Chestnutter
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<font color="#666666">I hope this doesn't turn out too long, but here goes.
I've had my horse for almost a year now, and have never had any major problems with him. He's very prone to getting lame but he's a typical TB and is very sensitive.
He'd been off work for a while after he knocked his tendon, and has been back in work for about a month though - although things haven't been quite as good as they were before he was off, but i put that down to time away etc.
So I rode the other day, and he really violently threw his head up in the air, a couple of times. He's never done this before, and it was only when i picked up the contact and asked him to start working properly after we had warmed up. He would do it for a couple of strides, then stop, and then carry on. After about 10 minutes, he stopped then "listened" i suppose i should say, although i doubt he wasn't listening before. It was mainly in trot, although a little bit in walk and canter too.
I got on today, and wasn't really expecting him to do it again, thought maybe it was to do with the weather or whatever, considering he had never done it before.
But i had warmed up, then asked him to go forwards into trot (in an outline now - i don't know if this is right or not but i always walk and trot round a couple of laps first with just a loose rein so he can warm up, ? ) and he did it again, but even more violently this time. At some points he would throw his head up so high i could see his nostrils, and he would like, stop dead. He had no impulsion whilst he was doing it, and was really adamant on not putting his head down and just going forwards.
I know he's not doing it to take the mick, it's very out of character and i really think he might be in pain. His bit is fine,
however, i found he did it MUCH less in sitting trot, and when i had my hands super duper light, he barely did it at all.
So probably pointless post, as he appears to have other symptoms of needing to see the dentist,
but i was wondering, on the sitting trot front, does it sound like maybe a back problem instead?
Would love to hear what you think, or if anyone has had the same problem?
Thank you, sorry for long post !
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I've had my horse for almost a year now, and have never had any major problems with him. He's very prone to getting lame but he's a typical TB and is very sensitive.
He'd been off work for a while after he knocked his tendon, and has been back in work for about a month though - although things haven't been quite as good as they were before he was off, but i put that down to time away etc.
So I rode the other day, and he really violently threw his head up in the air, a couple of times. He's never done this before, and it was only when i picked up the contact and asked him to start working properly after we had warmed up. He would do it for a couple of strides, then stop, and then carry on. After about 10 minutes, he stopped then "listened" i suppose i should say, although i doubt he wasn't listening before. It was mainly in trot, although a little bit in walk and canter too.
I got on today, and wasn't really expecting him to do it again, thought maybe it was to do with the weather or whatever, considering he had never done it before.
But i had warmed up, then asked him to go forwards into trot (in an outline now - i don't know if this is right or not but i always walk and trot round a couple of laps first with just a loose rein so he can warm up, ? ) and he did it again, but even more violently this time. At some points he would throw his head up so high i could see his nostrils, and he would like, stop dead. He had no impulsion whilst he was doing it, and was really adamant on not putting his head down and just going forwards.
I know he's not doing it to take the mick, it's very out of character and i really think he might be in pain. His bit is fine,
however, i found he did it MUCH less in sitting trot, and when i had my hands super duper light, he barely did it at all.
So probably pointless post, as he appears to have other symptoms of needing to see the dentist,
but i was wondering, on the sitting trot front, does it sound like maybe a back problem instead?
Would love to hear what you think, or if anyone has had the same problem?
Thank you, sorry for long post !
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