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The first thought that came to my mind was rabies.  More vets are 
encouraging owners to vaccinate for it but doing so is still rare.  You 
don't say where you live but you should have the horse looked at by a 
vet, especially if rabies is a possibility because you or your daughter 
could get it from the horse!
Laney

Steph Teeter wrote:
> Hi Kimberly - I'm forwarding this to Ridecamp, you'll get some response 
> I think. You can follow the discussion at 
> http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp - and you can join the list if you want.
>
> Steph
>
> On Feb 14, 2008, at 10:25 PM, Kimberly Haverdink wrote:
>
> > Hi.
> >
> > My daughter's horse is having a problem swallowing water.  It does not 
> > regurgitate, or have anything coming out of it's nose, it simply trys 
> > to drink the water and it comes back out of it's mouth.  She said it 
> > doesn't seem to be going down the throat at all, but she isn't sure.
> >
> > Below, I have quoted a segment from your website, which made me think 
> > you can get my question to someone that can help.  Will you forward my 
> > daughter's horse's problem to Dr. Q and see if Dr. Q can suggest some 
> > possible diagnosis and/or suggest things we can try to get the problem 
> > narrowed down?  --The horse also has an itchy spot on it's hind, and 
> > has itched some of the hair off.  ... not sure if that could be related.
> >
> > Thank you for getting this question to someone that may be able to help.
> >
> > I appreciate your time and consideration.
> >
> > --Kimberly (for Sarah's horse, Frosty)
> >
> > ...from your site...
> >
> > "RC] Horse can't swallow - Bruce Weary DCHi Laura--
> > The symptoms you are describing are very possibly coming from what is 
> > called an upper motor neuron lesion, a cranial nerve defect, or 
> > brain/spinal cord pathology that is causing any combination of these. 
> > An MRI would be very helpful in diagnosing the problem. There may be 
> > some rare and remote infections that could cause those problems, but 
> > "when you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." The reason the 
> > food is coming back out through her nose is the swallowing mechanism 
> > has been compromised, possibly from paralysis, soft palate defect, or 
> > other mechanism that is supposed to keep food moving the right 
> > direction. Good luck to your friend and her horse. Dr Q"
> >
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