>>> If we have to spend time figuring out what's myth, what's truth, it wastes valuable time that could be spend otherwise.
One of my biggest beefs along those lines is the myth that says that Icelandic lab tests are different in many ways. Has anyone ever shown that conclusively? I don't think so. In fact, a friend of mine is a vet and pulls blood on her three Icelandics twice a year. She's never found any significant differences in the levels than you'd expect to find in...dare I say it..."normal" horses! One of her horses got sick last year and had to go to the vet school for intensive testing and observation. Some of his blood work was off - but only off as you would have expected a horse with his symptoms. Sure, there will be cases where Icelandic blood tests are different...but maybe it means the horse has a genuine medical condition that needs attention? Why not just assume that there's a real warning flag right from the get go? If for some reason he happens to be a horse with an odd reading that is normal for him, they'll figure that out soon enough. But, if the owner or vet wastes time addressing symptoms, believing "Icelandics are different" they could miss a critical diagnosis. Why waste the time? Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.6/1150 - Release Date: 11/24/2007 5:58 PM
