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RE: [RC] Heart Murmur - Linda Cowles

A endurance riding friend, Stacy, had a wonderful gelding, Porter, who had
occasional heart murmurs... Stacy was the worlds most conscientious rider,
going way out of her way to ride with Porters safety in mind, yet he had a
heart attack the morning after her successful completion of a 50 mile ride.

Gavilan had a slight heart murmur once; his electrolytes had gotten out of
balance. I've monitored it carefully since then and it hasn't reoccurred. I
still check for it consistently. 

After Stacy's loss, I would never ignore a "routine" heart murmur! It may
never come to anything, but they ARE an indication of our horses overall
health. 

Linda Cowles
Certified Hoof Care Provider
WWW.HealthyHoof.Com
HealthyHoof@xxxxxxxxxxx


I had one out-of-region vet tell me that at one ride on my 
then 16 yo mare, at vet in. It never came up during the ride 
and no other ride vet ever mentioned it [or VERY experience 
PR person] in my region ever mentioned it. 
AND I had a pre-purchase done on her 4 months prior and my 
home vet [a DVM specialist] never said anything about it. I 
ignored it.

Kristen in TX
Please Reply to: Lauretta  tikitiki69@xxxxxxxxxxx or 
ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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The last ride I took entered, I was told that Shaba had a slight
heart murmur when we were doing our vet in.  He has never had
one before, and the vet told me that it was common for horses
to sometimes have one when they get around age 16/17 (he is 16).
Has anyone come across this, and is there anything you can do
about it?  Also, does this affect riding him at all?  We
currently do 50s and I am working him up to 100s.  Would this be
a reason to pull him ever?  The vet said it is worth noting on
his vet card at the start, but would not necessarily be a pull
reason.  Thanks

Lauretta and Shaba (there is nothing about me that is a murmur.
Anything I do is heard LOUD and CLEAR....will this mean I have to
cut back on the Hostess Fruit Pies?>??


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Re: [RC] Heart Murmur, Kristen A Fisher