Re: RC: Re: body fat and performance

["Frank Mechelhoff" <fmechelh@c-s-k.de>]

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> When dealing with lean horses, the skin pinch test is most accurate on the
> shoulder, rather than on the neck.  And when it correlates with poor
> capillary refill time, slow jugular fill, diminished gut sounds, etc., you
> do, indeed, have a dehydrated horse.  On one hand, you are correct that one
> shouldn't put too much merit in JUST the skin pinch if it is the only
> parameter that is "off" in a lean horse.

Thank you Heidi.
But let me tell you although a vet is president of our national endurance riding
association, at least 85% of vets judging our long distance events know ONLY the
skin pinch test on the neck.
never done capillary refill time, jugular fill, gut sounds on my horse from a
distance vet...

Any Germans lurking around to confirm ? (where are you Wolfgang S.)

regards


Frank Mechelhoff
Schmitten, Germany
- & the Taunus mountain ponies (Ligeira and Nataja) -





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