Ace (oral) restistance and other calming alternatives

[Bonnie2]

Observation. I should have added that, will edit.

[endlessclimb]

I wonder if its less that they build up a tolerance, but that they’ve connected the dots and are amped up at the delivery of the ace because they know something stressful is coming soon, reducing the effectiveness??

[Simkie]

Yeah, that’s an interesting thought. They’re not dumb.

Forever ago, I had a horse on stall rest who was not a “stall rest” horse. The vets advised giving him ace every day.

He LOVED it. He’d hold out his neck for the injection. He was also a cribber…I think he really just liked the high!

But yeah, a horse consistently drugged for some circumstance they really don’t like could totally connect the dots in the same way, with the opposite effect.