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   >There are horses that colic daily - a few die. From the >work Jim 
>Michell  did and the mortality rates he had found >- there aren't many 
>compared to  the horse population. The >mortality rate of endurance 
>horses (defined as  death at a >ride or within a few days) is a little 
>higher than the >general population but not alarming so.

  I don't know about this.
 My roomate works at one of the largest equine hospitals
in the region and the largest population of colics is the 
back yard horse.They do several colic surgeries a week and 
have only had one endurance horse in four years.

The surgery barn is always full of hunter,jumpers,reiners,
breeders,pets and no endurance 
horses!!!!!(there are plenty around here). Is it because 
they don't make it to the OR I don't think so. I really 
think it is because the percentage of endurance horses
 that
colic is lower than the general population. Due to the 
extreme care we do take of our horses and how alert we are
to EDPP. Just an observation. Patty

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