Dudley, a 16-year-old quarter horse, has Two other options for managing Dudley's stiffness are removing him from the lesson
arrived in the arena a few minutes before or allowing more time for warm-up before mounting.
his assigned lesson with his horse leader,
Maggie. As the instructor is completing the
set-up of arena equipment, she observes as
Maggie warms Dudley up at walk and trot
in hand. Dudley appears to be stiffer than
usual in the hind end at the trot. The
instructor coaches Maggie to walk and trot
Dudley more forward, which will allow him
to loosen up before his rider mounts. The
lesson plan for the day includes four trot
poles. However, based on how Dudley is
presenting in his warm-up, the instructor
modifies her set-up to reduce the demands
on the horse's hind end. After the lesson,
the instructor shares her observations of
Dudley's stiffness with the barn manager
for further evaluation.
What are two other choices that the
instructor could have made regarding
Dudley's stiffness?
a serious condition that affects an equine's usefulness and way of moving. The CTRI
Unsoundness is- must be able to recognize visual signs of discomfort in the horse that may be an
indication of unsoundness, such as ear pinning, tail swishing, nipping or stiffness.
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Horse Biting Handler During Lesson Jack would benefit from a variety of interventions to prevent burnout: exercise by a
skilled rider outside of the arena, an evaluation of equipment fit,
Richard is a 10-year-old rider with autism chiropractic/acupuncture/massage treatment, a week off from therapeutic riding
who is riding Jack, a 17-year-old Haflinger lessons.
gelding. Richard is very excited to trot,
which causes him to bounce on Jack's back
during transition to the trot. The instructor
observes that Jack is nipping at his horse
leader. The horse handler moves his hand
up to hold Jack's halter as a defensive
response to the nipping behavior.
The instructor identifies three corrections
that need to be made to address Jack's
biting behavior and the safety of the horse
handler based on her observations. First,
the instructor gives the rider a verbal
correction to let Richard know that his
bouncing is making his horse
uncomfortable. Additionally, the instructor
has Richard trot in half-seat position to
increase the weight bearing input he is
getting and to reduce the impact of his
self-stimulation behaviors on the horse.
Once the rider's behavior has been
addressed, the instructor coaches the
horse handler to move his hand further
down the lead line to give Jack more space
to balance. This allows Jack to feel less
trapped and therefore less stressed in the
lesson.
After the lesson, the instructor discusses
Jack's behavior with the rest of the
instructional team and horse care staff. The
group works to ensure that Jack has more
opportunity for some trail riding fun with
skilled riders to maintain his mental and
physical well-being as a therapeutic riding
mount as well as to further develop his
topline muscles.
Identify at least one other reason that Jack
could be displaying mouthy behavior.
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