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> my husband and i sold a mare a few years ago, she just recently had 
> surgery after strong treatment for colic did not stop her symptoms -- a 
> fast trip to Alamo Pintado, exploratory surgery found a 5 lb fatty tumor 
> that had twisted the gut.  no way to know about this.  this mare has done 
> some limited distance rides, suppose she had this happen at a ride and 
> died as a result?  many would be thinking that there was mis-management on 
> the part of the rider, unprepared, whatever........there may be other 
> horses that have died at rides as a result of pre-existing conditions 
> where no one had a clue.
>
> what about adding an autopsy to these deaths to rule out this type of 
> situation?
>
> karen





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