Equine 'Thumps' Are More than Mere Hiccups

by: University of Illinois
One of the best known cures for relieving someone of the hiccups is a good, old-fashioned scare. However, what do you do when it seems that your horse has a case of the hiccups? Sneaking up behind a 1,000 pound Thoroughbred and yelling "Boo!," is not advisable for several reasons. For one, you might get a surprise of your own. The medical term for the noise we commonly refer to as hiccup ...