My 15-year old paint mare was acting very listless this morning and not eating. She didn't seem colicky, just stood with her nose to the ground, not caring about her food. This is very unusual for her, as she's never one to not eat. She was tender in her abdomen. I walked her around for a bit and her movement was fine. This afternoon she passed this manure (link below) and then seemed back to her normal self. Any thoughts on what could have caused this? There have been no changes in her diet or activity level. My only thought is that with it being winter and dealing with frozen water buckets, maybe she got dehydrated? Any thoughts on what the cause may be and if I need to have the vet come out at this point are much appreciated!
By type I mean, cob, heavy warmblood, gaited etc. but also say a specific breed if that's what you want.
By far my favorite types of horses are Baroque horses, they have the best of all worlds IMO. They're muscular, strong and good work horses without being slow or lacking "fire", they have great stamina and are extremely athletic, but they don't have the emotional issues of Arabians and Thoroughbreds, I find that they are much harder to spook and this might come from their lineage as war horses, they have great temperaments and are definitely people horses and they're so beautiful. The wealth of my experience is wth Friesians because my horses are Friesians, but I have also worked quite a bit with Kladrubers and Andalusians and I find that these traits apply to them equally. Another great thing about them is that they are great for crossing if you want to bring out a trait more strongly, there is a newer breed called Spanish-Norman horses that come from the crossing of Percherons and Andalusians, and what you get a beautiful horse that is strong as an ox and a great worker, but also great for pleasure riding. They also make some of the greatest mules that I've ever seen
