Re: Horse Falling Down

[K S Swigart <katswig@deltanet.com>]

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999 guest@endurance.net wrote:

> Please respond, my 2,000 mile, 9yr. old gelding has fallen twice with me
> in the last six weeks!  I have used the same shoer for four years. My
> gelding is endurance bred and very agile.  I am worried that something
> is not right.  I have time to investigate while I recoup from cracked
> ribs.  Should I be concerned with EPM? 
> 
> The first fall occured the end of November during a ride on nice footing
> and I thoght it was just a freak accident.  This past Monday we were
> doing a slow trot headed back in after an easy two hour ride and again
> in nice footing he just crashed.  He scraped up his right side just like

You do not mention how he is falling down:  eg, tripping over his front
end, falling over sideways, collapsing underneath you...on all fours, just
in front, just behind.  And under what circumstances??? Gait, contact with
bit, etc.

Different things cause different kinds of falls (the first kind would be
least concerning to me, the others would REALLY get my attention).

kat
Orange County, Calif.