50/ THE RIDER JULY 2010
WHAT’S UP DOC From the desks of Dr’s Armstrong & Frost.
Question:
Dear Doctors could you please help me with a problem I am having with my pony. Yesterday morning I was getting ready for a show and when I took my pony out of his stall he was covered for nose to mid abdomen with hives. His eyes were swollen shut and he looked so miserable. I called our local vet to come out and he gave him a number of injections, which made his feel and look allot better. But now I am worried that this will happen again and if he does indeed have allergies???
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HALTON EQUINE VETERINARY SERVICES ANSWER
Dear CJ the answer to your question is yes your pony could possibly have allergies.
Horses are subject to a multitude of allergic type reactions. In fact, when it comes to respiratory tract allergic problems they respond very much like people and play an important part in the study of aller- gic respiratory problems in people.
Allergic response in horses include: - Hives (swollen patches in the skin)
- Eosinophilic granulomas – allergic bumps in the skin that become little pustules
- Various degrees of swelling of the lips, nostrils and /or head - Nasal discharge – minimal or often copious amounts - Inflamed eyes or discharge from the eyes - Coughing - Sneezing
- Generalized poor performance
These allergic responses are most frequently set off by stimuli in the horses immediate environment. Therefore, the diagnostic task is to first identify the type of allergic response of concern then the organs or part of the body concerned and finally, if possible, the causative agent. The cure then becomes simple – remove the allergic stimulus from the horse’s environment and treat the immediate symptoms. Unfortu- nately, it is not always that easy. Identifying the allergic stimulus can at times be impossible and then if identified removing it from the environ- ment can be difficult to impossible. In these cases we move to more supportive treatment regimes that have to be continuous throughout the exposure period.
If your pony exhibits any one or more of the above mentioned signs then I recommend that you ask your veterinarian to examine the pony determine if allergies are a potential problem and then work towards elimination of the cause or management of the condition.
Central Ontario Prince Philip Games Meet #2 Results
- EIPH (Exercise Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage) – bleeding in the lungs after work
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The Central Ontario Region of Pony Club held its second Prince Philip Games meet of the season on Sunday, June 13. High- light results are shown below (complete order of finish in the internet version).
In the A division, a mixed Uxbridge-Scugog/Durham team placed first, followed by a Rising Star/Victoria team, the “Cuddly Bunnies”.
The Temiskaming “Sassy Sapphires” took first in the B divi- sion, with a mixed Temiskaming/ Durham team, the “Pretty Ponies”, second and the Maple “Legit
Maples” (formerly known as the Maple “Syrup Rockers”) third. A mixed Temiskaming/ Toronto & North York team, the “Trotters”, took the honours in the C division, with the Maple “Mus- tangs” second and a mixed Whitchurch/Toronto & North York team, the “Warriors”, in third place.
In the Masters Games, for players 15 and older, Uxbridge- Scugog claimed first place, with the Rising Star/Victoria “Oh My!” team second and a mixed Uxbridge-Scugog/Toronto & North York team third.
The Prince Philip Cup Games are a team competi- tion played by Pony Clubs around the world. Many of the Games require the riders and ponies to run a slalom course around a series of poles from one end of the playing field to the other, where they hand-off some- thing to the next rider on their team. In some races, riders have to vault off of and onto their ponies.
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The next meet will be the Regional Finals on July 4. Points accumulate over the three meets, and competi- tion at all levels is very close. The Regional A level win- ners go on to play for the Eastern Canadian Champi- onship against teams from the Western Ontario and Saint Lawrence-Ottawa Val- ley Regions. The two top Eastern Canadian A level teams then play against Western Canada represen- tatives for the national championship, to be hosted by the Western Ontario Region in August this year. There is also a national Masters championship, to be held near Vancouver on Labour Day weekend. For details please call Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Regional Communications Chair, at 416-493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home) or via e-mail at bobinglis@technalysis.
on.ca. For general back- ground on the Canadian Pony Club and its activities (including Prince Philip Games), or on Central Ontario Region and its Branches, or for this or pre- vious press releases, check out the Canadian Pony Club website at www.CanadianPony
Club.org and follow the appropriate links.
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