Chief Stipe Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Cambridge Stud stallion Burgundy was put down at the Waikato farm on Friday, having contracted acute laminitis in his front feet. Read more here: https://www.racenews.bitofayarn.com/burgundy-sadly-put-down/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 What and annus horrobilis for NZ breeding. NOt just Cambridge stud with the loss of three stallions counting Tavistock who will probably never serve again but Waikato stud with O Reilly not long after Pins and now Sacred Falls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy ravioli Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 These are unfortunate losses ,but the reality is that there are new stallions and new blood available to breeders every year. Good to see stallions like Satono Aladdin ,Vadamos,Eminent and Staphanos introducing some lines that hopefully will come to the fore in the future. Pins and O'Reilly proved a good alternative to the Danehill and Sir Tristram line stallions that were/are in abundance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Stipe Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Sadly we have lost a few home breds. I really felt Sacred Falls would have stepped into O'Reilly's shoes. Shame Waikato didn't purchase Brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Centaur Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Sounds like the same as Sunline. Traumatic laminitis is caused by repeated physical trauma to the feet during e.g. endurance riding, driving, or jumping on hard ground; it can also be caused by overenthusiastic hoof trimming. Severe lameness in one limb will cause a horse or pony to carry excessive weight on his other limbs, which may cause laminitis So alert your veterinarian as soon as possible if you detect one or more of the following: A strong/bounding digital pulse. ... A hoof that's hot for hours. ... A distorted hoof shape and/or unusual rings. ... An increased heart rate. ... Too little—or too much—foot lifting. ... Apparent stretched and/or bleeding laminae. ... A shortened stride. The most recent research shows that high levels of insulin in the blood directly precipitate laminitis. Adding all this research together means that not only must we be careful not to feed horses prone to, being treated for or recovering from laminitis a diet that could lead to a carbohydrate overload in the hindgut, for example one containing too much starch, but we must also be careful to avoid feeding a diet providing too much sugar in the form of, for example, molasses. Whereas we used to consider that because molasses had a high glycaemic index, that is it was virtually all digested in the small intestine and absorbed through the intestinal walls, it did not reach the hindgut unless fed in excessive amounts and therefore did not pose a major risk. It is now evident that sugar levels in the diet need to be minimised in order to avoid a rise in insulin levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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