Sorry to ask again but......

Trewsers

Trewsers

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Ok, don't shout at me, cos I've asked this before, but since moving Storm home she has been a bit stumbly. Farrier came a couple of weeks prior to moving - so not due again for a while. Don't know if I should worry about this or not - she is still doing a little bit of stumbling (but Nothing really major) and I just wondered, if its cos her feet are sore?:confused: Can't decide as she can be a bit lacking in concentration (she sometimes used to nearly trip up in the school if her mind wasn't on things). Also, I am interspersing the time spent on the stoney path with hacking on the fields wherever poss. Do you think this is ok or should I ring the vet and check (she has seen the state of the stoney track). Or am I just mythering over nowt? she seemed ok last night when we did a short hack - but I did let her plod around the field edges as well.
 
When does she trip? if she is happily still striding out and not being typically footy I would suspect that it is just that you are seeing more of her (all round and in the field etc) than you did before so what used to be the occasional trip is now a regular thing ;) but just because you see it more not because it happens more - does that make sense? :p
 
Has your ground become particularly dry? Ours is solid:rolleyes:
If she's barefoot, maybe she's finding it harder going:confused:
Does she seem generally more footy?

Or maybe the warmer weather, and the spring grass growing, is making her feel lazy...
 
I don't know the background here.
Totally going by your post I'm interested in what the stumbling involves and when it happens?
Is she tripping? On back more than front? First thing in morning? When ridden?
Are you happy with your farriers job?
 
She's striding out (well cantering out - in the field!) and no problems there at all. She stumbles when we set off on the first "leg" of the hack up the stoney hill - on the way back she is generally fine. She is quite nosey too, I did wonder if she wasn't concentrating - she tends to look behind her a lot (think she is clocking the way back home just in case!)
I am happy with the farrier - he's done her for years (did her when she was owned previously and prior to that so knows her pretty well). I just don't want it to be one of those things that I don't "catch" early enough and end up with probs if you know what I mean!!!
To add to my worry (gosh - anybody would think I'd only just got her!!!) she has a runny nose this morning - its clear but only from one nostril - just a bit worried, as that is how Joe started...............fingers crossed she's just had a sneezing fit in her box!
 
I guess sensitive footsies seems most obvious then :p .

What happens if the "first leg" is done in the school or on grass?

If either the lameness persists (on soft ground) and/or the runny nose I'd give the vet a call. If only to set your mind at ease ;) .

It's so worrying when there's a symptom and no clear reason behind it isn't it :rolleyes: ?
 
Am def going to ring the vet today - have another few questions to ask! (golly they're gonna be sick of me!). The runny nose has cleared up thank goodness! yesterday on our hack she only stumbled once, and I am tempted to believe its cos she was busy watching the sheep - there are so many of them and they are a bit wick - and she's not overly used to them! think she thought they were tiny horses...hahahahaha!
 
If she is only doing it when you go out there is a good chance she is just being nosey and not looking where she puts her feet :rolleyes: I wold just chat with your farrier next time he is out, ask him to watch as you lead her up the lane and see what he thinks - as you say he knows her very well :D
 
Yeah, will do that Jessey, he has always done her feet, even with her past owners - so I really trust his judgement. If he reckons she needs shoes, then I'll go with that - he's always done a top job with both our horses. I am inclined to think its just noseyness tho!!!!
 
Daffy has 99% stopped stumbling/slipping since having his back sorted, the rest is just clumsiness/lack of attention. Could be worth getting your vet to check the back as well as feet.
 
Yeah, I will get the vet to take a look at her back - tho I had the physio out to her only a couple of months ago, and she was fine. But I guess backs can go bad at anytime.
 
Can I take back my last comment? :D

Cantering in the school earlier, with the physio teaching, and smack bang wallop, horse and rider almost go *rse over t*t when horse trips over his own feet. :rolleyes:

90% fixed, 10% clumsiness. :p
 
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