Eeeh gawds....... I hate to tell you this, but my horse Beau who had been scoped positive for ulcers shivers lately in isolated ocasions. He was shivering real bad before the Grant Ranch SASO ride, shivered before the Wine country ride, and shivered even last Saturday which was a real warm morning before my training ride. The first time I noticed him shivering ever was at before the first ride of the season last year and I ended up pulling him at lunch because he was acting wierd even though he vetted okay. The rest of the season he didn't shiver. Once he gets moving - like REALLY moving he stops shivering and doesn't APPEAR to have any physical problems even after a strenuous ride. Becky Hart told me that Rio would shiver sometimes before rides in anticipation and excitement.
I don't know if it's the ulcer that is making him shiver, but the way he acts and looks it appears to be stress related. Or just the anticipation and excitement. This is something I'm searching for the answer too. K. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
