I can't discipline my horse because it involves hitting him and that's just abuse!!!Who on Earth would have the nerve to hit their horse and abuse them like that!!! O.K. If give your horse a good hard smack when he deserves it once in a while the world won't end. But MAKE SURE THE GIRTH ISN'T HURTING HIM BEFORE YOU DISCIPLINE HIM.
"Almost 60% of performance horses have ulcers." "0% of horses with ulcers show no outward signs of gastrointestinal disease." According to the study by Murray MJ, Grodinsky C, Anderson CW, Radue PF, Schmidt GR. Gastric ulcers in horses: a comparison of endoscopic findings in horses with and without clinical signs. Equine Vet J. 1989;7(suppl):68-72. Lesson hoses who are often asked to give multiple lessons per day, horses who are kept in stalls, and horses who get insufficient forage and/or large amounts of grain are at high risk for gastric ulcers. Girthing up a horse with gastric ulcers can be very painful for the animal and can initiate the behavior described, even if the horse's tack fits well.
Yea you could check his ulcer count. or see if the girth fits right on his belly. or maybe the saddle on his back? make sure he isnt getting rub marks. I hope i helped!!!!!
Make sure that your horse's girth is fitted properly.And make sure the saddle is in the correct place on your horse's back.
I agree, tighting the cinch slowly, walk him around, and then go back and retighten it somemore. Give me something to do after the ititnal cinching up.
Good suggestions to help the horse besides just smacking it. But I don't get how a girth can bother a horse's stomach ulcers. The girth is kind of close to the lungs but not near the stomach. But if a horse is always in a bad mood then yes I'd have the vet take a look.
I've always found that when one of our horses gets grumpy with a girth that it's usually pinching him or not in the proper place and with a little adjustment or the purchase of a new padded girth it doesn't seem to bother the horse any more.
We always cinch up our horses slow. We start by putting it on somewhat loose then walk over to the pen and tighten up a little more before we have the horses lunge. After warming up we check one more time before we get into the saddle. Plus my horses get professional massages every other week! They're spoiled to the bone!!