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Title: Rags breathing
Post by: Themig on May 04, 2012, 10:53:37 AM

Some gossip going around the CD strip this am as a source close to Leparoux said that Union Rags made a small noise in his gallop and a tongue tie was added. Not the best time for a breathing issue

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: sighthound on May 04, 2012, 10:55:40 AM

It\'s very, very humid here.  Doesn\'t surprise.

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: RICH on May 04, 2012, 10:59:06 AM

But when they tried the tie yesterday, he hated it, that doesn\'t sound good

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: msola1 on May 04, 2012, 11:06:53 AM

The tongue tie was taken off for his latest gallop and  he went well, according to Mike Welsch

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: TGJB on May 04, 2012, 11:20:23 AM

I gotta tell you, given recent events with my competition, the title of this string had me extremely interested...

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: ajkreider on May 04, 2012, 11:23:01 AM

This from Wikipedia on tongue ties and breathing:

\"Research has shown that the tongue-tie does not restrict the animal\'s breathing. However, research has also shown that the tongue-tie does not provide a respiratory benefit in healthy animals (as some trainers believe it prevents the horse\'s tongue from coming up, and therefore allows for free air intake).

Matz claimed it was a control issue, which is still interesting, but not a breathing thing.

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: sighthound on May 04, 2012, 11:43:05 AM

Actually, that\'s what I thought the thread would be about ...

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: sighthound on May 04, 2012, 11:44:18 AM

Tongue ties are used to keep a horses tongue from getting up over the bit, where it (the horse) then becomes uncontrollable.

Some trainers used to think a tongue tie held the tongue forward, preventing dorsal displacement of the soft palate, or epiglottic entrapment, but no, doesn\'t really help.

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: HP on May 04, 2012, 11:49:04 AM

No matter how you interpet the subject line...Rags STILL breathing.  

Ba dum bump.  

HP

Title: Re: Rags breathing
Post by: Rich Curtis on May 04, 2012, 11:59:04 AM

Did you notice how their Derby Sheets ordering page worked better back when the Communists were in power? There\'s a lesson there.

Title: Re: Rags breathing-photo attached
Post by: NYGus on May 04, 2012, 04:36:19 PM

Sure looks like he\'s wearing a tongue tie in this picture during the Champagne.  Didn\'t seem to hurt him too much.

Union Rags (http://cdn.bloodhorse.com/images/content/UnionRagsChampagne2011_2AC298.jpg)