SamanthaG
Well-Known Member
Ok, as some of you know we have a TB ex racer who came to us in Jan, he has had a few problems corrected since being with us (teeth, back, feet, saddle, weight).
Well, over the past week just once or twice he has flicked his head up whilst being lead in (didnt think too much of it as he is a typical Tb when the last in, so we get bunny hopping and rearing and bucking, which he is slowly learning is not the done thing), the only way I can describe it is, say when a fly flies into there nose and they flick their nose out (like they are jumping at the feeling) hope that makes sense??
Well last night when I got to the field my boy was rubbing his nose along the ground itching his nostrils and doing the flicking of his nose thing, it took a couple of minutes to do his head collar up as he was doing it quite violently, its a 10 minute walk in from the field and he did it the whole way, and did the foal walk of rubbing his muzzle along the ground as well (windy day also) stood him up in the yard and he did it also, and tried to rub him nostrils up and down the corner of the wall, (to me it seemed like he had something up his nose) but as soon as he was in his stable (out the wind) he stopped. So popped his head collar on and lead him back out, and it started again.
I rang the vet and they said to keep a diary and the weather and when he does it.
I did wonder if he stopped whilst in as he was too busy eating, the vet said you could also argue the stable is the boring place so he would do it less outside, as there are more distractions, but he is a real indoors boy.
So roll onto this morning and he isnt doing it, I am going to leave him in tomorrow morning with no food for a hour, so he is board and watch and see what happens and then spend a few hours in the paddock with him to watch him outside also.
His diet hasnt changed apart from me adding magnesium into his food, and he has been in the same paddock for the past 3 weeks. No chemicals used in the paddocks either.
Has anyone ever herd of or experienced something like this? Could it be stress as he wants to be in? But if stress then why the relief when his nose is rubbed, but if something in his nose then why does it stop when he is in??
Ahhh
Ok I can breathe now!
Well, over the past week just once or twice he has flicked his head up whilst being lead in (didnt think too much of it as he is a typical Tb when the last in, so we get bunny hopping and rearing and bucking, which he is slowly learning is not the done thing), the only way I can describe it is, say when a fly flies into there nose and they flick their nose out (like they are jumping at the feeling) hope that makes sense??
Well last night when I got to the field my boy was rubbing his nose along the ground itching his nostrils and doing the flicking of his nose thing, it took a couple of minutes to do his head collar up as he was doing it quite violently, its a 10 minute walk in from the field and he did it the whole way, and did the foal walk of rubbing his muzzle along the ground as well (windy day also) stood him up in the yard and he did it also, and tried to rub him nostrils up and down the corner of the wall, (to me it seemed like he had something up his nose) but as soon as he was in his stable (out the wind) he stopped. So popped his head collar on and lead him back out, and it started again.
I rang the vet and they said to keep a diary and the weather and when he does it.
I did wonder if he stopped whilst in as he was too busy eating, the vet said you could also argue the stable is the boring place so he would do it less outside, as there are more distractions, but he is a real indoors boy.
So roll onto this morning and he isnt doing it, I am going to leave him in tomorrow morning with no food for a hour, so he is board and watch and see what happens and then spend a few hours in the paddock with him to watch him outside also.
His diet hasnt changed apart from me adding magnesium into his food, and he has been in the same paddock for the past 3 weeks. No chemicals used in the paddocks either.
Has anyone ever herd of or experienced something like this? Could it be stress as he wants to be in? But if stress then why the relief when his nose is rubbed, but if something in his nose then why does it stop when he is in??
Ahhh
Ok I can breathe now!