Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Metabolic failure

    We were having the same conversation here tonight....  overriding or
undetected defects in the horses that are causing deaths?  Can any of the
endurance vets maybe put a percentage breakdown on what their experience has
been (like 50% health defects and 50% overriding/rider error) over the
years.  I'm just wondering how common the death from health issues are and
what portion they are accounting for.
    And another question.. I have yet to hear of a horse having metabolic
problems in training, only at rides.   Are we just not hearing about it or
are we riding that much harder at rides that these conditions show up?
    Tonight we were told about a neighbor that was trying to load a QH mare
in a trailer a couple days ago and she broke her leg.   From what I
understand it was a bunch of the "good old boys" wrestling and pulling her
in that caused it.  I guess I just bring this up to remind people to train
for loading and unloading so that the horse does it calmly.

Linda Klingerman


> OK, I'll bite, but first with the understanding that none of us have any
> facts here other than that the horses died.  Metabolic failure could
include
> anything from the overriding that we hope it wasn't on through the gamut
to
> stuff like ruptured aneurysms due to heretofore undetected bloodworm
damage.
>
> Heidi
>
>




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