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suneagle
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 Posted - 10 Feb 2011 : 9:19:11 PM
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ok my horse has a wierd thing he does, he does it in the stable or field.
its when he is walking or even trotting he puts his head down with teeth bearing like hes going to bite his legs but doesnt, and also he kinda holds a foreleg up and kinda "goes for it" as he twist his head violently round.
and sometimes when he poos he will swing his head inbetween his legs to try and bite himself.
its not daily and doesnt fit with anything. just hes done it ever since ive had him but ive never thought about it
caan anyone shed somelight light on this? or seen this kinda behaviour before?
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Pashon2001
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Posted - 10 Feb 2011 : 9:39:31 PM
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Wouldnt want to worry you because its probably just strange behaviour, but I had a stallion many years ago that exhibited very similar behaviour that progressively became worse and he started to actually bite himself, it was caused by toxins in the blood affecting his brain due to liver disease.
Sorry to sound doomsville but you did ask.........
I'm sure if he hasnt changed at all for a long time and this is habitual its just normal behaviour for him. |
     
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suneagle
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Posted - 10 Feb 2011 : 9:47:18 PM
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| i did ask just wondered if my horse was a freaak of nature, or if it was manly behaviour. nope havnt got worst, only time it did was when he was in cornwall and the foal was born and he was in the far end stable and hadnt seen the foal but once he "saw" the foal he was fine. |
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suneagle
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Posted - 10 Feb 2011 : 9:58:19 PM
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thats the only time hes got worst tho?? no reason for the yard hes at now that he does it as theres no youngsters or mares :/
maybe its cause theres no mares hehe |
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phoenixbruka
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cmj
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Posted - 11 Feb 2011 : 10:03:45 PM
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Hi, my 5 year old gelding bites at his own front legs in the field but I am pretty sure it is a game. He also runs around with his playball, shakes it up and down and bowls it along. Does the same thing with anything really, feedbowls, plastic pipes and so on. Colts bite each other's front legs and I kind of assumed it was this behaviour but on his own legs as no one else would let him bite theirs  |
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pinkvboots
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Posted - 14 Feb 2011 : 09:56:33 AM
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When Arabi was a colt (we kept him entire until he was nearly 4) he would bite the top of his front legs we were told it is a frustration thing, it looked to me like a nervous energy symptom and this was one of the reasons we had him gelded as it was not pleasant to watch and he often looked distressed.
Edited to add. since being gelded I have never seen him do it. |
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Edited by - pinkvboots on 14 Feb 2011 09:59:19 AM |
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odd behaviour
I'd have a chat with the vet and see if its an idea to have him scoped 
