When do you say enough is enough? :( *Ramble!*

For what its worth I will tell you my experience with Fly Boy. He had started stopping on grass and a surface intermittently, not enough to put a picture together if that makes sense. This went on for months and I just could not put my finger on it. To cut a long story short I had nerve blocks and x-rays done and it turns out he has Ringbone which is pretty common in horses his age (14) and in show jumpers. I would serioulsy recommend having the same investigative stuff done with your horse, at the very least it will put your mind at rest. If Ringbone shows up it needn't be the end of the world either, my lad will be back in work soon. Good luck to you and your horse. xx
 
Oh absolutely, except the day this horse chucked the towel in, he was at a venue with a lovely indoor surface, where he had jumped many times. All we could pu it down to was the fence where he dug his toes in was a bit pinky/purple and looked slightly odd under the lights. Despite the fact he had been happily jumping in virtual twilight in the collecting ring! Show jumping was always his best phase in 3-days so after all the other obvious reasons were eliminated we just had to assume he had simply stopped enjoying it, so due to his mileage (so to speak!) and the fact he owed his owner nothing- sand pit time! Good luck with your though, it would be lovely if there was an easy fix reason! x
 
Thanks everyone, i think he will be going in for a loss in performance work up early sept as am away until then so will report back what we find!
 
i have a friend who used to have a pony like this, he would just randomly stop and then once he stopped he wouldnt jump again. He was a JA pony, but the reason they think was that his confidence had just been shattered by the previous rider firing him into jumps. He just wasnt the type of pony to react well to that kind of riding, but he began to get used to it and do it himself and then a stride out he would just bottle it and slam the brakes on :/ so have you checked his history, maybe now he is jumping heights again he is remebering bad past experiences? dont know if this will help but hope it will :) x
 
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