Discussion on A loose- diarrhea like stool on trail rides
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Prakash Balakrishnan
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Username: Prakashb
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 27, 2006 - 11:14 am: |   |
Hi, my horse, 3 year old mare, will always leave for a trail ride with a very good looking stool. By the end of the trail, she will have gone to the bathroom 4-6 times, each time the stool gets very runny and loose. Is this normal? Should I give her a probiotic afterwards/ or before to help to account for anything? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
Alison L. Emery
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Username: Dawson
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 27, 2006 - 12:02 pm: | |
Hi, is she an arab? Doesn't really matter but it seems I see this most often in Arabs or thob. My question would be how long after a ride does it take for her to regain her stool? Right now, it sounds like she is just a young girl a little over excited about the trail ride and the onset of spring smells. If she re-gains the texture of her stool in an hour or two I say it's not much to worry about. |
Janet Schmidt
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Username: Sparky
Post Number: 171
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 27, 2006 - 2:32 pm: | |
Hi - my 5 yr qh mare does the same thing - she is one of the most laid back horses I have ever had and shows no signs of stress except in her stool. Take her for two days of lessons - poop in trailer solid - runny while at stable - use my own hay - and solid once we get home again. She actually starts firming up on the second day.
Janet |
Prakash Balakrishnan
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Username: Prakashb
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 27, 2006 - 4:31 pm: | |
Well, the problem is that i'm at school during the week an hour away from where my horse is, so I don't get a chance to monitor that. I want to say that her stool is firm again the next day. She excretes most of her stool during the trail ride, so it seems as if she kind of purges her system.. i don't know if that makes any sense.... |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 15172
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 27, 2006 - 6:48 pm: | |
Many horses when they get excited develop loose stools, the explanation for your horse is most likely this.
DrO |
