According to this study, the number of horses with some type of ulcers hovers around the 50% mark. Pretty scary stuff.
http://www.barnmice.com/group/horsejournals/forum/topics/nationwide...I often think about how I can personally reduce the stress in my horse's life, but certainly some of the things on the list that can cause ulcers are part of his routine as a show horse and I can't eliminate them.
Does anyone else focus on reducing stress in their horse's lives? How do you do it? Does anyone here give their horses supplements (probiotics, etc.) to prevent ulcers?
The other really important part of the article that hit home with me was the part that talked about horses masking their pain. It would be fascinating if there were a way to study what percentage of "misbehaviour" is actually a response to pain.