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rattleandroll Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2015-08-17 9:47 AM Subject: RE: How to prevent making a bleeder
Extreme Veteran Posts: 505	Most racehorse run on Lasix as a precaution, not because they are "known" bleeders. Also they tracks are phasing out using Lasix. Edited by rattleandroll 2015-08-17 9:58 AM
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rachellyn80 Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2015-08-17 11:53 AM Subject: RE: How to prevent making a bleeder
Jr. Detective Location: Beggs, OK	I said conditioning is key, but I didn't say that it's the only reason. I also said that once they bleed, they are more predisposed to bleeding again. The question was, How to prevent making a bleeder? My answer is the best thing you can do is make sure that they are truly fit. We all see posts on here and on FB made by people who admit that they haven't even been on their horse in a month and went a made a run on them. How do you know that your incredibly fit horse has always been fit when being asked to exert themselves? Maybe it's more "google regurgitation" but, I've read an article that quoted this book and could remember enough of it to find the book, but not the article: https://books.google.com/books?id=eUm7gmq7Cw4C&pg=PA167&lpg=PA167&dq=%22gradual+climb+to+a+higher+level+of+fitness%22&source=bl&ots=4oFSqJRI_2&sig=NouMINcIPHbyllauBqo8E09MPxU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CB4Q6AEwAGoVChMImaz8j8qwxwIVSC2ICh01rwC7#v=onepage&q=%22gradual%20climb%20to%20a%20higher%20level%20of%20fitness%22&f=false
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2015-08-17 12:02 PM Subject: RE: How to prevent making a bleeder
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	I 100% agree about conditioning but I have also read that one theory is the concussion from the hoofs hitting the ground travels up to the lungs and that combined with other factors contributes to bleeding. I have always wondered why my bleeeder has not bled after swimming, I have scoped twice after swimmimg and we pushed him to be sure he was breathing hard.
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rachellyn80 Reg. Jan 2004	Posted 2015-08-17 12:09 PM Subject: RE: How to prevent making a bleeder
Jr. Detective Location: Beggs, OK	rodeomom3 - 2015-08-17 12:02 PM I 100% agree about conditioning but I have also read that one theory is the concussion from the hoofs hitting the ground travels up to the lungs and that combined with other factors contributes to bleeding. I have always wondered why my bleeeder has not bled after swimming, I have scoped twice after swimmimg and we pushed him to be sure he was breathing hard. Wouldn't dust be eliminated as a factor when swimming though? I think that some instances we inadvertently create the "perfect storm" for problems like this. Indoor pens, poor vaccination practices, poor ventilation, dust, tractor smoke, less conditioning when the weather is too hot/cold, running a horse that has bled previously without doing a round of antibiotics, as well as using a "hotter" feed than necessary for your weekend barrel horse, etc.
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soonergirl98 Reg. Oct 2009	Posted 2015-08-17 1:26 PM Subject: RE: How to prevent making a bleeder
Expert Posts: 2013 Location: Piedmont, OK	I agree with conditioning is the biggest key in prevention.
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