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After having to put my top mare down for epilepsy that triggered her to have severe seizures on a regular basis i am understandably wary of random body trembles and twitches so this has thrown up some scary warning lights for me.

Maxi is a 7 year old full thoroughbred and she had her back checked two weeks ago today.
For the last two months she has become very argumentative to ride - i'd put it down to her been hormonal and she has been tripping, more then you'd expect from a very fit and healthy competition horse. She is also a typical TB and has terrible feet, that don't grow at all, so it could just be the fact that we have to let her toes grow a tiny bit longer as she has no heel growth.

now shes had this happen before but this is the first time i have witnessed it.
They were on and off down her shoulder and her near fore leg over a period of about 40 minutes while she was standing still and from what i could tell only when her head was facing forwards. Each times it lasted from seconds to minutes.
It was definitely originating from her shoulder/near fore but it made her body, neck and head jolt.

Here is a short video of it happening that i got yesterday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xO7BQz-KX6g

Any help would be greatly received and i haven't had the vet out maybe its because im expecting the worst and the cuts still very fresh from losing my last mare that i don't want to find out a similar thing is happening here. But apart from it she appears healthy and happy. No change in her behavior otherwise or in her eating or way of going and she is sound.

Issy x
 
Send that over to your vet via email link, if this is a regular occurrence then they would be very keen to see proof 1st (often difficult to see some intermittent problems when they visit).
Whizz it over now & follow up with phonecall to vet as soon as you have sent it, to ask them to watch it today & let you have feedback.
 
Hi, i'm out at current but i'm planning to send the video to my vets and the associate at Rossdales who investigated my last mare.
i'm also sending it to my back lady.

xx
 
def send it over to your vet, it reminds me of the videos I have seen of QH suffering HYPP attacks.
 
You will need to let them know if this is prior to work, after working, if calm, if stressed etc. How long each episode lasted for, what stopped it each time.
Has it been seen in the horse when at free will - eg, out in field, resting in stable?
They will want to know everything you have noticed.

As a one off it could be put down to muscle tremor from skin irritation (just as when a fly lands & they sometimes 'wobble' that area to get insect to move away).
If a regular occurrence, then every symptom, however minor needs to be remembered - particularly the temperament & tripping are in conjunction with the tremour

Hope you find an answer - good luck :)
 
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I think I read somewhere that magnesium deficiency can cause muscle tremors, may be worth giving her some MagOx or calmag, as well as contacting your vet.
Won't do any harm and may just help. :)
 
Keep toes short to encourage hoof growth and dont touch heels which will start to grow, do not let toes get long as foot will just grow forward and take heels with it, bad result.
 
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