Horse with shivers

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Dice2012

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Hi just looking for some people's opinions really. I have a really nice coloured sports horse that has mild shivers and does not show up at all when being ridden, he's a fab hunter and can turn his hoof to anything. I want to sell him as I have too many horses and need to cut down, how much would this reduce his value and how would be the best way to sell the horse? Thanks for reading
 
Hi,
just wondering how old your horse is and did he have shivers when you bought him.
It can be a progressive neurological condition so that's probably why a lot of people don't buy a horse with shivers.
Make sure you keep him strong as possible in hind quarters but there isn't any cure for it.
If you wanted to sell him I would say from the onset in the advert he has shivers and then you won't get any time wasters. Highlight that at the moment it does not effect his ridden work (although it might as he gets older)
No idea on price as don't know anything more about him but I would say a good, knowledgeable home for him is more important that money.

Hope this helps

Julia Gilbert Veterinary Physiotherapist
 
Hi he is 7, he can be a bit tricky to shoe behind but he is a lovely horse in all ways. I'm going to be upfront about the shivers although I'm worried that by putting it in the advert I might not get any response at all? I manage it as best I can and I give him a high oil based diet instead of grains etc which my vet advised me to do. Thanks for replying :)
 
Looking back he did have shivers when I bought him although it was almost unnoticeable. I didn't have him vetted which was a mistake but had I known about the shivers I wouldn't of bought him.
 
I'm sorry but I think he will be unsellable. If he already has trouble with holding up his hinds and he isn't going to get any better.
 
Clodagh said:
I'm sorry but I think he will be unsellable. If he already has trouble with holding up his hinds and he isn't going to get any better.
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He doesn't have "trouble" holding up his hinds, he shivers them and holds them for a few seconds before relaxing which will always require a patient farrier. My vet would disagree with you about him being unsellable as he said he wouldn't hesitate to buy a horse for his daughter if it had mild shivers like my horse. You would honestly never know there was anything wrong with my horse unless you lifted a back leg.
 
My boy is a shiverer. I personally would never dream of selling him as I bought him for life but I would also worry about where he would end up.

Have you considered loaning? You may be able to sell but I would expect, as with any pre-existing medical condition, his price would reflect this. And in today's market I wouldn't expect much more than £1500 and he'd have to be rather nice.

As for him struggling with his hinds, have you considered taking him barefoot behind? will make dealing with them easier (they will more than likely wear themselves, thus requiring little trimming) and may also ease the symptoms slightly too (less concussion).
 
CBFan said:
My boy is a shiverer. I personally would never dream of selling him as I bought him for life but I would also worry about where he would end up.

Have you considered loaning? You may be able to sell but I would expect, as with any pre-existing medical condition, his price would reflect this. And in today's market I wouldn't expect much more than £1500 and he'd have to be rather nice.

As for him struggling with his hinds, have you considered taking him barefoot behind? will make dealing with them easier (they will more than likely wear themselves, thus requiring little trimming) and may also ease the symptoms slightly too (less concussion).
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I'm not sure if no shoes behind would suit him, I've always given him plenty of roadwork and with regular hunting I think he might do too much work to have no back shoes... As for loaning, personally I would never loan another horse again after loaning a previous horse and finding them in a terrible condition it's not something I would consider again. I'm not worried about money as much as finding him a suitable home so I may just advertise him and see if anyone suitable comes along.
 
Dice2012 said:
I'm not sure if no shoes behind would suit him, I've always given him plenty of roadwork and with regular hunting I think he might do too much work to have no back shoes... As for loaning, personally I would never loan another horse again after loaning a previous horse and finding them in a terrible condition it's not something I would consider again. I'm not worried about money as much as finding him a suitable home so I may just advertise him and see if anyone suitable comes along.
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Many hunt and do roadwork all the time with no shoes, I'm sure he will be fine. worth considering. I am certainly glad mine has no shoes on as he would DEFINITELY find it hard to hold his hinds still long enough to have a shoe nailed on..
 
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