Does a horse quivering, after a moderately hard ride, on a fairly warm day, point to any specific problem? The horse eats
& drinks well, duing and after the rides.
He's previously done several 50s over the past 2 years, and a couple of months ago a 100, almost
always top 10 just because he's tall & has a big ground covering
stride. Currently he's being ridden slower (by me, I'm not his owner)
and just the past
2 rides of 30 & 24 miles has started the
quivering.
According to his owner, after the 100, he was just a little stiff after the ride and the next day. Other than that he's
always been fine, no lameness or metabolic issues ever. He does
get vitamins & a selenium supplement, no grain, lots of hay, irrigated
pasture on a hillside where he runs up & down all the time.
Since I had a horse tie-up recently, I'm worried that this quivering might
be pointing to a tie-up coming on, especially since he was "a
little stiff" after a ride.
His owner is going get his blood checked, but even if it doesn't show anything abnormal, I'm still leery of riding him in
competition now.
What do you think?Anyone
else have a horse that does this?
