Even Therapeutic Horses May Have Stomach Ulcers, Attend this Educational Event
While providing therapy to adults and children with special needs, PROJECT R.I.D.E. horses may be experiencing stress — enough stress to cause stomach ulcers.
Project R.I.D.E. has provided therapeutic riding instruction to children and adults with special needs since 1979. To accomplish this, eight horses experience weekly trailering, feed changes and lessons with multiple handlers at their side. These conditions can be stressful enough to cause stomach ulcers in the horses.
Whenever horses travel or train for competitions, they can be at risk for stomach ulcers. The only sure way to tell if a horse has stomach ulcers is for a veterinarian to look at their stomach with an endoscope, and that’s just what Project R.I.D.E. organizers are doing on Thursday, March 12. A local veterinarian will be visiting all eight of the Project R.I.D.E. horses to examine them for stomach ulcers.
Please take this opportunity to educate readers about the potential benefit from therapeutic riding — and help educate everyday horse owners in your area about stomach ulcers.
Join us from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, March 12 at the Project R.I.D.E. barn at 8840 Southside Ave., Elk Grove, Calif., 95624 to see the gastroscopy process firsthand. Call Tina Calanchini at (916) 685-7433 for additional directions or information.
Project R.I.D.E. organizers and a local veterinarian will be on hand for interviews about their experiences. If you are unable to attend the event, we can provide interviews with local owners, veterinarians and equine stomach ulcer experts for a post-event story.