Pleasure Horses Have Ulcers, Too

by: Marcella M. Reca, Staff Writer
Research has shown that 90% or more of high-level performance horses have gastric ulcers, and that lower-level show horses also can get ulcers, but at a lower rate. The Horse and Merial (manufacturers of GastroGard and UlcerGard, ulcer treatment and preventive) joined forces with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky., to have some pleasure and low-level show horses ...