*Red's Stringhalt, video 1

In this video you will see how *Red moves. It is only 4 days after developing Stringhalt. To learn more about this see my blog at: http://greenmountaincurlies.blogspot.com/

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Pets & Animals

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• horses
• curlies
• stringhalt

[xXMagicRainXx]

Why is his tail like that?Seems like it would be hard to seat flies with that "tail"..

[vtcurlies]

@xXMagicRainXx Hi! *Red is an American Curly horse, and for some reason that we do not understand yet, some of them always keep a short, and scanty tail like this. *Red never grows much mane either. We call these horses "Extreme Curlies".

[flyingchanges96]

my appendix quarter horse had this but he had it in both hind legs. We put him in a paddock which had no weeds or anything like that just perfect yummy grass for about 2 years and then he suddenly got better. Now he is jumping and doing dressage. That proves everyone wrong with this disease. the only thing that is wrong with him now is that he has nerve damage in his hind legs which makes him drag his hooves.

[vtcurlies]

@flyingchanges96 I suspect that if you raise his magnesium intake, along with Vit E and perhaps Selenium (I don't know where you live and I know parts of the US's west have high selenium already), that he may even stop dragging his toes some. The magnesium to calcium balance is VERY important in nerve-to-muscle operation! Good luck!

[torrentish]

I am currently and have previously hunted a 10 year old 3/4 clydsdale mare who has Stringhalt, this condition doesn't hinder her ability to be a honest & safe full wire hunter (although I do get a few questions as to why she walks the way she does).  She has been given magnesium, selenium which doesn't seem to have made any difference to her condition. I have always beleived this to be caused by toxins in feed as a youngster. Great to hear others stories regarding Stringhalt.

[vtcurlies]

@Kals12fost Stringhalt is a nerve disorder brought on by either eating toxic weeds (in England or Australia) or an accident (North America). That is the best way to explain it. I think that there is still a lot unknown about SH by the vets. Did you look at his other videos and see that he got better?

[vtcurlies]

If it is nerve damage, then it might get better if you work on it NOW. First, raise the horses magnesium, selenium and Vit E intake; next consider an accupuncture treatment and chiropractice work. MY horse got better using all of those. As always consult several vets, not just one, and one specializing in lameness issues would be best. Good luck.

[ShowJumpingMad14]

i read an artical on SH and it says there is no cure and it gets worse as your horse gets older and her horse had too be destroyed. so if there is no cure will he have too be destroyed. My pony has stringhault because he was beaten up bassically by my stallion x

[vtcurlies]

Make sure you watch my other videos. I cured Red through nutrition, perhaps this is the answer for your horse too?

[vtcurlies]

He doesn't have to die. Stringhalt is not a killer.