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In response to:"Yes, the stigma associated with it may discourage 
people who have horses that need to be treated from having them 
treated; however, the stigma associated with it may also encourage 
people to be more careful in how they ride their horses so that 
they won't have to have them treated.

For now - here's what the vet committee newsletter from Feb 2007 
states:

"There appears to be somewhat of a stigma amongst riders 
associated with fluid therapy in their horses. As veterinarians, 
we need to work together to rid the sport of this stigma. It will 
virtually always benefit a horse to have fluid therapy post-ride. 
It is not worth losing one’s horse to a very treatable condition 
such as ileus merely because of this stigma."

Mike


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