I just bought a lovely Tennessee Walking Horse filly… my question/issue is that she suffered from nervous diarrhea. In pasture, in her stall, etc, normal BM’s. Load her up in the trailer to haul to the trails, and the loose stools start. She does this regardless of forage she is on. Vet says she’s healthy. Sooo… any of you riders out there dealing/dealt with this?
Just keep trailering until she is no longer nervous about it. I’ve seen several horses get over it.
I had one that did this - same thing, normal in the pasture, in her shelter, etc. But at a show, in the trailer, even tacking up, she was loose and wet. She never did get over it, but was totally sane and easy to work with OTHER then that. I tried probiotics, various calming supplements, ranitidine, etc. For some horses, that is just how they are.
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Once they stop being nervous they will stop literally losing their sh*t . I don’t think my mare loves pooping all over her back feet in the trailer and now that she can control herself, she doesn’t so much at least on shorter trips.
Because it is an anxiety response no change of diet or probiotcs will help. So work on the horse feeling comfortable with life. It may never disappear which means your horse is not totally comfortable with trailer excursions.
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No, it won’t.
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Bold Mover, you joined yesterday and have had two posts, both sales pitches for the same product with links. Are you a marketer for this product? The probiotic that cure both nerves and stomach ulcers?
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No I am not. I have had horses my whole life and have tried countless products on my horses and have found something that actually works. Sorry if you got the wrong idea. It will not cure your horse’s nerves nor did I say it was going to cure ulcers. Probiotics are a great natural way of helping regulate a horse’s digestive system and prevent ulcers and help with equine diarrhea. I have done a lot of research and tried many different products on my animals and found one that works for my horses. The symptoms sound just like my gelding, and I hope that you can help your horse find relief.
My horse cured herself of travel poop when she got completely calm about the trailer.
I’ve used probiotcs effectively when she had diet related diarrhea.
Apologies if I misunderstood your posts. It’s just unusual to have someone join and immediately start promoting the same product on multiple threads. Most people who join either come with a problem, or join in different discussion threads. Some even introduce themselves when they join.
We do have a constant problem with would-be spammers and people aren’t actually allowed to market in the discussion forums.
That’s wonderful that your horse’s trailering diarrhea has cleared up on it’s own. I was not as fortunate with my gelding, but I have figured out what helps him and now I have less of a mess to clean up in the trailer.
No worries! Typing isn’t the same as looking someone in the eyes and hearing their voice, so it can be misinterpreted. Sorry if I offended you by not introducing myself. I have been on a journey of trial and error with probiotics with both myself and my horses this past year, so when you find something that actually works, it’s hard not to say something to others when you see them having the same issues.
This happens in totally healthy horses when they get nervous and will go on for as long as she is excited/nervous about going to new places. Speak with your vet about giving her an over the counter product before & after to make sure she replenishes all the water and nutrients she loses.
My horse gets the runs at horse shows and a tube of probiotic paste stops it immediately
Probiotcs don’t work that fast. They need to get into the hind gut which takes up to a day and then they seed bacteria that grow and repopulate the gut flora. That’s why probiotics are usually given as a course for 10 or 14 days.
So I don’t know what’s in your probiotic paste. Immodium maybe?
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I do give them daily and a full tube before putting them in the trailer. I do find that another tube at the show if they get the squirts seems to quell it tho
