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Hello Becke,
I am not a vet. I found this document on the net. It was helpful to me
and will hopefully help you to ask the right questions to your vet.
Here is the website

http://www.equinedoc.com/PrideProject.html click "Pride Project
Info"
Good luck


At 04:01 PM 1/1/2007 Monday, you wrote:
> This horse was
> stiff in the hind end after rides this last year. Not a tie up but sore
> and stiff muscles.  The owner had blood work done. 
> Unfortunately, no selenium test but she is getting that this
> spring.  We put the horse on extra mag ox for the last 2 rides and
> he didn't have much stiffness and completed the ride.  
> We are looking for suggestions and/or ideas if this is the only thing
> that needs to happen.
>  
> Here are the results taken 5 days after a 50 miler:
>  
> AST                           
> 343                           
> WBC    7.5
> Total
> Bilirubin               
> 1.4                           
> RBC    7.8
> Alkaline Phosphatase   
> 190                           
> HGB    12.5
> GGT                               
> 18                          
> HCT    38 
> Total
> Protein                   
> 6.0                       
> MCV      48
> Albumin                           
> 3.3                      
> MCH      16.0
> Globulin                           
> 2.7                       
> MCHC    33
> A/G
> Ratio                          
> 1.2
> Cholesterol                       
> 70
> BUN                               
> 23
> Creatinine                       
> 1.1(low)
> Bun/Creatinine
> Ratio           21
> Phosphorus   
> `                   
> 2.5
> Calcium                           
> 10.6
> Glucose                              
> 95
> Sodium                               
> 137
> Potassium                           
> 3.8
> Na/K
> Ratio                           
> 36
> Chloride                               
> 99
> CPK                                   
> 190
> LDH                                      
> 335  
> Any insight on this horse would be appreciated.
>  
> Becke

Don Huston  <donhuston@xxxxxxx>