Does anyone have
info about whether a horse with a very minor heart murmur would have any
trouble entering into novice level CTR? I have a student that has a 17 yr old
in good condition pony that wants to do some CTR's at the novice level but he
has a very small heart murmur.
I coach and train
horses and students for this, but generally I'm working with younger stock
horses as they get going. This girl already owns her beloved large size pony
and is hoping to use him.
This heart murmur
was there in a bigger way a number of years ago and so she had the vet check
him yesterday and he thinks that if he is conditioned up steadily it
might even go away it is so minor. He had to listen over and over to even
convince himself it was even there. He thinks the pony should be fine. I'm
willing to go forward on that, but I did want to check if anyone has personal
experience.
