Ridecamp: Re: [RC] Wine Country/Gastroguard

> On Friday, we didn't even know that ANY endurance horses
> had ulcers.

Yes, we did, because at least a few people (even on this list) have had
horses diagnosed with them.

>Today we know a lot more.  We don't know
> the genetics of the horses being sampled.  And these are
> endurance horses - not halter horses, so just because my
> horse, bred for halter, had them, does not mean that
> horses bred for halter are predisposed to gastric
> ulcers.  I bet there are horses of so called "old time"
> bloodlines in the sampling that also show positive for
> ulcers.  In fact, I bet there are very few horses that
> were bred for halter at this particular ride, on surface
> inspection, and they are still having a high ulcer rate.
>
> I still think whatever discussion we have on genetics
> and gastric ulcers is totally premature.  I hardly think
> that it's related either.

I think you're reading way too much into what I wrote.  I was for the most
part discussing genetics in general, and pointing out that the SYMPTOMS tend
to run in families.

Furthermore, you'd be surprised at the overall rate of horses "bred for
halter" that are present at rides--I break it down to "modern lines bred for
show" rather than specifically for halter, but in areas such as southern
California, it is often well over 3/4 of the entries.

Heidi


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