THE HORSE GAZETTE
what happens when your horse keeps getting sick?
By Ingrid Edisen
The odyssey started night--possibly a precursor of liamson in Elgin where he lived
Finally, one day after
At one point she took on an
she could do…nothing seemed
as a mystery, Rachele Misiti’s what was to come. out on pasture most of the time
yet another emergency call, her
extra part time job just to help
to work. There had been no
horse kept getting sick--real sick. His babyhood was and never coliced. One day
vet suggested she get Monk
pay for all the special vet care,
definitive diagnosis; her horse
At first it seemed to be colic, relatively uneventful. Rachele after Rachele had gotten him
scoped. The first procedure
and juggled riding around her
was still suffering. She called Dr.
but five years of colic episodes discovered he had a sense of back from the trainer’s and after
found ulcers and Gastroguard
two jobs.
Damon O’Gan of Austin Equine
and consulting with a myriad of humor and taught him how to she’d already worked him a few
was prescribed. Because scop-
It was during the sec-
Associates and began to ask a
vets she realized Monk was far kick a soccer ball. All braided times, he suddenly and violently
ing only can go as far as the
ond scoping that something
different sort of question, and
sicker; in fact, colic might have up and shiny at his first “baby bucked her off, not once but
stomach, the vets explained to
strange appeared on the scan,
they talked for a long time.
been easier. show”, Monk placed second and twice, and then, of course, he
her that they feared his ulcers
but it was assumed as inflam-
It was mid-March
Rachele, a dressage she was thrilled with his even coliced. Rachele reasoned that
extended into the intestinal tract.
mation from ulcers. The third
when Monk was humanely
rider based in Austin, had taken temperateness in the strange her normally mild-mannered
One vet showed her a basketball-
scan showed a strange line that
euthanized. The daily pain he
scads of lessons and leased a few surroundings. horse bucked because he was
sized area in his lower flank that
ran along the seam of where
experienced every time he ate
horses. She was ready to buy The first colic epi- feeling uncomfortable due to the
changed in its density. At times
two parts of the stomach joined
would no longer hold him hos-
and started researching online sode occurred on a particularly onset of colic.
you could mash on it and it was
together, resembling a raised
tage. It was one of the most dif-
and found Canexus out of San cold night in Austin during the She made it her
soft; other times, it was hard…it
tubular rope. Copies of the
ficult decisions Rachele would
Antonio where Rich and Anne middle of an ice storm. No vets mission to research colic and
represented inflammation in the
scans were sent on to A&M to
ever make--especially since he
van Dyke were rescuing as many could make it to the barn, as feed issues. Based on what
digestive tract. And when Monk
more consulting vets, gastro
was her first horse.
PMU foals/weanlings as they the roads were impassable. By her vets, California nutritionist
was at his worse, he even devel-
specialists and the results were
Rachele decided to
could from Canada. luck, one of the other boarders and research told her, she tried
oped a bullfrog type neck with a
inconclusive. Whatever it was,
search for a leasing situation
One night after work, was also stranded at the barn so a variety of regimes, feed and
goiter looking appearance, also a
the vets reasoned, it probably
because she was exhausted from
Rachele rounded up some friends she was able to help nurse Monk supplements. These included
talisman of inflammation of his
tightened and restricted Monk’s
the thought of being so fully
and drove down to San Antonio to through the evening along with papaya juice, probiotics, Suceed,
entire GI tract.
GI tract every time he ate.
responsible again. She put out
view the Canexus horses. Monk, a telephone consults with the vet. flaxseed oil, beet pulp, and aloe
Somehow, in be-
Rachele pursued another month
inquiries and visited many barns
weanling who was named “Bart,” It was thought Monk had failed juice.
tween his bouts of sickness, she
of the costly Gastroguard, to see
in the Central Texas area. Almost
was the only one who could canter to drink enough water since it Rachele could spot
was able to ride and work him.
if it would help his ulcers heal
by accident, she fell in love with
easily on both leads in the round was so windy and cold. After the onset of colic, as Monk
Rachele developed a new say-
and it was recommended she
a six-year-old retired racehorse
pen. He had not been handled that, there were a few more colic would hang his head and neck
ing: any day that Monk made
consider exploratory surgery
named Prince Warner bred by
much past halter breaking, but episodes, but it was usually at- in a funny position when he was
it through without a colic-like
and laproscopy.
Ellen Shroeder and Hubert Bell
Rachele liked his conformation tributed to other factors. feeling puny. He also frequently
episode was a good day. The
As she watched Monk
of Elgin. Before she knew it, she
and bought him for $650. He When it was time to lifted one hind leg and attempt to
medical bills continued to mount
eat one night, he raised his hind
was a horse owner again, except
was hauled to Austin to his new start her horse under saddle, paw at his belly; then as things
up and she regretted not taking
leg trying to paw at his under-
this time; she purchased major
home ironically on Halloween Rachele took him to Janet Wil- progressed he began rolling.
medical insurance on Monk.
belly. She had done everything
medical insurance--just in case.
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5 STAR STABLES & STORAGE, San Antonio, TX 20-688-7570, 6mi outside 604 (Culebra/FM 47)
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ADAMS LAND & LIVESTOCK, San Antonio, TX. 20-422-8673. Secluded 700-acres adjacent to
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BEL CANTO FARMS, Dripping Springs, TX. 52-797-78. Hunter, Jumper, Dressage. Lighted Arena
On-Site Management (8/09) / / /* / / / / / / / /
CHEYENNE STABLES, Leander, TX. 52-260-2929. Full Care, Arena, Trails, Wash Rack, Scenic
Setting, Round Pen, Training/Lessons, Horse Transportation. (08/09) / / / / / / / / / /
CIRCLE 8 PAINT & QUARTER HORSE CO., Richmond, TX. 73-628-8439. Stress Free, Quiet,
Relaxing Facility. 10min from Katy, 4 mi from West Park Tollway & TX 99. Premier Boarding! (10/09) / / / /* /* / / / /
COUNTRY LANE STABLES, Cibolo, TX, 20-382-2406. 24 hr On-Site Care. Enclosed All-Weather Arena
Stalls/Aisles w/Mats, Rubber/Sand Arena Footing, Family Facility, Feeding 2X Daily. (7/09) / / / 2 /* / / / / / / / /
CRIMSON JEWEL STABLES, Selma, just off IH-35 & 604 NE San Antonio, 20-445-764.
24-hr On-Site Care, Covered Arena, Outdoor Areans, Turnouts, Trails. (pm) / / / 4* * / / / / / / / / / /
DIAMOND C STABLES & RANCH, Leon Springs/Boerne, TX. 830-755-49. Peaceful Family
Atmosphere, Day/Night & Pasture Turnout. 24hr On-Site Care. Hot Walker, Covered Arena (pp) / / /* /* /* / / / / / / /
DORINGCOURT STABLES & TRAINING FACILITY, Bulverde, TX. 20-392-9627. 24hr On-Site Care.
Ind. Tack Rms, Trails, Picnic area, Instructors, Pat Parker, Bo Phillips & Liza Moon.
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DOUBLE DIAMOND EQUESTRIAN CENTER, Boerne, TX. 830-86-724. Safe family atmosphere.
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DOUBLE SPEAR OF TEXAS, New Braunfels, TX. 830-708-3482.Peaceful Setting, 24hr On-Site Care,
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ESPERANZA FARMS, Helotes, TX. 20-695-246, 22 Acres, 24hr On-Site Care, Concrete Stalls w/runs,
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MARCOS STABLES, NW San Antonio, TX. 20-698-2603. Beautiful, scenic and quiet. 24-hr on-site
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PK EQUINE, New Braunfels, TX. 830-822-7075. Twin Pines Stables managed by PK Equine. Clean
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PEGG TRAINING STABLE, NE San Antonio, TX. 20-494-9738. 24-hr On-Site Care, Friendly, Family
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QUAD J FARMS, Big Foot, TX. 20-488-3647. Full Care Facility, Family Atmosphere, Picnic
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REINMAKER RANCH, Willow City, TX. 830-685-388. (5 mi N. of Fredericksburg) Boarding, Full
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VICTORY LANE FARMS, Boerne, TX. 830-755-4903. “Trainers Welcome!” Boarding/Training/Lessons.
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24-hr On-Site Care, In Field with /2-mile track, compartment hot walker, Specialize in Hunter/Jumper. (mo) / / / 4* 2 / / / / / / / / /
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