Weezy
Well-Known Member
I posted last week about Holly and her tendencies to turn into a complete witch at feed times. She was getting slightly dangerous and her behaviour was worrying me, together with her getting sharper to ride and generally being *on alert*
I started ensuring she was fed before anyone else and that my routine was exact - arrive on yard, change rugs, feed THEN hay, skip out and do waters. I also started feeding her in the morning too. Slight improvement as I didn't give her a chance to play up, but my instructor who rode her for me last Thurs, Halfstep had a sit on Fri and instructor rode her again on Monday and all considered she was sharp and inattentive - she also started to whip her head around a tad when saddling and rugging and there was deffo swallowing going on.
Anyway, am waffling. I ordered some Coligone and started her on it on Tuesday - bingo, the last 2 days she has been FAR more settled ridden and in the stable, and is eating her feed slowly and chewing. Last night the horse next to her was fed before her, when I was doing her rugs (yes, thanks V much for that) but she absolutely did not react. Today one of the horses was going wild on the water, proper handstands, and Holly just didn't react to it, but was very sensible. She actually stretched and relaxed being ridden for the first time with me too, which made me very happy.
So, what has caused the change, I cannot prove, but I do think the Coligone has helped and quite poss the move began some gastric imbalance through stress, which is now being calmed - or, of course, she may have suddenly and miraculously decided to behave, who knows
This is not viral marketing BTW, just an update as requested. She was being fed EquineGold before, which a lot of gastric horses improve on, but having swopped I deffo have a difference.
Of course, tomorrow she may turn into a witch again LOL!
I started ensuring she was fed before anyone else and that my routine was exact - arrive on yard, change rugs, feed THEN hay, skip out and do waters. I also started feeding her in the morning too. Slight improvement as I didn't give her a chance to play up, but my instructor who rode her for me last Thurs, Halfstep had a sit on Fri and instructor rode her again on Monday and all considered she was sharp and inattentive - she also started to whip her head around a tad when saddling and rugging and there was deffo swallowing going on.
Anyway, am waffling. I ordered some Coligone and started her on it on Tuesday - bingo, the last 2 days she has been FAR more settled ridden and in the stable, and is eating her feed slowly and chewing. Last night the horse next to her was fed before her, when I was doing her rugs (yes, thanks V much for that) but she absolutely did not react. Today one of the horses was going wild on the water, proper handstands, and Holly just didn't react to it, but was very sensible. She actually stretched and relaxed being ridden for the first time with me too, which made me very happy.
So, what has caused the change, I cannot prove, but I do think the Coligone has helped and quite poss the move began some gastric imbalance through stress, which is now being calmed - or, of course, she may have suddenly and miraculously decided to behave, who knows
Of course, tomorrow she may turn into a witch again LOL!
