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Old 05-24-2011, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by RolloTomasi View Post
It's actually the spleen that stores red blood cells in the horse. As for the stress component, remember that Shackleford was a handful going to the gate at Pimlico and from what I've read is typically a "hot-blooded" horse.
Can you give horses beta blockers to calm them down?
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