Oakbrooke Farm
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I have a 3 year old who has an odd habit - he spins counter clockwise.
: He does this when I turn him out and also while in his stall. Anyone have experience with this or seen anything like it?
Anyone else have a "spinner"?
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kaykay
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tiny did this when she was a yearling and it was an inner ear infection. just a thought!
Oakbrooke Farm
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That's intersting KayKay. How was it determined that it was an ear infection?
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well she kept spinning constantly and holding her head funny so I called the vet. He said that was usually a symptom of an ear infection. Sure enough when he looked in he could see the infection. He gave her a pain killer and then antibiotics. She also was shaking her head a lot kinda like a dog that has an ear infection.
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Had a gelding that did that, drove me absolutely nuts!
He was a very hard keeper because he was always on the move
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He was a nervous, highly strung little thing.
He would always go counter clockwise, round and round and round
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He was very well bred, that is to say top show lines. I think they were bred for a look and a "show" attitude, he acted like he had ADD...certainly was not a good match for me!
This may not be similar to yours but this was my experience!
He was a very hard keeper because he was always on the move
He was a nervous, highly strung little thing.
He would always go counter clockwise, round and round and round
He was very well bred, that is to say top show lines. I think they were bred for a look and a "show" attitude, he acted like he had ADD...certainly was not a good match for me!
This may not be similar to yours but this was my experience!
Oakbrooke Farm
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No Marty, I have had this guy since he was born. He seems to be off in the hind end. His mother had what the vet called a loose stifle and he has it too, just that his mother was not a spinner. The symptoms of the weak stifle are that when walking, the hind hoof kind of bears to the outside with a slight rocking motion. This is the begger who stepped on my toe! He has always walked this way, but the spinning started within the last couple months. Plus, he is a difficult critter. He is bad to walk and real bad to trim his feet as he leans a lot.
