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daracz
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 Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 4:24:35 PM
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Help
My horse started stumbling only at odd times, when on rough ground he is fine on tarmac, but i cannot ride on the roads all of the time.
So we tried balance shoes on, he now had these on for three months, still stumbles sometimes when lungeing or off road but never on hard flat surface.
The vet is calling to see him next wed 25 april, and he said not to ride hime, as i took him out on a hack last sunday, yes it was hot and we roade for 1and a half hours going ok, until the last half hour and he must have stubled at least 6 times on a track not too bad as i am sure i could have ran on it, and when i asked him to canter i got three strides and he came back to trot.
Can any one help a friend suggested it could be his ears????
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Karon
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 4:31:29 PM
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| I'd suggest feet or shoeing - could he have long toes or unbalanced feet? He sounds like my oldest used to be - she's now barefoot, has balanced feet and short toes and only ever trips when she's too busy looking around for things to be scared of! I assume you've had the balance shoes refitted in those three months? Trouble is they aren't going to help if his feet aren't trimmed right in the first place so I'd be looking at the trim first personally. |
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nikki
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Kazzy
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 6:04:26 PM
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If he has had Naturel Balanced shoes on obviously he was very toey in
the first place or your farrier would not have put them on him.
My gelding used to grow a long toe when shod the normal way but since
balance shoes have been put on he isnt anymore. Btw he has them taken off and trimmed back every six weeks.
How old is he? With your vet saying not ride him could he be think
Navicular! I dont know. Hope all goes well.
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katherineepea
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 7:42:16 PM
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i was going to say barefoot.
a mare i used to ride tripped right over in canter and broke my collarbone since then shes had rolled toes and been fine. she grows horn very quickly and needs shoeing every 4 weeks.
or maybe its an abcess coming thru? they can be wierd like that |
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Judith S
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 8:16:56 PM
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Long toe is what sprung to mind! But then it sounds as if your farrier is addressing the problem!
Arabs.....is your horse an Arab? One of my purebred mares stumbled over nothing at the walk...at faster paces she was foot perfect & I could gallop her over really rough ground on the open hills & she never put a hoof wrong.........but at the walk - EEK!!!! this was with perfectly balanced feet barefoot or shod - didn't make any difference regarding the stumbling! & she had no joint probs etc!
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joanna_piana
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 8:21:34 PM
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| Shida used to trip but since having the cytek shoes on she's been fine although saying that she has been tripping slightly again lately but she has had a bit of a stiff back and somehow got missed off the shoeing list so was very late being shod this time round so i've put it down to that. |
      
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beau
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 9:57:01 PM
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| Went thru same with beau + was down to feet, his toes were too long + after getting a new farrier (vet recommended) he has had his shoe size reduced by 2 sizes, did have nat bal however now his feet are correct he doesent trip/stumble in norm shoes, |
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daracz
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 18 Apr 2007 : 10:56:17 PM
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Thank you for all your advice, rzar is 14 years old i have had him since he was 2, he is a pure bred arab out of Zaracz, Haracz Palas and Aswan, mainly Polish Egyptian bred, was a show champion as a fowl, yearling and a two year old when i bought him, i did not have any problems until he came back from being on loan for a year as i had major surgery, I then had problems getting him to canter,( he would rather trot,) and sometimes still do, but the stumbling still seems to be a problem, he now has his third set of natural balance shoes on and is shod every six to eight weeks, with a minimal amount of hoof growth.
He has naf pro hoof in his feed with garlic, honey, vit min supp,naf magic as he can be on his toes, spooky etc if not on this, but forward going most of the time,really have to push him on as he is ridden 9-10 on his own, lives on his own, but when he meets other horses will happily still go past, with ears facing the other horses???. |
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Pasha
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Posted - 19 Apr 2007 : 08:34:32 AM
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| I agree with the others and would first talk to the farrier regarding the length of the toes... our farrier used to leave Pasha's toes quite long and he used to trip just walking up the road.... I also find he trips when he is tired (i.e. on the way home from a long hack) or if he's just plodding along looking at the scenary - half the time it's because he just isn't paying attention to what he's doing with his feet (to busy daydreaming!) |
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Sue J
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Posted - 19 Apr 2007 : 10:09:22 PM
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| My mare started stumbling and actually falling last year. She went down with me a couple of times and really worried me. It was almost like it was too much trouble for her to recover herself from a trip and easier to go down. I have an excellent farrier who changed the way he shod her, she now has half round shoes, but I also noticed some wastage in the region behind her withers, I changed her saddle and she seems to have got over the problem. I personally think it was the saddle digging in behind her shoulder and so when she tripped it was too painful to right herself. It just may be worth checking your saddle fit. |
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daracz
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 20 Apr 2007 : 10:39:13 AM
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Rzar has a roe richardson reactor panel saddle, which he has had since he was 5 years old it has been adjusted a few times, the last time it was just before he returned from being on loan, personally i dont think it is the saddle, but i won't eliminate it, i think this might be a process of elimination, i will feel happier when the vet gives him an mot.
thank you all for your help
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Zan
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Posted - 20 Apr 2007 : 11:39:55 AM
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| Oooh---Zaracz is my boy's sire as well. Would love to see some pics of yours. Hope you get the stumbling sorted. |
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