Head Tossing

[Tracy Sahagun <tlsahagun@yahoo.com>]

I was wondering if anyone else has had this problem.  I have a gelding
who has been doing 50 mile rides for several years.  He has always had a
habit of tossing his head up and down for about the first ten to fifteen
miles of a ride. He typically does not do it during conditioning rides
unless I put him behind another horse.  I have had chiropractic work
done on his back and there are no longer any problems there.  He has
also received a new saddle which fits him much better than the last so I
don't believe there is a problem with the saddle.  Recently, he started
hanging his tongue out during these rides.  I have contributed these
habits to anxiety, but am not completely sure.  Has anyone one else
experienced these situations?

Tracy & "Sparky"
So. Calif.

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