A POOR PERFORMANCE OF A SEVEN YEARS OLD SHOWING JUMPING BRAZILIAN HIPISM HORSE DUE TO PPID: A CASE REPORT

Resumen

Pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) is a common endocrine disorder and it can cause laminitis. It is considered a geriatric disorder, because PPID affects horses over the age of 15years. Only a few cases of PPID young horses are described in cases report and, consequently, the clinical signs in these cases are not completely understood. So, the goal of this case report is to describe a PPID positive mare of seven years old, a showing jumping Brazilian hipism horse, which the main clinical sign was poor performance. Therefore, this work is an important case because its describe the necessity of knowledge to understand the PPID in order to improve the horse athletic performance.