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- From: ferricpl@piston.detroit.ingr.com (Pat Ferrick)
- Subject: Re: Heaves (was: Feeding Old Horses)(LONG)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.143125.14233@piston.detroit.ingr.com>
- Keywords: heaves, emphysema, alveoli, lungs
- Organization: Intergraph, Midwest Regional Office
- References: <1992Nov11.233927.33635@watson.ibm.com> <1992Nov23.043358.22402@nmsu.edu>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:31:25 GMT
- Lines: 37
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- In article <1992Nov23.043358.22402@nmsu.edu>, kcarver@dante.nmsu.edu (Kenneth Carver) writes:
- > >somewhat???? Has anyone out there been able to return a seriously
- > >heavey horse to work??? Let me know!!!
- > * * *
- > As long as you're not talking about racing or endurance riding, you
- > should be able to get a horse back in condition for most any activity,
- > IMHO. At the point that recovery begins, the horse is not only
- > functioning without the damaged portions of the lung, but with the
- > remaining lung capacity severely impaired by reversible conditions.
- > Once the lungs are clear, there should be sufficient capacity for most
- > activities, and that can be improved further by exercise.
-
- Hi all,
-
- A few years ago a friend of mine purchased a real cute buckskin QH mare, and
- brought her to the barn where I board. It just so happens that at this barn,
- the stalls are along the sides of the indoor arena. She was kept outside all
- day, every day throughout the summer and fall, and we never noticed a problem
- with her. But come winter, when most of the riding was being done in the indoor
- arena, she began to have respiratory problems. She would just stand there and
- blow, nostrils flared, and developed a cough that just wouldn't go away. My
- friend ended up taking her completely off hay and grain, and moved her to a
- additional unattached barn where she had a run-out stall. This improved her
- somewhat,and the vet put her on I believe, steroids of some sort.
-
- I admit, it took some time for the cough to finally disappear, but it did. She
- has been symptom-free for over a year now, and occasionally is treated with a
- flake or so of hay (extremely wet, of course :-) ). She is fed a complete
- pelleted food, which she is not so crazy about! But the long and the short of
- it is...She did ride with me on a competitive ride (although we did not
- officially compete because of Ghost's problems). We did ride at a fairly
- competitive pace, and she was completely fine, not a problem at all!
-
- So, depending on the horse and the degree of the problem, they can be brought
- back to a useable form, and even to the degree of competitive riding!
-
- Pat & Golden Ghost
-