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People do jump to conclusions when they see a horse being treated at a 
ride.  It does not always mean that the horse was over ridden. Several 
years ago, my horse was treated at a ride  and I did not over ride him 
but...."treated because she over rode him"  was what I heard.
About 1 hour after the ride Silver started showing signs of colic and 
was a little dehydrated so the vets put him on IV and he was all right 
soon. A short time later my other horse that I took to ride, to hang 
light sticks on that night and  had not been ridden yet, started acting 
colicky also. Did not have to have him treated, just walked it off.  We 
found out that it was a bag of feed that had been left over in the 
trailer from another ride.  So, now I don't leave any feed or hay in 
trailer.  High temperatures and humidity in a close trailer can cause 
feed to mold really quick and there may not be enough mold that it can 
be easily seen but enough to cause colic ..... and give you a bad 
reputation.

Dolly #7995


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