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I have had horses all my life......To the post about pain and acting up.....Saddle fit comes to mind....Shoulder injuries and old injuries....Horses are VERY honest about how they feel....My Best friend is my Arab Gelding...I trained him myself and got him when both our lives were terrible...He saved me and I him......My favourite Quote is......There is no secret so close than between a rider and his horse...-Robert Smith Surtees...

Cheers!!!!
 
chickens really said:
I have had horses all my life......To the post about pain and acting up.....Saddle fit comes to mind....Shoulder injuries and old injuries....Horses are VERY honest about how they feel....My Best friend is my Arab Gelding...I trained him myself and got him when both our lives were terrible...He saved me and I him......My favourite Quote is......There is no secret so close than between a rider and his horse...-Robert Smith Surtees...

Cheers!!!!
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The saddle I use came with my horse, it was custom made for him, so I do not think that would be the problem. I always make sure the saddle pad is just right so it does not pinch the shoulder and I do tend to cinch a little too tight but I then fix when I am about to mount. I think age is just getting to him even if I am just trail riding.
 
moomoodiddy said:
The saddle I use came with my horse, it was custom made for him, so I do not think that would be the problem. I always make sure the saddle pad is just right so it does not pinch the shoulder and I do tend to cinch a little too tight but I then fix when I am about to mount. I think age is just getting to him even if I am just trail riding.
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Just because it was custom fit at one time, does not mean it will ALWAYS fit. It might well need to be re-fitted. Padding/flocking in English saddles can shift or compact, and both "custom built" English and Western saddles can become poorly fitting due to muscle and fat changes in the horses back.
 
res said:
​Just because it was custom fit at one time, does not mean it will ALWAYS fit. It might well need to be re-fitted. Padding/flocking in English saddles can shift or compact, and both "custom built" English and Western saddles can become poorly fitting due to muscle and fat changes in the horses back. 
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X2 I can almost guarantee that a saddle fitted to out older mare 10 years ago wouldn't fit now
 
As they get older they get sway backed, sometimes fatter or sometimes skinier depends on the horse. Some horses stay literally the same though
 
Horses.:barnie

Anybody want to guess how she did this??!

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(please excuse the goopiness; that's the antibiotic ointment that I put on the marks)

Well, BB2K and I have snooped all over the fence and barn, and we haven't found any short red hairs sticking to anything, but our guess is that she ran into an outside corner. Now, whether she did it on her own, or whether Humpty Dumpty was pushed, we don't know. Once again, proof that "if there's a way a horse can hurt itself, it will find it:" I reckon I should be glad it is no worse than it is.:rolleyes:
 
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Bunnylady said:
Horses.:barnie

Anybody want to guess how she did this??!

400


400


(please excuse the goopiness; that's the antibiotic ointment that I put on the marks)

Well, BB2K and I have snooped all over the fence and barn, and we haven't found any short red hairs sticking to anything, but our guess is that she ran into an outside corner. Now, whether she did it on her own, or whether Humpty Dumpty was pushed, we don't know. Once again, proof that "if there's a way a horse can hurt itself, it will find it:" I reckon I should be glad it is no worse than it is.:rolleyes:
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Only scratches. Probably ran into the corner of something like you said
 

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