My horse keeps bolting on me i have checked all the usual & everthing seem ok - what could be the cause?
467652
First, if you use a one-rein stop every time he thinks about bolting, he will stop.\n\nI would have your saddle checked for proper fit, as it can pinch even if it it does not leave any marks.\n\nIt really sounds like a respect issue.  Do not punish him, as you will just be reinforcing his belief that you are not worthy of respect.\n\nPlay the Parelli 7-games with him and see if you can do all 7 without a problem.  Here is a link to the 7 games, with full descriptions of each game.\nhttp://iceryder.net/7games.html
352617
once you install the plug in, you should be able to go to any stable i think.  the first one is free, all armor after that is 500 bucks.  also, you have to legally own the horse (i.e. they won't armor a horse you stole.)
740224
its called a charley horse....hurts like nothing u have ever felt b4, huh? i get em' too...either wait for it to go away, or get up and walk on it. drinkink lots of water should help in preventing them! try taking tylenol or something like that to help with the pain the next day
1159000
lie down in a salt bath .whirlpool if available.trust me i know a lot about sore muscles.when you almost gallop on a horse bareback in tight circles, you get a lot of experience about sore muscles and backs.\n                                          ~~11yearoldhorseguru~~
902544
Barbaro is doing better than anyone could have hoped. His cast has been removed and he has been going outside with a handler for exercise and grazing for some time now. As for the laminitis he is doing well there also. He doesn't seem to be in pain anymore but is still at the veterinary hospital as they are waiting for the hoof wall to grow back where they had cut it off. Check the website below for more updates on his condition.
174304
could be a sign of circulation problems. you need to see a doctor, it is nothing to mess around with.
33482
Two things come to mind, nerve damage or poor blood circulation due to damaged, clogged or clotted viens and or arteries.  I get charlie horses in my legs periodically when I am sleeping due to nerve damage from having disc surgery over 30 years ago.  I would say however that something lasting for a month and a half requires medical attention as soon as possible.  A blood clot in your leg can move to your heart or lungs and possibly become fatal.  Please see a doctor soon.
789581
likely trauma or no reason, i would see a doctor if the symptoms persist or worsen, good luck
1092637
Nope.\n\nThis horse is now retired to stud - he is lucky they can mend his leg and use him for breeding.\n\nHortio Nelson was not so lucky at the English Derby this year.\nHe breeding line was one of the best, ran really well. but he broke his leg in two places, cannon bone and seasmoid bone and dislocated another joint.  They had to put him down.\n\nYet another good horse injured in this so called sport - and only three years old!!  They say the jockey wanted to pull him out at the start as he didnot feel right.  The trainer raced him and looked what happened.\n\nGood luck to you barbaro in your forthcoming stud duties, at least you will still be alive!!
168676
Yes, see a doctor and let them know how often it happens (keep a journal) and ask for a 24hr halter monitor.  I had similar incidents, and my old Dr. didn't do squat...said it was my smoking.  I switched dr's, she suggested the monitor, they saw something, did further tests and i found out I have a defective heart valve, from birth.  Not to scare you...I'm fine now...no meds, no surgery.  But have it checked out.
896124
OUCH!! I know horses that would love to kick you right now and watch out for animal rights groups suing you if you keep making such derogatory comments towards animals.
838771
Quit watching TV and that commercial.. were the guy is like 50 and running to the r room all the time.. you've got plenty of time.  Why?  do you have problems going?  or do you 'Dribble' when you pull your horsey back in?  then you might ask your dr but otherwise you should have no problems, yet, give it about 30 years... then ask this question again   : }
640354
Are you stupid? A Tom Thumb is a western bit- she's using a french link showing IN HAND so obviously, she's showing English in hand- not western. Dear Lord.\n\nAs for the original poster- seems like the horse needs to learn some respect and how to get out of your bubble. Don't go switching bits- that won't do anything. The horse should behave without a bridle, period. Work on the ground a LOT and don't tolerate any crap. I'm not telling you to beat the horse, haha, but he's coming that age where he needs to learn to respect your space.
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it sounds as if he has anxiety performance problems.\n\nSlow gentle reassuring foreplay may help but he may also need some counselling.  He has to recover his confidence in hinself - your mothers thoughts certainly wont help - share this problem with her at your peril!\n\nSome ED tretament will also help irrespective of whther it is psychological or  not - so gte him to his doctor for some viagra - once he successfully rides the horse again he will be away
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There is entirely too much weight for a horse to bear on a broken leg, from the cannon bone down to his hoof, sessamoids. I did it, but, it takes a lot of patience and care. It can be done, but, too often, because the insurance will cover the cost, purchase price and/or last/highest/average winnings of a horse, many owners and trainers wrongfully make the decsion on advise from the veterinarian to 'put a horse down'.\n\nI owned a racehorse that broke his sessamoids in a race and I refused to destroy the horse. I cared for the horse and ten years later, he is running around the paddock whinnying at every broodmare that passes by. I consider myself more the exception than the rule. It only took about 90 days of stall rest for the leg to partially recover, and with a bandaged leg, put out into a small paddock and after another 90 days, fully recovered.\n\nSpanish Riddle was a racehorse that had a partial amputation and lived and bred well to broodmares for a few years, then was put down due to colic. Whether or not the colic had anythging to do with the amputation is questionable. Temperment plays a big factor in cases of leg injury and recovery. \n\nWhen a horse breaks a leg, Ruffian, that horse needs to be cared for from the moment the horse comes out of the anesthesia by hoisting the horse up by a huge crane and lowering the horse into a pool of water while sedated. When the horse realizes his situation, nature kicks in and the horse will be cognizant of his injury. By keeping the horse in the pool of water by a hoisted crane, the horse will be able to kick and move the bandaged leg without any furthur injury to the leg. Slowly, with medication, proper diet and plenty of vegetable/mineral oil to prevent colic, a horse may, I said may, recover from a broken leg. \n\nThe operation on Ruffian was successful. It was the reaction after the operation, that caused the horse to try and stand that caused the broken leg to be challanged. Had Ruffian been sedated and rushed to a full equine clinic with full operating facilities and aftercare, that horse would have had a fair chance at recovery after ninety days and after three or four years, may have been broodmared out to Secretariat. What a progeny that would have been. Carried by Ruffian and sired by Secretariat. the bidding would have started at $10 million and who knows what that foal would have accomplished.\n\nSo, to answer your question, why does a horse have to be destroyed if he breaks a leg during a race: it is often done so for humane reasons and if you look at the leg of a horse, you will niotice there is no muscle behind the cannon bone for a horse to rely upon when racing, jumping, etc., and then there's the matter of mortality/insurance...\n\nGreat question...Thank you
495008
Whoa, Im confused reading your question. What does this have to do with horse racing?
660779
I'd check with a doctor.  There could be something physically wrong.