He's 11. She's had him for a couple years. He was previously used for Jousting LOL I don't think he was used for that a whole bunch....but knew that he was perdy much bomb proof if he could do that. The people we got him from had quit the jousting thing and were just using him to work cows. They said he was just had too much go to work cows. She's worked cows on him some, not alot, just when we pen to work our own.
She started him on barrels when she got him, but he's had this head slingin thing the whole time. First it was his teeth....finally got that straitened out, this last series of trips to the vet, they found only one problem....TMJ. Done adjustments and accupuncture for that, and he's alot better than he was, but still slingin his head some.
Last night she touched his right ear after the race was over, and he nearly mowed me down tryin to get away from her. So today after she got home from school, we gathered him up, to see what was goin on. He had a humongous tick in his right ear. So...who knows if that was part of it last night too. I got it out....then put ivomec in his ears. LOL made him mad.
It's always somethin..... :? But we won't give up on this horse, he just has toooo much try to give up.