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Sheila Larsen Sheila_Larsen@xxxxxxx
Your horse stretching may not be anything but him wanting to feel 
good.  Was reading in an article about stretching the following:  "...seen 
a horse stretch like a cat, within front legs out in front of him and his 
croup high in the air.  ... By changing the position of the idfferent 
fasciculi of the muscle through sliding int he interfascicular spaces 
you're improving the blood supply.  A lack of blood supply leads to 
discomfort...that's why you will see horses stretch spontaneously."

Checking for ulcers is a great idea and highly recommend it but saw this 
and thought of your mini-crisis and hoping it may not be more than trying 
to feel good.  I recommend including a stretching regieme if you don't 
already do it.

Good luck


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