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Location: Missouri | My horse we think tyed up at a barrel race over a month ago, had a fever, didn't want to walk. gave banamine and muscle relaxers. The vet sent those since I couldn't get him home. Seems fine now. I trail ride some and he has always been fine. This is a very laid back horse. A week ago trail rode and all good. Yesterday he got a little spooked at the beginning and wasn't quite the same the whole ride. Going up a hill, he threw a huge buck and I went off. I am wondering if both things are connected and it could be signs EPM?
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | I'm treating one right now for it, but she just looked stiff in her hind end, like she had just pulled a muscle or something. She sure didn't feel like bucking or kicking until about a month into the treatment with meds. In the beginning, I gave her some bute and it looked better while she was on that, but still stiff. Once the symptoms started, they never really went away, but some days better, some worse. She never ran a fever. |
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Location: Southeast Louisiana | ...also, my first thought with the tying up was PSSM, but I have no experience with that. Maybe do an Internet search and read up on that some. |
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Location: God's country | From my understanding EPM can present in a variety of ways. For my own experience mine started stumbling really bad under saddle & she kept doing this all over body shake, like when they get up from rolling. Over & over while riding. That's the only time she has ever done that. Also, very lethargic acting. She has recently started badly stumbling again so we are treating her again. It's such a frustrating disease. |
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| There are a few tests that you can do a home that are indicators that a horse has EPM. Below is a Youtube video that explains several. I have only ever checked acupuncture points, hoof place testing and the tail pull at a walk. (Test 2, Test 5 and Test 6 on the video). With the acupuncture point, below is a still shot for where a horse with EPM will be reactive at. My mare that was treated for EPM failed all of these and would try to kick your head off when pressed at that acupuncture point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QDeskJRbQ4
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Location: Kansas | redcbrf3 - 2016-11-07 8:24 PM From my understanding EPM can present in a variety of ways. For my own experience mine started stumbling really bad under saddle & she kept doing this all over body shake, like when they get up from rolling. Over & over while riding. That's the only time she has ever done that. Also, very lethargic acting. She has recently started badly stumbling again so we are treating her again. It's such a frustrating disease.
Mine did the same thing, and dropped weight fast |
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| EPM can show signs in so many different ways. My horse started quidding hay which led us to believe a dental issue as he was only 9 at the time. Between the time of him starting to quid and getting the vet out (maybe 5 days) he had already had muscle atrophy to the entire left side of his face. We feel we caught it early and it only seems to affect his face. |
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| countrygirl2006 - 2016-11-08 7:42 AM There are a few tests that you can do a home that are indicators that a horse has EPM. Below is a Youtube video that explains several. I have only ever checked acupuncture points, hoof place testing and the tail pull at a walk. (Test 2, Test 5 and Test 6 on the video). With the acupuncture point, below is a still shot for where a horse with EPM will be reactive at. My mare that was treated for EPM failed all of these and would try to kick your head off when pressed at that acupuncture point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QDeskJRbQ4
Very good video! |
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