Ridecamp: RE: [RC] Ulcer Research/USA Druggies?

Mike:

You stated, >>>Remember, most of us are theoretically
already riding horses
with ulcers. >>>

Your references state<<<Prior to submitting to an endoscopic
examination for ulcers, a horse will have his food withheld
for about 12 hours, and he won't be allowed to drink water
for about six hours before the exam.>>>

<<<a horse whose routine remains relatively consistent from
day to day probably isn't going to have problems with
ulcers.>>>

<<<In the mid and late 1980's sophisticated endoscopes were
used to demonstrate that up to 50% of young foals and up to
90% of racehorses developed gastric  lesions>>>>

<<<This condition is present in up to 50% of foals, 95% of
weanlings after halter breaking, and 85% of race horses in
training>>>

I do not believe this supports your contention most of us
are theoretically already riding horses with ulcers.

I also do not believe the intubation to look for ulcers will
be all that successful when done at/after an endurance ride
as very few, if any, owners will with hold food and water as
is required.

Bob

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

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Sofen
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Subject: RE: [RC] Ulcer Research/USA Druggies?


Here's a few links:

general equine ulcer article:
http://horses.about.com/cs/aboutequisearch/a/eqhorseulc217.h
tm


the 90% of performance horses link:
http://horse-canada.com/html/articles/HMulcers05.99.htm

various treatment protocols described:
http://www.vetmed.ufl.edu/Iwecrl/pudaut.htm

more
http://www.cvm.okstate.edu/research/reports/1998_report/equi
nemedicine.html


Mike Sofen

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Morris [mailto:bobmorris@xxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:42 AM
To: msofen@xxxxxxxxxxx; ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [RC] Ulcer Research/USA Druggies?


Mike:

You stated, >>>Remember, most of us are theoretically
already riding horses
with ulcers. >>>

On what authority do you base this statement? What data
supports this conjecture? If this is true then is this not a
very good argument against the sport?

Bob

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID


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