Pacey Walker

[leblondie1103]

Hi all,

My mom has a 5 year old Tennessee Walker and he paces. Any ideas of getting him to not???????? Any ideas or comments are useful. Thank you!!!

[HappyHorse13]

Welcome to CC!

Everytime the horse paces, make a loud noise for a "consequence." Since horses don't like loud noises, he will soon learn to stop.

Where are the pics?! :p

[drunkenpony33]

My little walker had an issue with pacing. We tried numerous things tack wise, but nothing seemed to help.

I eventually had a chiropractor come out to adjust him. Turned out his hip was out, which was causing pain in his diagnal shoulder as well. He was compensating so much in the pace, that even his muscle was very noticeably different in size around his shoulders. I let him rest a couple days before hand walking him daily for a week. When we did go for a ride, he wanted to do nothing but flat walk. He's built up the correct muscling now and can exhibit the running walk as well.

I'm trimming him differently which I believe is helping him as well. This is a good chart if you know what you are doing.

http://www.twhbea.com/pdf/Shoeing%20Chart.pdf

Hope this helps your issues with pacing.

[leblondie1103]

every where we have tried, they have said that a walkers foot is not cut any differently. we don't know what to do anymore. my moms about to give upand sell him which she really doesn't want to do.