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LIFE after EPM


Baronessa EPM IS A PROGRESSIVE, DEGENERATIVE DISEASE OF


THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM OF THE HORSE. The disease should be taken seriously since it is life threatening. The earlier it’s discovered and treated, the higher the probability that the infected horse will beat the disease and live a fairly normal life. If symptoms are discovered too late—after damage is done to the central nervous system—the horse may have permanent soundness problems or may not survive. In 2001, the F.D.A. approved for the first time a


drug treatment for EPM called Marquis produced by the pharmaceutical giant Bayer. The active ingredient, Ponazuril, acts against the protozoal parasite at several stages of the lifecycle and will eliminate it. It even crosses the blood/brain barrier into the central nervous system to kill the parasite. Neurological damage done to the horse prior to the treatment may not improve which is why early detection is so critical. Gratefully, for almost a decade the


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Marquis treatment has offered hope and promising results for EPM horses. Warmbloods Today found three dressage horses—one


from Maryland, one from Texas and another California— that were able to beat the disease. All three owners were eager to share their stories.


The Oldenburg


amateur owner’s mount for Grade IV Para Equestrian competitions. But prior to all this impressive success, Baronessa contracted EPM in 2002. In 2001, Shari Glickman of GoodNess Ridge Farm in Mt. Airy, Maryland spotted a stunning three year old


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Above, L to R: Baronessa showing P.S.G. by JJ Tate. Photo by Shari Glickman Deo Volente and his owner Mary Silva. Photo by Jessie Richards George and his owner Marija Vulfs. Photo by Susan Altman


BARONESSA


aronessa is her owner’s once-in-a-lifetime mare. She has competed in FEI dressage, has bred two foals (one via embryo transfer), and is also her adult


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