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A few weeks ago there was a Quarter Horse I forget
which track he was at that had a heart attack and died
in the starting gate.  I saw the gate open, the horse
took one lunge out then just dropped.  All four legs
went four different directions and that was it.

> From what I have heard from trainers, track vets, and
exercise riders, this type of thing does happen more
frequently than we would like to think.

I personally knew someone whose horse dropped dead of
a brain aneyurism after she had taken a jumping lesson
on him.

I would look into this further and get a second
opinion from my own vet.  Also, depending upon how old
the horse is, these things can fix themselves as the
horse grows and matures.

Sarah


               
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