Conference noted::equitation

    Who is your vet?  Would like to get on the mailing list for the
    newsletter.
    If it is a subscription would like to get it.
    
    THANKS
    

    Kathy - The vet is Dr. Barnes, out of NH.  I think his mailing list
    is based on his patients, and there was no form to send in as far
    as adding people to the mailing list.  It's something they just
    started, and it's a quarterly publication, so I'll let you know
    if I see anything that says "...if you want to be on the mailing
    list..."

    Julie,
    
    One thing that caught my eye was the comment on sexed seman not
    being available yet for horses.  It must be that this particular
    process is not available because I've seen adds from a lab in Colorado
    which provides the service.  I thought that they were also doing
    research in Colo. State and Cal Poly.  In any case I was most surprised
    by their (the bovine lab) belief that there were no advantages in
    the horse world.  If only that were true but I can almost always
    demand 10 times the price for a mare compared to a comperable colt.
    Sometimes you have to give colts away.  On the other hand, top money
    horses on the track are normally stallions (look at Kentucky Derby
    results).  Depending on the breed there is a lot of advantage to
    picking the sex.
    
    Happy Turkey Day
    
    Bob
    

    Bob,
    
    I know you are looking at that comment from a breeder's/businessman's
    perspective, but I don't think that's how the researcher's look
    at it.  They probably don't want it to be widely used in the horse
    community for the exact reason that you stated - you can get more
    money for a mare than a colt, so if you had this technology available,
    you would breed almost exclusively mares, whereas in some other
    breeds, they would produce almost exclusively colts - look what
    that would do to the balance of things (greed does play a part).
    
    For instance, many people in the dressage/event world prefer geldings
    over mares and stallions because they are more tractable, predictable,
    and forgiving - therefore, many breeders in the warmblood/sporthorse
    market might want to produce lots of colts (to be gelded) as opposed
    to mares.

    Back to Dr. Barnes...is it his practice or does it go by another
    name?  I have used some vets in New Hampshire and who knows I
    mat have used the clinic at some point in time.
    
    THANKS FOR THE HELP
    

    It is Dr. Barnes' practice, but I think he recently named
    it the Atkinson Equine Associates (or something like that)
    which leads me to believe he is now working with other vets.

    
    
    This is from THE SENTINAL which is a local horsemans paper much
    like the Pedlar.
    
    
    			HEAT EXAUSTION
    
    
    	The hotter the day and the harder the work, the higher the body
    tempurature of an exercising horse is apt to get.  Endurance horses
    may have regular peaks over 105.
    
    	The horse's primary heat control method is sweat.  On humid
    days, the horse sweats less effciently.  Dehydration also makes
    sweating less efficient.  Lack of dietary salt replenishment has
    been shown experimentally to noticable reduce sweat output in ponies.
    Build-up of body heat may result in heat exahstion (heat stroke),
    and its warning signale should be watched for closely.  
    
    	Clinical signs include depression, weakness, lack of appitite,
    and refusal to contine work.  Pulse and respiration rates increase,
    and rectal tempurature may rise to 106 to 110 degrees.  The gums
    may appear muddy or injected, with prolonged capillary refill time.
    Often sweating decreases-hot, dry skin indicates impending heat
    stroke.  Signs may progress to incoordination, collapse, convulsion,
    coma or death.
    
    	Most important is rapid lowering of body tempuration.  Cold
    hosing or ice packing the horse, in a shady place with a breeze
    or a fan, is very helpful.  Try to apply cold to the legs, head,
    neck and the large vessels of the inner leg surfaces.
    
    	Occasionally, cold applied over the back, loins and large muscles
    of the hindquarter causes cramping.  In server cases, however, it
    is more important to lower tempurature than avoid cramps, and the
    whole body is subjected to cooling.
    
    	Get veterinary attention immediatly.  Intravenius fluids are
    often necessary, and cold water enemas may be needed.  Attempts
    to "lower the feaver" with Bute or other medication should be done
    only with veterinary advice, as the external removal of the heat
    is the important goal, and drug toxicity is a possibility in dehydrated
    horses with lowered kidney function.

    
    
    
    			Relative humidity
    
    		10%   20%   30%   40%   50%   60%   70%   80%   90%
    
    T	104	96*  104*  110#  120#  132$
    E
    M	102	97*  101*  108#  117#  125$
    P
    U	100	95*  99*   105#  110#  120#  132$
    R
    A	98	93*  97*   101*  108#  120#  128#
    T
    U	96	91*  95*   98*   104*  108#  120#  128#
    R
    E	94	89@  93*   95*   100*  105#  111#  122#
    
    F	92	87@  90*   92*   96*   100*  106#  115#  122#
    A
    H 	90	85@  88@   90*   92*   96*   100*  106#  114#  122#
    R
    E	88	82@  86@   87@   89@   93*   95*   100*  106#  115#
    N	
    H	86	80@  84@   85@   87@   90*   92*   96*   100*  109#
    E
    I	84	78@  81@   83@   85@   86@   89@   91*   95*   99*
    T
    	82	77@  79@   80@   81@   84@   86@   89@   91*   95*
    
    
    
    			General Heat Stress Index
    
    Danger		Heat 		Heat 
    Catagory		Index		Syndrome
    __________________________________________________________________________

   
    Extreme  $		130+		Heat/sunstroke highly likely
    Danger		degrees 	with continued exposure
   __________________________________________________________________________
    
    Danger   #		105 through	Sunstroke, heat cramps or heat 
    			130 degrees	exhaustion likely.  Heatstroke
    					possible with prolonged exposure
    					and/or physical activity.
   _________________________________________________________________________
    
    Extreme  *		90 through	Sunstroke, heat cramps and heat
    Caution		105 degrees	exhaustion possible with prolonged
    					exposure and/or physical activity.
    ________________________________________________________________________
    
    Caution  @		80 through	Fatigue possible with prolonged
    			90 degrees	exposure and/or physical activity.
    ________________________________________________________________________

    
    
    If you suspect your horse is poisoned and you cannot reach a vet, the
    University of Illinois operates a toxicology hotline for animals 24
    hours a day.  
    
    The number is     (217) 333-3611.
    
    From The Quarter Horse Journal Feb. 1990.