Expert: Ed Hess - 6/30/2009

Question
Hi
i have a race horse who did very well in 3 yrs old season

when he come in 4 yrs old in next season he did well in the biging of the season then he start to regress in his prfomance and also start losing wieght . i give him rest for 45 days and dewarming program with no improvement wieght .
1-what do you thing the cause of his problem?
2-what are the posible things i can do for him?
3-is there any thing i miss to check?

thanks.

Answer
hi --- some horses do loose weight when in heavy training. worming is  always a good thing to do on a Greg basis. checking their teeth is also recommended every 6 months. some horses train better off the farm. you can always have a physic check your horse out . they can find problems out that are bothering the horse. hope this helps you.  thanks ED HESS