Hyper TB!!

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After a very unenjoyable hack this morning i thought i would see if there is anyone out there that can help me with my ex racer. :confused:

Been hacking her out a lot lately (now barefoot with hoof boots on front, hacking around 6 days for 1hr - 1 1/2hrs) on her own and she is an angel, we canter through open fields and she always stops when asked.

Today we went out with a friend of mine (she has been with this horse for 5 years now and they go out together a lot) and she pranced sideways, tried to fit in strides of canter, threatened to rear, spun around etc etc, Meanwhile the other horse was walking calmly down the road :(

She is fed:
1.1kg Allen and Paige Fast Fibre (unsoaked)
0.5kg Speedibeet (unsoaked)
1 stubbs scoop Dengie Hi-Fi Molasses Free Chaff

split into 4 feeds.

Although it looks like her tailbone (not sure if this makes sense) and hips still stick out but her feeds are quite big already (hence splitting into 4 smaller ones).

Dont want to go down the cereal route either. :(

Should also mention we only have waterlogged fields to ride in just now so i have been sticking to hacking.

Not sure what to do :s any ideas please? :)
 
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I would think todays behaviour was just the excitement of being out in company and that if you can do it more often she will settle.
Feed wise that does not seem an excessive amount, it is less than 2 kilos in total which is not going to be enough for weight gain, FF is really a feed for maintaining weight rather than gaining. I would up it a bit and add oil to help her put some weight on, linseed is good as a conditioning feed.
I assume she eats plenty of hay and gets some grass in the field, it may be she picks up when the grass grows.
 
I'd put the hyper-ness down to being with company and just see how she is next time..

And if she is looking ribby, I'd up the feed. Or change to something more conditioning?
My ex-racer is currently on 1 stubbs scoop of (unsoaked) Calm & Condition and 2 stubbs scoops of Alfa-A Oil per day, in two feeds. He would lose weight if he was on any less. When I needed him to add weight he was on double the feed he gets now.

Have your fields got enough grass? Does she get enough hay/haylage?
 
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Thanks for the advice guys :)

She takes AGES to eat her feeds and sometimes leaves some (i think she gets tired of chewing :P)

So maybe change her to calm and condition and go from there?
Was going to start adding linseed once the money comes in (does this ever happen? :/)

She gets as much hay as she wants - 2 large haylage nets filled with hay at night
- 1 large net during day if in because of weather

She gets out to grass usually 5 hours a day but not so much a field as a muddy swimming pool :( dont like to keep her cooped up too much
 
I feel your pain! My chap is lovely on his own but took him out with a friend on Saturday and he was awful. Couldn't keep 4 feet on the floor and kicked my friend in the shin, however that's only in fields. He is very sensible on roads and is fab in traffic. So the plan is just to crack on with him and keep hacking in comPany until he gets overit. However I do appreciate this isn't so easy on roads
 
Mine is always hyper for first 20 mins out hacking, worse in company. he jogs sideways and shakes his head and canters on spot when im asking him to trot. I just let him get on with it, once he has been out for about 20 mins he calms down and is fine. I dont get worried as i never feel its malicious or im not in control.

He to is barefoot and is only on a high fibre diet. No cereals, he is a very good doer tho and looks well covered.
 
Yeah well we went out again this morning and she was a bit better tried to keep her working under herself, she wouldnt stop trotting but i thought as long as i can get her working then i wont fight her? :/

.Redmerl, yeah shes the same in fields in company if we do anything more than a walk, ill just need to 'ignore' it :P

C&C, that seems to be the best thing for her aswell judging by todays performance so maybe just sit it until she loses her beans :P Ah its always nice to here of other barefooters out there! :)
 
Generally with a horse that won't walk properly, the best thing to do is push them on into a spanking trot, and keep going for a good 10 minutes - or as long as it takes. Trying to keep a fidgeting horse in walk just tends to wind them up like a coiled spring.
 
I would say it was just excitement too, especially if you've been out on your own a bit more recently.

We've got out TB on Calm and Conition and he's kept a super weight all winter, not dropped off at all. Would highly recommend.

As others have said - i'd try adding some oil if she needs more calories without the bulk. We done this with our old WB who was a really poor doer and helped massively. :)
 
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