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[RC] Stigma of being treated - Michael Maul

In response to:"Yes, the stigma associated with it may discourage people who have horses that need to be treated from having them treated; however, the stigma associated with it may also encourage people to be more careful in how they ride their horses so that they won't have to have them treated.

For now - here's what the vet committee newsletter from Feb 2007 states:

"There appears to be somewhat of a stigma amongst riders associated with fluid therapy in their horses. As veterinarians, we need to work together to rid the sport of this stigma. It will virtually always benefit a horse to have fluid therapy post-ride. It is not worth losing one’s horse to a very treatable condition such as ileus merely because of this stigma."

Mike


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