My mare came in last night from the field shaking like a leaf (despite feeling warm and rugged according to the weather) and very quiet. Her temp was fine but I called the vet.
Vet took bloods (waiting for results) and suspects a virus. The concerning thing was she detected a heart murmur.
This was not picked up at her vetting as an unbacked 4 year old 2.5 years ago, nor anytime since - although she has always been healthy so can't remember if anyone has listened before.
The vet said it could possibly be caused by the virus. It was on the left side, quite loud but couldn't hear it on the right, and her heart rate was fine.
They will come next week to listen again and see if it's still there and if so she will be referred for scans.
My research tells me the implications
Completely vary according to which heart valve it is...but I was wondering if anyone has any experience?
She's a very talented young horse, my pride and joy and is supposed to be an up and coming event horse, aimed a intermediate/advanced level.
If it doesn't go away is there any chance she would still be capable of that?
Heart murmur - possibly caused by virus
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