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RE: [RC] Thumps - heidi



I don't think I've been at a ride
where a horse that had thumps crashed...could be wrong. I'm more afraid
of quiet guts and "stareing" eyes. So...you vets...is the presence of
thumps an accurate indicator that things are getting ready to go south?


IMO, no--unless combined with other indicators.  (Such as the quiet guts
and staring eyes that you mention--or dehydration, or failure of the
heart rate to recover quickly, etc.)  It is certainly something to note
and to watch, but IMO it isn't any bigger deal than any other parameter
going out of whack that you note and you watch to see if things
stablize or not.

Heidi


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