Little Lad - the saga continues

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Vet thinks he has Stringhalt
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I have only seen it once, and I have to say that when I watched LL walking the other day, his giat reminded me of that horse.

Vet has not seen Stringhalt in anything but big horses - LL is a 13hh Welshie cross. Ho hum.

So, I've retired him. That's it. No more. He's happy in the field. Daughter is too big for him, the young lad is not up to LL's antics.

Unfortunately, just as hubby was getting his head round the idea, non-horsey daughter, who was leading LL up to the field, rang me in a panic. Cue rapid drive up the driveway. I took LL - rearing and spinning. Not good. Got him to the field. Hubby had a face like thunder. He understands that LL has been in for five days, but the timing really was not good
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Earlier hubby had grazed LL in hand - pone didn't want to go back in stable, I poked him with my foot to say 'Come on, get going lad', LL tried to double barrel me.

He seems to be reverting to how he used to be, when we first got him - rude, bolshy, completely immune to humans
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Will give him some time as a retired ned and see how it goes. Just given up his stable, he can always use one of the others if he needs one.

Am seriously considering giving up horses and taking up knitting
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Oh no, not good news then
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How old is LL?

Hopefully he will settle back down after he has been out for a few days, could you loan him out as a companion or is that not an option?
 
It does make you wonder why we do it sometimes doesn't it? Blue is being an arsely little sod of late too
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Sorry about LL but at least he will be happy out grazing and not having to do any work.

You be careful madam, you don't want to get broken again
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It does make you wonder why we do it sometimes doesn't it? Blue is being an arsely little sod of late too
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Sorry about LL but at least he will be happy out grazing and not having to do any work.

You be careful madam, you don't want to get broken again
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Laminitic (and jumps out of pens). Sweetitch. Has to be led in a chain or a chifney. Bolshy g!t if not firm (but fair) handling.

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He does have some good points, honest!
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It does make you wonder why we do it sometimes doesn't it? Blue is being an arsely little sod of late too
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Sorry about LL but at least he will be happy out grazing and not having to do any work.

You be careful madam, you don't want to get broken again
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Must be something in the air
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. LL's only excuse is that he's been in the stable for five days.

I'm just dammed please I'm so quick on m'pins lol
 
Sorry to hear this, Mrs_M! But stringhalt doesn't necessarily mean the end of work??
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I know one horse with it who's in full work; he occasionally waggles one leg around in a funny way, but the rest of the time, he does just fine.
 
Ta BB
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SP - he's not got a lot going for him in the being ridden stakes
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Daughter rides him, but is too tall, young lad rides him but as a complete beginner cannot cope with his antics (handstand bucks, spins, broncs, bobs off). Can't find a rider for him. He's more than happy to just eat grass.
 
Mrs M...sorry to hear about LL....hopefully the little monkey will settle down...I do think there is something in the air
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I'll join you on the knitting front, far far cheaper and a lot less stressful, unless you keep dropping stitches, hahaha
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Well, I hope he manages to settle down a little!
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As to knitting...wouldn't recommend that. I think I tried knitting once, when I was 7 or so, and the resulting potholder, or whatever-it-was, stood up on its own, it was so rigid...
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I know you say he has a few other problems but I have seen a horse in the paddock at a race meeting with stringhalt, then went on to run a half decent race, so it certainly doesn't mean they can't be worked.
 
MM - it's not the stringhalt (I've done some reading on it and vet assured me not an issue), it's LL himself
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He's only 13hh so needs a small rider. Most small enough riders are not into sitting on a bucking bronco (he means to get them off)
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. If he would jump then there's a chance the right rider would come along, but he goes up to about eighteen inches/two feet okay, after that he puts in last minute stops - Daughter has ended up amongst the poles a few times (went over his head and took the bridle off once!).

I love this little g!t pony and have been trying for the last two and a half years to get it right for him.
 
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Well, I hope he manages to settle down a little!
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As to knitting...wouldn't recommend that. I think I tried knitting once, when I was 7 or so, and the resulting potholder, or whatever-it-was, stood up on its own, it was so rigid...
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I have to admit, it's not my strong point, but neither apparently, is managing small ponies
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Mrs M...sorry to hear about LL....hopefully the little monkey will settle down...I do think there is something in the air
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I'll join you on the knitting front, far far cheaper and a lot less stressful, unless you keep dropping stitches, hahaha
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Lol, he hasn't settled down in the two and a half years we've owned him
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. To be fair to the little g!t, he's better than he was! When we got him he was so fat he had rolls of the stuff on his shoulders; his owner was 70, small and slight build, and scared of him. He'd lived in a field for a year with about three weeks worth of work in that time (at a riding school, where he got sent back from due to his tendancy to tank off). He had no manners at all.

So, he is definately better than he was!

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Am seriously considering giving up horses and taking up knitting
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I honestly seriously do have a friend who sustained a nasty knittng injury the other day. Needle went right through her foot.
 
I sympathise, we had a similar problem with my daughters pony. She is a jumping superstar, but very fizzy, and a nightmare to deal with in many ways. Main reason we have still got her because knew she would go from home to home if we sold her. Strangely she has now had 2 very successful seasons as a lead rein pony (witht he help of some Relax Me
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), she is fine with a tiny tot on her, and this little girl has also won the young handler championship with her (child is 7), pony is great for her, but still a nutter if anyone older tries to ride her. Have you considered doing some in hand work with LL, we found our girl likes to be doing something, she started to age a bit (she is 21) when just left in the field, but now she goes out and about she looks like a pony half her age
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Am seriously considering giving up horses and taking up knitting
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I honestly seriously do have a friend who sustained a nasty knittng injury the other day. Needle went right through her foot.

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Knowing my luck, I'd knit one, pearl one, then drop the whole bl00dy lot
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Hope your friend gets better soon!

(Hubby asked if the doctors have said she can't knit for six weeks.... ).
 
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(Hubby asked if the doctors have said she can't knit for six weeks.... ).

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Unfortunately, it was about all she could do for a day or two! Drove her mad
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(Hubby asked if the doctors have said she can't knit for six weeks.... ).

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Unfortunately, it was about all she could do for a day or two! Drove her mad
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Hugs and hot choccies to her
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