Problem with my cob, not sure what to do.

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Hopped on cobby tonight for a quick 20 min schooling session, walk and trot fine did bit of shoulder fore and leg yield/baby half pass on both reins and was fine. Popped him into canter and on the left rein he was nice and forward but on the right rein he was practically cantering on the spot and bucking when being sent forward.
Got off and had a feel of his back which seems fine but have stuck him on a bute trial to see if anything changes when I get on him tomorrow.

-Saddle checked 2 weeks ago and is fine
-teeth checked 6 weeks ago and were fine (last done in Nov)

As I said I have given him a bute tonight, he'll get one tomorrow morning and then I'll try again tomorrow evening.

Not sure whether to ride or lunge though?

-Could be the change of bit - normally in a loose ring snaffle but trialling a loose ring snaffle but the lozenge 'swivels' so can use one side of bit without affecting the other.
-Could be me riding like a pleb as not riding as much as normal due to work
-Could be him just being a sod!

Any ideas?
 
Might be worth getting the chiropractor to check his back..my mare popped a vertebrae out over the winter and would tighten right up and buck at any transition into canter, but depending on the injury I suppose it might only be prominent on one rein. I wouldn't lunge until you find out what the issue is as this will put more strain on the problem. Try seeing if the bute works and if not get his back checked :) hope you get it sorted x
 
If he's better tomorrow will definitely have back lady out. Would have though it would have shown up in the lateral work as well though? He was fine on both reins in trot with the s/f l/y and h/p... :confused:
 
Maybe avoid lunging in case it's pelvis/back related. I'd avoid bute unless you know he's in pain and it will obviously only mask the issue.

I had to stop a novice sharer trying to lunge (3 feet of line) the horse whose stifle locked up and that was on box rest all week earlier today. :eek:
 
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Broke_But_Happy said:
If he's better tomorrow will definitely have back lady out. Would have though it would have shown up in the lateral work as well though? He was fine on both reins in trot with the s/f l/y and h/p... :confused:
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Hmm you would have thought it would show up in the lateral work as well. Never know though. Or maybe he's just being cheeky if he doesn't want to do work haha! Try taking him on a hack where he can just run and see if he does the same? If not then maybe it's just boredom in the school? x
 
Sorry to be daft but I thought bute was a pain killer so I'm just wondering why you have put him on it if he isn't really showing pain? Not criticising, just confused :S
 
violethillx said:
Hmm you would have thought it would show up in the lateral work as well. Never know though. Or maybe he's just being cheeky if he doesn't want to do work haha! Try taking him on a hack where he can just run and see if he does the same? If not then maybe it's just boredom in the school? x
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Would be boredom - I mainly school on hacks with him as he's lazy so is more forward out. If he'd been stuffy in his lateral work I'd be straight on the phone to Petra.
 
HeatherAnn said:
Sorry to be daft but I thought bute was a pain killer so I'm just wondering why you have put him on it if he isn't really showing pain? Not criticising, just confused :S
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Because I'm not sure he isn't - he's the type to only blatantly show pain if his leg is hanging off! He once had a temp of over 40* but was still his normal chirpy self - the vet couldn't believe it!
 
Bute can be effective in helping to discern whether the issue is pain or behavioural, as lower levels of pain will quite rightly be 'masked' by bute, if the behaviour is pain related op will expect the behaviour to disappear on bute, I assume op will then stop riding and call in vet and chiro for further investigation, if the behaviour is still present on but then she may assume that it is possibly behavioural In origin and work to find a solution. Whilst not conclusive it can be a really simple way of identifying the origin/cause.
 
amymay said:
I have no idea what the point of this thread is.
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OK in simple terms.

Is my horse sore or being a sod. Canter on one rein is very stuffy. If going on canter alone I would say pain but as lateral work on both reins was equal and good then surely if he was in pain then this wouldn't be the case?
 
Yes thought crossed my mind as well, may try him in his normal bit first then quick bridle change and then another few mins with new bit in?

He is pretty genuine 90% of the time, but then he is a pony and can have his "native stubbornness" moments!
 
Take him for a hack before bute to see if he is school sick of going round in circles etc...well thats what I would do. I would want to see if its pain related out on a hack unless his leg fell off etc.......confused about the bute too when you dont know what happens just because your horse isnt doing what you want it to? If there is a problem the bute can mask it and could make anything worse if you think your horse has an injury etc?

My horse use to buck but I didnt bute him? Thats why its not too clear whats the problem exactly...naughty or back or what??
 
I normally school on hacks - normally in the school tops 1/2 times a week. He doesn't normally buck, he's usually pretty good. Just such a change in the canter between the two reins which makes me think he may be a little sore but as said basic lateral stuff was fine - he's a HW cob and not all the agile so any lateral work is "baby" stuff.
 
Once in a blue moon, when lunging, my TB can have a bucking/turn himself inside out moment when he's pushed into canter particularly on the left rein... It's over and done with pretty quickly... He's rather dire at cantering on that rein any way but his drama moments seem to be more related to not having worked for a little while or just having an excitable day - plus he's not overly keen on school work... He's also young which could all be totally unrelated to your boy...

I just don't know if there'll be any validity in the bute without knowing if it's a one off, random or constant issue... If he's fine tomorrow, as you say, you'll presume it is due to the bute... Which it might be - or not...
 
My Cob mini bucks taking the Piss when he dosn't want to do anything (gets A COB ON !!) but I do push the button growl at him and he gets on with it. But when we were lunging once he started bucking thinking he had COB on, but actually he had a realy bad abcess.
 
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