About Solange Rian Expertise I specialize in breaking and training difficult horses. I can provide advice on correcting behavior issues - cribbing, rearing, spinning; along with tack recommendations. I can also suggest feed programs, hoof care and explain dental care requirements.
Experience I have owned Horsehaven Stables since 2000 and will break 5 horses this year alone!! I believe in a humane, safe and intelligent method when breaking horses that is based on results and not time. I have gained a reputaion in the area for taking in dangerous horses that no one else wants and fixing them up. I keep them as personal riding horses for years and if I see improvement I will sell one eventually to the right owner and situtaion. I believe every horse deserves a chance to prove themselves. More often than not they prove it was the human's fault!!
Question Hello,
My horse eats/rips off his magnetic fetlock boots. I just received them. I tried 3 different ways to keep them on. 1. just Velcro them on, and he un- Velcros them. 2. Duct Tape, just rips it off. 3. Polo Wraps, just digs through them until the boot is off. He lives outside 24/7, but he has a corral so I put him in there when he has his boots on. The only choice I have right now is to keep him tied up when the boots are on, but I don't like that because He should be able to wander a bit, and not rip them off. Please help me! Thanks.
Answer Hi Dawn!
Hmmmm....I can only assume you are putting these boots on him for therapeutic reasons. He has had some trauma to his fetlocks (rear or front) or maybe it is just old age and they are low as the tendon stretched out. But, if you really think about it, he MUST stand with all his weight on one leg to reach and chew off the opposite leg's boot. Quite a feat for a "sore" horse, wouldn't you agree?? ;)
I think someone is fooling with someone here and I think you are spending time and $$$ on a rather clever and not so lame horse.
I suggest this....take those very expensive magnetic boots, wrap them up nicely and put them on a shelf in the tack room. Then, call your vet and have him/her do a full on lameness exam. Much like a pre-sale exam that looks at all 4 legs, including x-rays or any other requirements. Tell the vet all that you feel and see with his leg issues and ask what exactly is the most logical route to keep him comfortable with whatever you wish to do with him. The only person you should ever ask about your horse health should have a DVM after their name. Not the barn manger, not your boarding pal, not the massage therapist or anyone else who thinks they know but, did not graduate from veterinary school
And tell that bad little boy of yours to stop yanking your chain! LOL!!
Good luck and remember to always wear an ASTM/SEI approved helmet!
