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BEFORE any has a go at me Yes the heading is a joke!
So rode ebony today and yesterday but anyway she was a totally and utter cowbag. spooking fair enough it was windy extra but she must of thought the school was a race track and that it was great to ingore me.
shes been bending so nicely around circals but get to canter aand its offf!
also if i go from trot to walk do some walk and trot again we have to trot very fast until you have done a bit of this and that and she steadys i dont understand? :confused: she came 3rd in dressage sundaay? maybe its just me? i havent riden for 5 weeks get back on and i obv need to get back into riding her? but before my fall she was going so nice all the work we did with grids and pole work and could jump a single 1.05m oxer without gallop thought it, so please i dont understand? and she hasnt jumped for two weeks so shes not sore from jumping or anything?
im getting her back checked when we can get hold of him but i also have a feeling she may be in season
also she has started to try kick and bite when i do her rugs up :confused:
dont really understand whats up at the moment?
 
I'm sorry but after the fall you both had I would have definitely had the physio out for the horse straight away and not weeks after the accident. When we get a pointer that has fallen we get them checked the very next day and every other week or so thereafter. Problems from the fall may not appear straight away and can take time to develop.

Also horses are horses, you have amazing days and awful days! :(
 
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Maybe she's in season? Or just a bit fresher than normal now the weathers getting colder. I'm not an expert, I'm just guessing.
Also, with you not riding her for a while, she's probably getting used to you again and pushing your buttons again to make sure you haven't slacked off.
Hope all gets sorted soon.

PS; if you think people are going to be nasty about your thread titles, then why not write something less misleading. <- not bitching, I'm genuinely asking.
 
Raych said:
Maybe she's in season? Or just a bit fresher than normal now the weathers getting colder. I'm not an expert, I'm just guessing.
Also, with you not riding her for a while, she's probably getting used to you again and pushing your buttons again to make sure you haven't slacked off.
Hope all gets sorted soon.

PS; if you think people are going to be nasty about your thread titles, then why not rite something less misleading. <- not bitching, I'm genuinely asking.
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well shes kicking and biting thats what she does when shes in season! but everyones like ooo she must have a bad back? :confused:
yeh probally its so annoying sometimes tho :o
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
well shes kicking and biting thats what she does when shes in season! but everyones like ooo she must have a bad back? :confused:
yeh probally its so annoying sometimes tho :o
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So I imagine the kicking and biting thing isn't any different to normal then. So that's one thing sorted. And I take it you had another post about the supposed back problems then?

And what's annoying? Surely it would be less annoying to write a title which you know you won't have anyone complain about, rather than expect people to say something nasty. It's not really fair on the nice people on the forum - they have the feeling that people expect them to be nasty. We're not; most of us are lovely :rolleyes:
 
Sorry, i havnt read any of your other threads so i dont know anything about this fall or anything butttt
if shes kicking and bitting when you rug her up then that could be due to her season, is she showing any other signs of being in season? When the mares at our stables are in season they generally stand with their legs slightly further appart, and pee alot more, and sometimes do pointless tiny little pees :L
But if it was her back then it would probably be uncomfortable when you put her saddle on? Or has she been bucking when maybe going into trot or canter or something? The speedy trotting thing you talk about might just be because she hasnt done much proper work for a while and needs a bit of extra schooling to get her back to how she was.
I would deff get her back checked, especially after you sound like youve had a fairly nasty fall, if it was just her in season i wouldnt worry about it, but with the fall aswell a check cant do any harm.
It could be that if shes been having an easy time while someone else was riding her, she might be getting a bit excited when your back on her as its giving her a chance to get rid of some of her energy?
Hope it all gets solved soon :)
 
yeh and her her pointless wees and wets her bedding even more ¬.¬ lol
no bucks or anything just quite hollow and yes i deff worth getting it check and if not that ill just say shes in season :)
thanks alot x
 
Perhaps you wind her up - after all, it just used to galloping and endless jumping when you rode her. The person who has been riding her has only been pootling around and maybe that just suited her fine. She might be objecting to you. Who did the dressage with her?
 
I know you don't wanna hear it but back, teeth and saddle!

Has her routine changed at all? Is she beign stabled longer due to bad weather and getting less time in the field for a good blast?

If you think she is season there are some brilliant supplements for marish mares which I heard work well especially the natural ones.

Or maybe lunge before you ride? You've only just got back in the saddle and you don't want to hurt yourself again because she's a bit fresh lately and maybe try her on some calmer for a little bit until she's out of season.

All else fails I'll have her ;) I hate not having a horse :(
 
Hiya, its quite commen after some time off or easy work they take a few steps back in there schooling im sure with a bit of time and when you have some dressage lessons it will all get going again. When you do some schooling make sure you change circles serpintimes change the rein lots and lots of trasitions. If she starts to rush when your trotting, change direction dont go on battling. As for when she starts going hollow, dont fight with her head push her upwards not faster but up into your hands. Also get her on the lunge with a training aid gently at first so you dont push her hock to much but this will help balance her up and get her supple will be easier for her at first without a rider. :)
 
Well, it does sound like she's in season, so general grumps from her for that. I'm sure you will get all the usual checks done, but it is worth considering she is sore, from her fall, and from coming back into work. Its nothing you have or havent done, but if she is spooking and mucking about, this can tweak muscles that were just recovering.
Spend some time grooming her, feel gently for any sore/hot spots.
All mine used to get 20 mins rubber curry combing before any actual brushing, it massages them and gets them cleaner than just brushing.
Be careful though, before doing this as if your horse is sore, it will hurt and not improve her mood!
 
Just had a thought have you tried strapping her? I did it to one of my old boys who used to get sore muscles from work so we strapping really relaxed him, but you need to know what you're doing also helps build up muscle tone :)
 
yeh backman seems to be busy when we ring :p lol
i was thinking of getting magic calmer? dont know if its any good?
and yeh ill give her a nice groom tomorrow and see what i can find thanks
and strapping her? :S x
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
yeh backman seems to be busy when we ring :p lol
i was thinking of getting magic calmer? dont know if its any good?
and yeh ill give her a nice groom tomorrow and see what i can find thanks
and strapping her? :S x
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Instant magic is brilliant we always kept a couple of tubes in our car incase he ever got a bit excitable around the mares. But it takes the edge off but they still perform to the same standard. However, some things work on some horses and soem things don't its a bit like trial and error but I've used it on 4 horses and its always worked.

A good groom can actually help like a really good one that lasts good half hour and practice massaging her down her neck and hind quarters and see what she likes. Strapping is like hitting your horse with a wisp or leather pad it sounds cruel but isn't and has tonned of benefits for the horse and yourself :)
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
half an hour? will she stand still? ;)
oohh i might ahve to try some then :p
and hiting her were with this strap? x
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NOT A STRAP!!

You can bunch up a stable rubber or tea towel and use that. Pref one in each hand and sort of bang it down and slide it off. Its like a massage and if you start slow and gentle and build it up then they love it.
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
half an hour? will she stand still? ;)
oohh i might ahve to try some then :p
and hiting her were with this strap? x
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Give her a haynet! :p

I would recommend that the first time you do it you have somewhere there whose done it before to show you hows it done as if done in the wrong places and for wrong amount of time can cause damage. Its real old school but I think works well on horses.

You can make a wisp using hay although hard to explain your better off googling how to make strapping wisp or something, although I find leather pads work best speacially designed for starpping. And you band the muscles on the top of the neck, the muscles on the shoulder and the muscles on the hind quarters, as it would be ebony's first time you don't do it for very long only a couple of bangs per area but once she's used to it you can build up. You will get real muscley from it aswell.

But honestly get someone experienced to show you first as you don't want to do more harm then good.
 
BSJAShowjumper123 said:
right ok :p
im not going to any shows as i cant find a pigging horsebox to get to dressage :/
and ill ask around and see if anyones done this at thee yard
thanks :)
x
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Not sure how old you are but it sounds like it would be a good idea to go and do your BHS stage 1 at least you will learn how to strap a horse properly (after you've had the back checked). When you say the back man is always busy do you mean the phone is engaged:confused: or does he say he's too busy to come:confused: Have you had the vet look at her or get another back person. :rolleyes:
 
I'm sorry to hear that Ebony isn't going well for you at the moment,

I cannot recommend the services of a back specialist highly enough.

They can help to identify any issues your Pony may have and begin to treat them, there and then. He/she will teach you simple massage techniques that you can use to help your Pony.

They are also brilliant at teaching you all about your Horse/Pony, I am learnt so much about how horses muscles and structure actually 'work'.

If you google Equine Back Specialists followed by Oxfordshire, for instance, you can get some contact details. Or somebody you know may be able to recommend somebody to you.
 
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