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Discussion on Puzzling thoroughbred racehorse
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Jmnahob
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 11:33 am:
I have a thoroughbred race horse( I am the owner) - that gallops great in the mornings and works fine and shows no signs of lameness after he races - but the first time he raced - he lugged out bad and the second time the jockey said he warmed up great before the race but once the gates open and he started asking him - he felt off. I have owned many over the years - and this is so tough because - he is giving no indications to the trainer or vet - where the potential problem is because there is no heat etc and walks sound etc. He had raced one time before and raced poorly so I gave him 6 months off? Just puzzling - any ideas what area we should concentrate on that would cause him to have pain when he extends himself-such as in a race and show no signs of lameness? Thank you -
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Alden
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 1:10 pm:
A good friend in So. CA trained two Thoroughbreds, who were full brothers, for racing. One raced well until injuries finished his career. The second horse never did race, my friend said he trained fine but just didn't have the heart and desire to run.
If you can't find a physical cause then maybe it's just not his game. And now I've exhausted my very limited knowledge of race horses 
Good day,
Alden
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Kathleen
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 3:28 pm:
Julie,
I have limited knowledge of race horses, but a friend had one who did fine if he was in front, but didn't like sand in his face and backed off sometimes. When he got in front, nothing could catch him, but he was so unpredictable that they finally retired him. He didn't have any lameness problems. Doesn't really sound like your horse, but who knows.
Kathleen
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Hwood
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 3:58 pm:
Julie, have you had a complete work-up on him? Heart checked?
Does he keep his weight well?
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Leilani
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 5:12 pm:
An old paniolo once told me that sometimes you just need to pull the shoes off one horse and nail them on to another.
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Maggienm
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 5:34 pm:
Is that something like lift the rad cap, put a new car underneath, Voila, problem fixed??
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Starda01
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Posted on Wednesday, Dec 13, 2006 - 6:25 pm:
Just wondering, you say the jockey said he felt off when asked to extend himself. Does he feel the same when worked?
Sara
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Moderator:
DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Dec 14, 2006 - 5:54 am:
Welcome Julie,
If you believe this may be a medical condition that only expresses itself while the horse is galloping your best bet at figuring it out is to have the horse evaluated on a treadmill. Both occult lameness and upper respiratory problems of horses in motion have been identified this way. For more on this see, Diseases of Horses » Performance Problems » Exercise Intolerance and Poor Performance.
DrO
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Banthony
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Posted on Thursday, Dec 14, 2006 - 9:21 am:
I would look at upper respiratory too - maybe have him scoped or he may have some kind of infection or be "flipping his pallet." Two common causes for a horse to hit a wall when they start to really exert themselves in a race.
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