some way! I think you address the feet ( like you are already doing ) and take each day as it comes.

I'm looking forward to seeing pics of him in 6 months time and I wish you good luck with him 🙂
 
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