Re: RC: Washy Horse

[Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>]

At 03:02 PM 9/8/00 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/8/00 7:17:46 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
>ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU writes:
>
><< If Jihad felt fine and finished in good condition, I doubt seriously
> if he was borderline shocky, Tom. >>
>
>Gluconeogenesis. First comes the glucose drop, then the shockiness, then the 
>mobilization of liver glycogen in response. As a diabetic, I encounter the 
>situation nearly every day.
>
>ti

But a horse with a normal liver/pancreas doing aerobic work does not.
 I maintain that if the only symptom the horse showed throughout 
the ride was a little lather under his tack and was judged fit to 
continue and otherwise fine by BOTH the rider and the attending vets, 
hypoglycemia was NOT his problem, and a grain "fix" would 
not "cure" him!
Their gluconeogenic systems are working just fine, thank you, especially 
if adapted to an all hay diet as this was. I'm sorry
you are diabetic-it is a really tough one. But diabetes is rare in
horses and actually only type II (adult onset, insulin 
insensitivity type) has been described in this species-usually associated
with obesity and/or old age, as in humans. 

Sarah and Fling (I'd rather be obese, Mom)