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So, I have a 20 yr old Arabian gelding. He is in perfect health and acts like he's 8. He has no lameness, he eats just fine, has good weight. Just a bit of an old man sway back. He has a hay belly but I think that's good for an older horse, lol. He doesn't jump, as he had an accidental before I bought him. He has been my dressage guy for 8 years, over that time, I've convinced him that blue plastic barrels are safe and he will jump if allowed to sniff them first. But, he jumps really fast and really flat, no matter what I do. My mom suggested Kissing Spine because he never liked to round out, in Dressage either and refused to over jumps. I don't jump him any higher that 2' and only occasionally. I always ride with a gel pad. I personally think it's attitude and old man syndrome. I am always running my fingers down each side of his spine, with pressure and he never even blinks. I'm not super worried, but wanted another's opinion. |
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Get a vets opinion. People on a horse game cant give you appropriate answers. It could be a multitude of things including but not limited to dental work, poor saddle fit, age, muscle atrophy etc etc. Call your vet. |
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Cappuccino said:
Get a vets opinion. People on a horse game cant give you appropriate answers. It could be a multitude of things including but not limited to dental work, poor saddle fit, age, muscle atrophy etc etc. Call your vet.
I'm not going to call my vet unless he starts acting like he's in pain. I just wanted to see if people had any ideas on what he may or may not have, because if you just good "back pain in horses" you'll get so many crazy answers. |
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It's costs $150 for a vet to just pull into the driveway and another $200 for then to just look at him. So, I am knowledgeable and so if he needs vet attention, I will get it for him. |
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My sisters 19 year old horse does the same. He kinda just launched himself over it because A. He hasn't ever been properly taught to jump and B. He's a timid jumper so he tries to jump to big to avoid touching it lol He has no back issue at all it's just him and the way he chooses to do it |
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My mare is difficult to round on the flat and engage her hindquarters. Also, when I first got her she was flat and fast over jumps. The issues with rounding are due to her confirmation, she's got a long back (weak back), she's got straight hocks and is naturally down hill. The issues we had with jumping were a combination of behaviour and poor training in her previous home. She had only ever learnt to go fast at jumps and was only ever ridden off a forward stride, this lead to her being panicky, especially when she got in deep or hit a pole. With patience and training my trainer and I have slowed her down and she in much happier. My mare rushed out of fear and ignorance, if you don't believe your horse is in pain, I'd imagine he might not be too fond of the barrels. Perhaps a training issue rather than a veterinary one. Hope this helps :) |
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Mediterranean said:
My mare is difficult to round on the flat and engage her hindquarters. Also, when I first got her she was flat and fast over jumps. The issues with rounding are due to her confirmation, she's got a long back (weak back), she's got straight hocks and is naturally down hill. The issues we had with jumping were a combination of behaviour and poor training in her previous home. She had only ever learnt to go fast at jumps and was only ever ridden off a forward stride, this lead to her being panicky, especially when she got in deep or hit a pole. With patience and training my trainer and I have slowed her down and she in much happier. My mare rushed out of fear and ignorance, if you don't believe your horse is in pain, I'd imagine he might not be too fond of the barrels. Perhaps a training issue rather than a veterinary one. Hope this helps :)
Jumping definitely isn't his favorite thing, I rarely jump him, but my sister was messing around on her horse so I jumped mine too. As I said above he definitely had an accident, I think he hung a leg maybe or was in a "poling" accident as he hates and "Show Jumping", post and rail, jumps with daylight under them. |
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There are many reasons a horse will behave that way. Ulcers, kissing spine, painful hocks, sore feet, bad training, badly fitting saddle, maybe he needs chiropractic work. Usually a horse with kissing spine will buck or be resistant to contact. Keep an eye on it, but it's really hard for anybody here to give advice without being personally involved with the horse. |
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I second the answers relating to training. You say that you don't use this horse for jumping, and that what experience he had previous to you was sort of sketchy, maybe involving an accident or poor handling. In that case, unless the horse is a naturally good jumper, it makes sense that his jumping would be fast and flat. Especially over a smaller jump that's more like a speed bump and doesn't require him to really have any sort of arc to his jump. I doubt this is a vet issue. |
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EmeraldHillsFarm said:
I second the answers relating to training. You say that you don't use this horse for jumping, and that what experience he had previous to you was sort of sketchy, maybe involving an accident or poor handling. In that case, unless the horse is a naturally good jumper, it makes sense that his jumping would be fast and flat. Especially over a smaller jump that's more like a speed bump and doesn't require him to really have any sort of arc to his jump. I doubt this is a vet issue.
Exactly this ^ |
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