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

 The current research is showing that most (90%) performance horses have
> ulcers and there's a good

I find this hard to believe....Cora

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Sofen" <msofen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:25 AM
Subject: RE: [RC] Ulcer Research/USA Druggies?


>chance that your barrel horse had one.  The
> problem is, in horses, the symptoms can be very subtle or even invisible,
so
> it would be inappropriate to assume your old horse didn't have one.
>
> Endurance can make the ulcer more visible due to the stress of
competition,
> but not always - again, the symptoms often mimic other issues, and some
> horses are just plain stoic.  Like I mentioned, there are a number of
> environmental factors that can cause the initial ulcer: an extended Bute
> treatment, stall confinement, inadequate turnout, inadequate forage in the
> diet, among others.  With a nervous horse, just trailering to an event
might
> be enough to cause an ulcer, although I'd bet that the other environmental
> factors had already set up the horse to be susceptible to the problem.
>
> Mike Sofen
>
>
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> [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roby, Diane
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:06 AM
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> Subject: RE: [RC] Ulcer Research/USA Druggies?
>
>
> I'm new to this group and to endurance/distance riding also so I don't
> understand the statement "we're riding horses with ulcers already"  Is
this
> common to competition horses as a group or just endurance?  Is this
because
> the sport is so stressful to the horse?  Are the ulcers like ones people
get
> when they worry too much or eat or drink the wrong things or take
medicines
> that are too strong?
>
> I ran barrels and poles with my horse as a kid and he never had any of
these
> kinds of problems. Maybe cause I didn't put too much stress on him or
maybe
> he just enjoyed it too much.  I have a horse now after 20 years of not
being
> able to have one and want to do LD to start and then 50's but not at the
> expense of my horse's health.  I'll just to trail rides if it comes to
that.
>
>
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