Re: Missing Heart Beats

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It was recently asked:

<<<How common is it for endurance horses to miss heart beats and why do
they do it?>>

And it was answered:

<<<Missing heart beats is bad.

When an animal start missing beats is could be caused by one of many factors
. Electrolyte imbalance is one cause. The heart won't be getting the
correct electric signals that says beat.

If your horse is doing this, I'd get the vet out, or go to the vet hospital
and get an EKG done. Find out exactly what is going on.>>>

I must disagree with this quite heartily (no pun unless you want it to be)

I offer Mesauds Peeco, a barely 14 hand mare now 16yrs with a 5'10" rider
weighing in at 165. Over 5,000 top ten miles (most in the top five) only one
non-completion in AERC competition (not metabolic), national and
international competitor, and misses a heart beat regularly.

This condition is not that unusual, people just don't realize that it
happens. Let's face it, how many horse persons ever listen to the heart beat
unless they are endurance riders??? I bet you can not fine 2% of non-
endurance riders who know how to take a pulse.

Bob Morris
Morris Endurance Enterprises
Boise, ID

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