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peDrOoo

Posted on Monday, Apr 27, 2015 - 7:53 am:

I have a racehorse that's shows speed for 400-600 metres then like she runs into a brick wall goes backwards through the field and has the thumps on pulling up , her bloods are ok and she has been given drips prior to racing for calcium and electrolytes. She has been treated for stress although she does not show any signs of streets nor does she sweet excessively. The trainer and the vets have given up , it does seem to happen when she is under pressure , I am happy not to race her again for her sake but I still would like to know what it is , I would appreciate ant help Ty
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rtrotter

Posted on Monday, Apr 27, 2015 - 9:59 am:

Hi Peter,

I am going to take a stab at this. since it sounds like your horse is having a heart arythmia. stopping is one of the common symptoms.

you should take her to a clinic that specializes in doing a stress test and an electrocardiogram. It can then be treated either chemically or by shocking.

We had a race mare that this was happening to (a nice mare)She was chemically treated several times but the problem kept coming back. So we opted for the shock treatment at the University of Guelph in Canada which is just about the only place we could find to do it.

That was about 18 months ago, she made it back to the races and has not had an episode since. The vet that did the procedure said there was a very high probability it would not return after the shocking procedure and so far it has not.

I'm sure Dr O will chime in shortly.
New Member:
peDrOoo

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 - 1:02 am:

Hi rtrotter, thank you for your reply , I am grateful to find a possible answer , I will have to see if they do this procedure in Australia I hope so as I have a yearling from the same breeding . Thank you
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DrO

Posted on Tuesday, Apr 28, 2015 - 10:49 pm:

Welcome to Horseadvice Peter,
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