[RC] Endurance topics! - steph teeterOK - it's time to go back to Endurance discussion. Most of the topics lateley are very generic 'horsey' topics. Fine for other lists, but Ridecamp is for Endurance related discussion. I'm going to start sending reminders out more frequently - we're losing too many folks who have been on the list for years, because there's too much chat. There are plenty of horsey chat lists out there, I want to keep this list focused on Endurance, or else we'll lose it. Here's a question for you - after a ride last weekend, three horses coliced - all were top ten, all fit and seasoned horses, all had great vet scores all day, no indication of trouble. It was the first rainy cool day we've had all summer. Lots of water on the trail, in creek crossings. All three horses had reflux on arrival to the clinic, all three had ileus - basically the gut shut down, little or no activity in the small intestines. Their stomachs were full of fluid, but the hind gut was dry. All three horses eventually recovered, but spent 2 days at the clinic. One of the horses (a horse of mine that a friend rode) had discomfort right after the ride, hyperactive gut sounds - she was given a shot of banamine, and a newer drug which is a smooth muscle relaxant - reduces intestinal spasms. After the drug wore off (around 2 hours) she was still uncomfortable, and when I took her back her gut sounds were minimal, and she had some reflux when tubed. I've never seen anything like this at a ride before - three horses (out of 22 starters) with identical colic. Any ideas? Cold water? Bad feed? Too fast? The horses finished 3rd, 4th, and 7th, over an hour behind the winning time. One of the vets thought there might have been sort of toxic plants involved. Steph =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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