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Re: [RC] interesting ulcer article - suendavid

They did a novel study using exercising horses and found that when the horse
moves faster than a walk, the gastric wall is contracted and stomach acids
get pushed higher up in the stomach, into more sensitive tissues which can
induce ulceration.

Any thoughts about it?


All the more reason to keep plenty of forage in the stomach to buffer acids.  
The upper non-glandular region is more sensitive, but is effectively protected 
by saliva *if* there's forage, forage and more forage being chewed to initiate 
saliva production (another reason why I prefer long-stem hay over pellets or 
cubes).

Susan G

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