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aciciwawa

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My yearling colt has recently started to kick out when you ask him to move his back end over (pushing on the hip) and often rests a hind leg when stood. i’m thinking he could have some back pain but he pics his back feet up perfectly and doesn’t seem uncomfortable. has anyone else got experience with this? is this normal as they grow?
 
aciciwawa said:
My yearling colt has recently started to kick out when you ask him to move his back end over (pushing on the hip) and often rests a hind leg when stood. i’m thinking he could have some back pain but he pics his back feet up perfectly and doesn’t seem uncomfortable. has anyone else got experience with this? is this normal as they grow?
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PS he’s still not dropped
 
Gloi said:
I think it's more likely he's reaching more of an age when he's starting to assert himself a bit.
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it’s only happened over the past two days. he doesn’t mind me any other time near his back end it’s only when i go to move home over
 
Why are you near his back end to move him.? Mine always get taught to move away standing at the shoulder, with pressure just on the ribs behind the girth, with a voice command. They are also taught to step back from the door, and wait.
My yearling is on springs ATM, the last place I would want to be is behind his bum, a splint second of high jinks and you are on your back with a head injury.
 
His mother wouldn't have taken any of that nonsense off him and now it's time to make sure he knows you won't either. Spring is coming and with it his male hormones will be increasing. Watch yourself with his front feet now as well as his back ones. Yearling colts can be cocky little upstarts.
 
honetpot said:
Why are you near his back end to move him.? Mine always get taught to move away standing at the shoulder, with pressure just on the ribs behind the girth, with a voice command. They are also taught to step back from the door, and wait.
My yearling is on springs ATM, the last place I would want to be is behind his bum, a splint second of high jinks and you are on your back with a head injury.
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he moves away of the shoulder but he doesn’t move his back feet much when i ask from there. i never stand directly behind him it from the side if. that helps? ?
 
I think it is far less likely to be back pain and more likely to be youngster finding his feet and starting to assert himself.
 
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