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Caroline Armstrong (Cararm)
| | Posted on Monday, Mar 26, 2001 - 11:10 am: |   |
I just received a call from a breeder indicating that he had recently discovered the above condition in one of his bloodlines and had the stallion and all offspring destroyed (50 head in all). He told me that this congenital condition results in the outer skin detaching from the underlying tissue resulting in loose wrinkly skin that in essence renders the horse useless. We purchased a two year old from him last year and our trainer tells us that she is showing great promise as a Reiner or Working Cow Horse. The breeder told us not to breed or spend anymore money on training this filly since it would be a waste.
I have never heard of this condition but assume that it must be quite serious to warrant the destruction of 50 animals. Is there any way that we can determine if our filly might be affected? |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM (Dro)
| | Posted on Tuesday, Mar 27, 2001 - 7:44 am: | |
Hello Caroline,
This disease goes by a lot of names, Hyperelastosis Cutis, Cutaneious aesthenia, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and dermatosparaxis.
Other than the clinical signs of thin easily damaged skin I don't think you can determine if your horse is a carrier.
The problem is that this is a very poorly defined problem that may actually represent a number of different genetic defects, a smilar disease in humans so far as 9 different forms.
Most of the forms do appear to be caused by mutated genes with an autosomal recessive pattern of inheritance, so a horse may carry the gene but appear normal. There have been some cases consistant with autosomal dominant inheritance however. The defect results in poor quality collagen being formed.
DrO |
Teresa Alexander-Arab (Teresaa)
| | Posted on Wednesday, Mar 28, 2001 - 9:12 am: | |
Hi Caroline,
I think whether you keep her will depend upon a nuber of factors. If she's not showing signs of the condition why not keep her and keep working her? Or you can sell her as a pleasure horse, informing the new owner about the condition. I would argue that the main point would be to not breed her.
Teresa |
cynthia cronkhite
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Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, Jul 19, 2003 - 5:36 pm: | |
I live in Los angeles (malibu area) and am looking for support and or comfirmation by a vet who is familar with hyperelastosis cutis for my 27 month old quarter horse. he shows some of the signs, slow healing, white scarring etc. I am at the point where we were just begining to break him and he was bitten by another horse on his back and it has been healing for 6 weeks. |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 8801
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Monday, Jul 21, 2003 - 6:25 am: | |
Hello Cynthia,
We have a short article on this disease at » Equine Diseases » Skin Diseases » Epitheliogenesis Imperfecta (EI) & Hyperelastosis Cutis.
DrO |
