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OMG, yaaay!!! Fingers crossed!! Please continue to keep us posted, I really hope this is it!
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that is very interesting! Yes, please keep us posted.
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I sure hope this works. MC suggested hormone therapy for Em and wouldn't it be amazing if that's the answer?? For either of theses mares. They are quite different but who knows?! Hormones, and their biochemistry, are so complex that even endocrinologists don't completely understand them.
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Oh how awesome if this is the solution.. and how awesome that you stuck with her long enough to come to a possible solution, I think a lot of people wouldn't have
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I have had mares exclusively for 30 years and have never had one need hormones. So it never even occurred to me to consider hormone issues when my current young horse started displaying some serious misbehavior under saddle (e.g. rearing, spinning, running backwards and sideways, flinging herself at jumps). It was much worse away from home, but on "bad days" (which I never connected as occurring with a regular frequency) was pretty bad at home too. A clinician got on her (most wouldn't even consider mounting her when she was bad) and suggested hormones might be the cause. I was skeptical, but couldn't think of anything else to try so gave it a go. My vet and I timed the start so we were pretty sure we would see a difference within 10-14 days and it was a complete miracle within that time frame. Trainers and friends couldn't believe it was the same horse. She previously showed precisely no "typical mareishness" - no moodiness, no obvious heats, no peeing or showing, etc - nothing that would have made me connect the bad behavior with hormones.
I really hope this helps your mare as much as it has helped mine. It sure isn't cheap (Valley Vet has it on sale right now!), but it is completely worth the cost to have my horse be a wonderful eventing partner instead of an unrideable danger to both of us. And don't beat yourself up about not thinking of it sooner - it took a clinician making the suggestion to me and that was after 8 months of problems - I sure wish horses could talk!
I really hope this helps your mare as much as it has helped mine. It sure isn't cheap (Valley Vet has it on sale right now!), but it is completely worth the cost to have my horse be a wonderful eventing partner instead of an unrideable danger to both of us. And don't beat yourself up about not thinking of it sooner - it took a clinician making the suggestion to me and that was after 8 months of problems - I sure wish horses could talk!
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The most exciting thing about this video is that there is nothing exciting about this video.
https://youtu.be/boOE2Mo8W7A
https://youtu.be/boOE2Mo8W7A
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Super . Love the swinging tail.
I hope the positive change continues.
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I hope the positive change continues.
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She looks great! And yes very normal
She's a pretty girl.
She's a pretty girl.
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She looks like a pleasure to ride in this video.
YAY!!!!!!
YAY!!!!!!
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Fabulous, Marion!! SO HAPPY FOR YOU TWO! She is so lovely!
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What a boring video. Love it! So glad you are seeing improvements.
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I thought that perhaps some who are struggling with horses that might be termed a bit difficult may like an update on Deneb. Mikhail, my videographer, is back at college so I did not have him to video me Thursday, but she was going well so i asked my working student to ride her in a lesson and I videoed a little to share. I do not mind if you share opinions on the horse, but ask that you only give positive feedback on the rider, as she was simply doing me a favor.
https://youtu.be/IYr5PHRwiLM
some of you may remember the whole story, but for those who do not want to wade through pages of commentary, my scariest moment with her was probably when she tried to jump out of the indoor through the mirror while i was riding her and smashed me into it. There have been other moments that were not fabulous and there was a period of time where i would quickly go over my in my mind if i had any apologies i should make before i got on her, or if it was a good day to die.
Fortunately it never came to that, of course, and this year i am contemplating taking her out to the big world to show. I just wondered if you thought that this was show-able. I think a Micklem bridle is legal in dressage, but she will go in a normal nose band too, she just seems to like this one best
https://youtu.be/IYr5PHRwiLM
some of you may remember the whole story, but for those who do not want to wade through pages of commentary, my scariest moment with her was probably when she tried to jump out of the indoor through the mirror while i was riding her and smashed me into it. There have been other moments that were not fabulous and there was a period of time where i would quickly go over my in my mind if i had any apologies i should make before i got on her, or if it was a good day to die.
Fortunately it never came to that, of course, and this year i am contemplating taking her out to the big world to show. I just wondered if you thought that this was show-able. I think a Micklem bridle is legal in dressage, but she will go in a normal nose band too, she just seems to like this one best
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Yet another boring video. I love it! Deneb looks very happy in her work.
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She looks very good! Is she still on the regumate?
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Looking good! Very relaxed and focused.
I bet that indoor takes some getting used to for the horse, with all the changing light patterns...
I bet that indoor takes some getting used to for the horse, with all the changing light patterns...
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Seeing much improvement, she looks so much more relaxed. She has come a long way! Congrats
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How lovely chisamba! I know you are very proud of how far she has come.
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demi wrote:She looks very good! Is she still on the regumate?
Yes but the generic kind, it's a little cheaper.
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Moutaineer wrote:Looking good! Very relaxed and focused.
I bet that indoor takes some getting used to for the horse, with all the changing light patterns...
Yes, it really does, but we barely notice it anymore and it's warmer than a steel barn
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She looks quite nice! And yes, the Micklem is legal for dressage. I have both Annabelle and Pickle going in them.
Keep calm and canter on.
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Deneb looks very solid and confident in her work. What an incredible reward for all the trials and tribulations you've encountered in her training.
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She looks great Chisamba
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She looks terrific!! How old is she now?
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orono wrote:She looks terrific!! How old is she now?
She will be eight this year
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Yes - relaxed and focused. It's been a long haul. Great work - you are a true horse whisperer!
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Great update!
She looks relaxed, focused, and ready to learn and progress.
She looks relaxed, focused, and ready to learn and progress.
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