From a friend, any suggestions from past
experience?
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I have had problems this past summer and
into fall in getting her energy level up, she falls asleep after 10 minutes
of lunging, or saddle her up and she'll fall asleep tied to the post B4
the ride. Stumbles a lot when she gets tired and just can't keep up, doesn not
act like an "Arab" acts moe like a Shetland Pony that is really for retirement!
Have an appt Tues for an ultra sound on her
heart... Had the vet do a blood panel & exam on her
last week, when she did annual shots, results came up with anemia and loss
of proteins, than we checked for ulcers and that came up negative. She does
have a heart murmer and originally didn't think that ment to much but all else
has been ruled out. Her breathing is really strained during hills, has been that
way for some time though but the fact that her energy is so low really concerns
me she just acts like she doesn't feel good, hangs her head a lot and the spark
on her eye is gone. :(:(:(
This entire summer I have tried to find
the right mix of foods to give her more energy, It started out in June when I
was going to do a limited NATRAC ride in August and her performance was
really poor even though she was fit she just couldn't keep up and was so tired
after rides.
Someone that I talked to said I should do blood
work in her and that may help find the problem, in case she was unbalanced
in her nutrition, so that's what I did a week ago and so will have to wait for
Tuesdy's evaluation to see what that comes up with.
