BlackDiamond
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My friend today was talking about how her mums hunter 'roars' what is it and how does it affect the horse?
Roaring what is it?
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PapaFrita
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It's a partial paralysis of the larynx (usally left side). There are varying degrees, but typically when the horse is worked at speed it can't open the airway (so to speak) sufficiently and the air being sucked by makes a roaring/gasping/whistling noise. Depending on the severity it makes it hard for horses to sustain fast/heavy work.
I think
I think
BlackDiamond
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It is audible to the human ear, or is it something that you would only hear through the vet, like with a stethescope?
kildalton
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You'd hear it alright!
nikkiportia
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If you lunge in a lunge pit, you can hear a roarer, even if it's only a partial paralysis. Every yearling TB thats sold at Tattersalls has to pass a wind test. But some horses can have slight paralysis which can only be picked up when scoped by a vet, which involves putting a camera up the nostril
They can be graded according to be severity, some partials can still pass a wind test.
BlackDiamond
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This is where I get confused, because the lady in question hasn't ever noticed the horse doing it and it was only picked up when the vet came.
Perhaps it a slight case of it then.
Perhaps it a slight case of it then.
PapaFrita
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Yes, sometimes you can hear it very clearly, but sometimes it's very subtle.
PapaFrita
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If she hadn't noticed it, then it was probably only slight and might never actually have affected her horse's work.
Super_Kat
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This is where I get confused, because the lady in question hasn't ever noticed the horse doing it and it was only picked up when the vet came.
Perhaps it a slight case of it then.
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When I went to try my polocrosse pony (twice) I tried to listen to see if I could hear anything and couldn't, when I hadto vet up o vet him th vendor rode him for the wind test and you coud hear a slight muffled whistle.
Doesn't seem to effect him though......still goes like fook up the pitch
This is where I get confused, because the lady in question hasn't ever noticed the horse doing it and it was only picked up when the vet came.
Perhaps it a slight case of it then.
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When I went to try my polocrosse pony (twice) I tried to listen to see if I could hear anything and couldn't, when I hadto vet up o vet him th vendor rode him for the wind test and you coud hear a slight muffled whistle.
Doesn't seem to effect him though......still goes like fook up the pitch
kildalton
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My daughter's mare whistled when vetted 9 years ago, and it's never affected her at all.
Kenzo
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Just wanted to add, they don't all necessarily have to make the noises of a roarer to be a roarer, also some people mistake the noise to being unfit too unfortunately.
The best thing to do is have a proper examination done, to determine how bad the condition is/or isn't and the vet will also advise what he or she thinks the horse is capable of work wise, its only fare to the horse that this is done.
Its basically keeping a happy medium and knowing when not to push the horse too far, a roarer is quite capable or hacking and RC activities if you don't actually do fast work for long periods, and the horse has regular resting intervals so it does not exert itself. Sometimes the sound can also sound worse than it is too, as with vice verca.
The best thing to do is have a proper examination done, to determine how bad the condition is/or isn't and the vet will also advise what he or she thinks the horse is capable of work wise, its only fare to the horse that this is done.
Its basically keeping a happy medium and knowing when not to push the horse too far, a roarer is quite capable or hacking and RC activities if you don't actually do fast work for long periods, and the horse has regular resting intervals so it does not exert itself. Sometimes the sound can also sound worse than it is too, as with vice verca.