> From Rachel: > > > I think he is just inbred (he's a purebred showhorse)-his skin is very > sensitive and I have to be VEEERRRY careful not to cue him even a fraction > too hard or he'll overreact.
skin sensitivity can be a symptom of selenium deficiency. I am not sure the corrector pad is a solution. I have a friend with one and it works for one of her horses but not the others. Is he icelandic? I would go treeless with a saddleright or medi cheval. I have a hot hot problem horse at the moment and I have determined his problems are from 1. feed (I went back to Strategy and he was immediately calmer, all my horses are) (I feed coastal hay, no alfalfa) 2. Lack of regular riding. If i take a month off on any horse they get nutty, except the 9 year old ones. 3. a very scarey/exciting event gets him hopped up and he doesnt come down for days. I have to avoid them now. But I ponied him on a large ride yesterday and he did ok actually. I think I could have probably ridden him but I need to get my confidence back now. 4. AGE. Any horse younger than 7 is just gonna not be as calm as one over 7 ime. Janice yipie tie yie yo
