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arabic
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 Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 12:41:20 PM
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Mentioning this on another topic got me thinking -
Do yours stretch a lot?? Silly question I know but Freddie is always doing it.
When I pick out his back feet you can guarantee he will stretch out the leg first. He regularly puts both front legs out straight and low to the ground and stretches right through his back (like a cat). Other times he arches his back up and tucks his head in. I dont see him doing any of this in his paddock yet on the yard its common place. People are always laughing at him. He will even give his head a dig with his back leg whilst I am on him.
I suppose it must be good for him and keep him flexible but he does seem to do it more than the others. Is it yet another arab thing????
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nikki
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 1:18:29 PM
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Mine have done it-but i wouldn't say it's an arab thing(they don't do it that much) maybe Freddie just likes to warm-up before going out riding! |
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KittyB
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 1:49:12 PM
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My mare stretched down like a cat, like yours, in the morning when I go to the stable to put her out. It's like she's just woken up. She also stretches her hind legs right out if I pick her feet up, but only in the mornings, not if she's been out in the field first.
Think its natural to stretch when you first wake up or if you've been in one position for any length of time.
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bexr
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 2:58:13 PM
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last time I was scratching my yearling colt's ear, he started scratching me with him back leg, brings a whole new meaning to mutual grooming. |
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nikki
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 3:05:24 PM
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Bex-i bet that was funny as hell, Squiffy was scratching her forelock the other day-like a dog lol
Saying that-if i catch them lieing down in the morn-they do stretch.
Having you being showing Freddie fitness films-he sounds a charachter |
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arabic
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 4:09:42 PM
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| He does it before and after rides so I assume he is "limbering up" and "cooling down" Mind you, half the time its to stop me continuing with what I am doing!! |
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Moira
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Posted - 11 Jul 2007 : 10:03:04 PM
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| We used to have an Eriskay pony in the riding school who would do the "cat" stretch with you on her back, which was funny to watch |
  
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swalk
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 07:01:45 AM
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I was told many years ago that when horses do that stretch like a cat, it can be a sign of a back problem.
However Spooky went theough a phase of doing this and his back was fine - he's seems to have grown out of it now, I haven't seen him do it for ages! |
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arabic
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Sheena
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 12:06:03 PM
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Hi,
Sheena has always been a very elaborate 'stretcher'. She's also always had her back checked regularly so I know it's not anything to do with that - she does do alot of laying down though! She generally goes into a bit or a rocking horse stance, throws out one front leg, then the other- has a yawn possibly and then does her cat stretch but her belly almost touches the floor - actually looks like she's going to keel over if you not used to it. Once she's finished she's all limbered up for the day ahead LOL That's her favourite stretch but she will tuck her head in and arch her back sometimes also.
She has also released herself from a show halter or two by scratching her ears with her back feet!!
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arabic
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 12:59:15 PM
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Alicia they seem very similar although instead of Freddie releasing himself, years ago he decided to scratch his face with his headcollar on. My non horsey son was letting him graze around the stables under his watchful eye. Freddie had a scratch then fell to the floor, writhing around with his back foot attached to the headcollar. He had got one of the buckles jammed between his hoof and shoe. Thankfully my son thought quickly,grabbed a knife and cut through the headcollar. The farrier had to make an emergency visit though and take off the shoe to get the buckle out.
It always concerns me when I see horses turned out with headcollars on.
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Sheena
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Posted - 12 Jul 2007 : 1:49:36 PM
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That's exactly why I always have leather headcollars for turning out if they have to wear headcollars out at all - you can get them cheap enough (cheaper the better for turning out to rolled in mud, left hanging from trees, or just to disappear for ever more!) and they would snap under any pressure whereas nylon headcollars just don't give in! You can also get the nylon headcollars with plastic clips - I think they are called field safe or something similar.
Shena released herself at hocon one year in the car park - thankfully she was rugby tackled by me and two friends before it had computed to her pretty brain |
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