Dressage Monster
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My 12 year old mare has recently started with some respiritory issues, she is being investigated by the vet but thought i would post on here as well to see if anyone has seen anything like this before ??
2 months ago she started with a slight cough when she was ridden ( only ever when she was ridden), It has really effected her performance even though she isnt coughing all the time. Once we are up and running so to speak it does settle but she tends to make a roaring noise. The weird thing is that it isnt everytime that i ride either, i can usually tell if its going to effect her before i even get into the school as she is not as 'up for it' as she would usually be ? When it is effecting her she becomes very heavy in the hand and sluggish also she will begin to sweat alot quicker than usual.
She is otherwise very fit, good weight ( had lamy last year),Stabled at night with soaked hay. Her glands do come up and down alot and it does sometimes seem tied to that ? It is also only really there when she is working in an outline, if i allow her to stretch down she seems happier ?
She has been scoped and it showed some minor inflammation around the layrinx but thats all, the samples from her scope all came back clear also did her bloods ? The next step we are looking at would be to do an active scope ( so i ride her with the scope tube in ) FUN !!!! as the problem only really seems to be there when she is ridden in an outline. I have considered RAO but shes absolutley fine in the stable ?
Any ideas ??
2 months ago she started with a slight cough when she was ridden ( only ever when she was ridden), It has really effected her performance even though she isnt coughing all the time. Once we are up and running so to speak it does settle but she tends to make a roaring noise. The weird thing is that it isnt everytime that i ride either, i can usually tell if its going to effect her before i even get into the school as she is not as 'up for it' as she would usually be ? When it is effecting her she becomes very heavy in the hand and sluggish also she will begin to sweat alot quicker than usual.
She is otherwise very fit, good weight ( had lamy last year),Stabled at night with soaked hay. Her glands do come up and down alot and it does sometimes seem tied to that ? It is also only really there when she is working in an outline, if i allow her to stretch down she seems happier ?
She has been scoped and it showed some minor inflammation around the layrinx but thats all, the samples from her scope all came back clear also did her bloods ? The next step we are looking at would be to do an active scope ( so i ride her with the scope tube in ) FUN !!!! as the problem only really seems to be there when she is ridden in an outline. I have considered RAO but shes absolutley fine in the stable ?
Any ideas ??