Eloisee
Well-Known Member
Okay where to start... I’m sorry this may be long!
So my lad is 23 years old, has PPID, in very light work 3x a week is pretty sensitive/spooky and sharp has been all his life but over the weekend he’s just taken a 360
I went to ride Saturday and I thought he was just napping because I was riding in the school with someone, tried to shake me off twice (Something which he does if he’s frustrated/getting hot up) but there was no need for it as we were only in walk. Other horse left the school and he took off bucking with me, I stayed on but got off to check if the saddle pad was pinching and check the fit of his new martingale as it was my first ride in it...all fine. Got back on and same again.
Yesterday I lunged and he was okay
Tonight I went to ride and he wouldn’t let me tack up, puffing out his stomach so it was hard to girth up. He pulls faces when tacking up but he’s generally always been grumpy but loves his ridden work. At this point I was abit hesitant to get on so a friend went to get on and before he got his foot in the stirrups he took off bronking, said friend fell off and pony carried on bronking round the school. To continue once your off is completely out of character. He was also rounding his back before rider even got on.
He’s been eating fine, his weight is good and we just had TopSpec out to weigh. Dentist came in Feb and all was well back then, regular massage and never any issues surrounding saddle area
My initial thought was ulcers but I’ve been scanning threads and it seems behaviour changes didn’t occur so rapidly or horse was pretty asymptomatic. I rode last Friday and he was good as gold but the next day all this started .. Slip in the field? He’s not lame, no heat or swelling in any limb
He is toed out on his front fore but he’s always shod on time (was shod last Tuesday)
any advice or suggestions would be appreciated?
Obviously, I’m going to call the vets and take all the usual routes but just wondering is anyone has any input
thank you
So my lad is 23 years old, has PPID, in very light work 3x a week is pretty sensitive/spooky and sharp has been all his life but over the weekend he’s just taken a 360
I went to ride Saturday and I thought he was just napping because I was riding in the school with someone, tried to shake me off twice (Something which he does if he’s frustrated/getting hot up) but there was no need for it as we were only in walk. Other horse left the school and he took off bucking with me, I stayed on but got off to check if the saddle pad was pinching and check the fit of his new martingale as it was my first ride in it...all fine. Got back on and same again.
Yesterday I lunged and he was okay
Tonight I went to ride and he wouldn’t let me tack up, puffing out his stomach so it was hard to girth up. He pulls faces when tacking up but he’s generally always been grumpy but loves his ridden work. At this point I was abit hesitant to get on so a friend went to get on and before he got his foot in the stirrups he took off bronking, said friend fell off and pony carried on bronking round the school. To continue once your off is completely out of character. He was also rounding his back before rider even got on.
He’s been eating fine, his weight is good and we just had TopSpec out to weigh. Dentist came in Feb and all was well back then, regular massage and never any issues surrounding saddle area
My initial thought was ulcers but I’ve been scanning threads and it seems behaviour changes didn’t occur so rapidly or horse was pretty asymptomatic. I rode last Friday and he was good as gold but the next day all this started .. Slip in the field? He’s not lame, no heat or swelling in any limb
He is toed out on his front fore but he’s always shod on time (was shod last Tuesday)
any advice or suggestions would be appreciated?
Obviously, I’m going to call the vets and take all the usual routes but just wondering is anyone has any input
thank you
