{"id":57275,"date":"2021-02-03T11:25:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/?p=57275"},"modified":"2021-02-03T11:30:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T00:30:37","slug":"do-you-or-does-someone-you-know-have-horse-health-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.horsemagazine.com\/thm\/2021\/02\/do-you-or-does-someone-you-know-have-horse-health-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You (or Does Someone You Know) Have Horse Health Anxiety?"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header single-meta\">\n<aside class=\"meta-row row-3\">\n<div class=\"meta-col col-60\">\n<p>One of the most informative websites in the world for horse owners is Dr David Ramey&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\">https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com<\/a>. Not only is the page packed with the latest in veterinary advice but as you are about to find out, David has a rare sense of humour&#8230; I thank him for permission to reproduce one of his more recent musings. CH<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Do You (or Does Someone You Know) Have Horse Health Anxiety?<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"meta-col col-40 text-right\"><span class=\"post-views\">967<\/span><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"single-post-thumb\"><picture class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry.jpg.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry.jpg\" alt=\"worry.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content articlebody\">\n<div class=\"pf-content\">\n<picture class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11743\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TearingHairOut.jpg.webp 256w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TearingHairOut-213x150.jpg.webp 213w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TearingHairOut.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TearingHairOut.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/TearingHairOut-213x150.jpg 213w\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"180\" \/><\/picture>You\u2019ve subscribed to seven horse-related magazines.\u00a0 You have a regular subscription to a supplement delivery service.\u00a0 When your horse takes an off step you automatically think that he might have navicular disease.\u00a0 When you get your horse checked by your veterinarian, even if he or she can\u2019t find a problem, it doesn\u2019t make you feel better.\u00a0 Your question your barn mates, you scour the internet, and you pour over the magazines:\u00a0 you feel like something might be wrong.<\/p>\n<p>You could have Horse Health Anxiety (HHA \u2013 I just made this acronym up, by the way).<\/p>\n<p>Health anxiety is a well-described phenomenon in human medicine.\u00a0 It\u2019s a problem that causes people to worry even when there\u2019s not anything to worry about.\u00a0 It\u2019s the same with HHA.\u00a0 Even if their horse isn\u2019t showing any clinical signs, people with HHA find something to worry about.<\/p>\n<picture class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11744\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry-257x300.jpg.webp 257w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry-129x150.jpg.webp 129w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry.jpg.webp 547w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry-257x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry-129x150.jpg 129w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/worry.jpg 547w\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" \/><\/picture>People with HHA tend to fear the worst.\u00a0 They\u2019ll be concerned that their horse has a serious, severe problem.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s E-related:\u00a0 EPM, or EMND, or something to do with Vitamin E.\u00a0 Curiously, people with HHA tend to worry less about more common problems \u2013 dusty stalls or dirty tack \u2013 and spend their time worrying that their horse is on the edge of an unhealthy cliff, about to fall off.\u00a0 The fear that a horse has as serious problem can take away from the enjoyment of owning horses, causing owners to waste dollars on diagnostic procedures, treatments, and products, waste time on the internet, and waste energy on worrying about their horses.<\/p>\n<p>In human medicine, some experts believe that a significant minority of the population (up to 25% by some estimates \u2013 fewer by others), is affected by anxiety about their health.\u00a0 In human medicine, men and women are affected equally.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know any statistics that have been published about HHA, but those numbers sound about right to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HORSES DO HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11746\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\">\n<picture class=\"size-medium wp-image-11746\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11746\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool-300x208.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool-216x150.jpg.webp 216w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool.jpg.webp 620w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool-300x208.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool-216x150.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/horse-in-a-pool.jpg 620w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11746\" \/><\/picture>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-11746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A real problem<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Being concerned about, or interested in, your horse\u2019s health, is not the same thing as having HHA. I think that it\u2019s good to pay attention to your horse\u2019s health.\u00a0 It\u2019s normal to wonder if a change in your horse\u2019s behavior could be due to some health problem.\u00a0 Or, if your horse has had a real problem diagnosed in the past, it\u2019s completely normal to be worried if you see the same clinical signs coming back.<\/p>\n<p>Still, there\u2019s a difference \u2013 at least from the aspect of the horse\u2019s health \u2013 between a person who is constantly worried about their healthy horse and a person who is worried about some unusual clinical sign.\u00a0 However, even worries about a real condition can become a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s an example.\u00a0 About two years ago I was asked to give a fourth opinion on a 20-year-old Warmblood horse.\u00a0 She had been through the entire diagnostic gamut:\u00a0 MRI\u2019s and bone scans, ultrasound and X-rays of most every bone in the horse\u2019s body.\u00a0 She wasn\u2019t moving 100% sound and all of the diagnostic tests and all of the expert opinions confirmed that the horse should never be ridden again (I know because I saw the reports).<\/p>\n<picture class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11747\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-300x300.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-150x150.jpg.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-65x65.jpg.webp 65w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640.jpg.webp 640w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-300x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Old-Horse_xing_thumb_640.jpg 640w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/picture>As you might imagine, I wasn\u2019t immediately sure what I could bring to the table, what with all of the advanced diagnosing and expert opining that had already gone on.\u00a0 Nevertheless, I ran may hands over her legs, felt the slight swelling in her stifle joints, and I noticed the stiffness when I flexed her legs.\u00a0 This sweet, patient mare never objected to anything that I did and never fought back against anything I asked.\u00a0 Next, I asked to watch her move.\u00a0 She didn\u2019t have a full, easy moving gait but she moved willingly:\u00a0 happily.\u00a0 So I asked, \u201cWhat do you want to do with her?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The owner, who obviously cared about her horse enough to float the budget of a few small countries, said, \u201cI\u2019d like her to be able to give lessons to kids.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t you give it a try?\u201d I said.<\/p>\n<p>The owner, furrowing her brow, responded, \u201cBut what about all of the reports?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I said, \u201cDon\u2019t let her read them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today, two years later, the old girl regularly and happily gives lessons to kids in a riding program.\u00a0 She doesn\u2019t go very fast or for very long, and it helps her to get a pain-relieving drug from time to time.\u00a0 But she\u2019s got a job, she\u2019s the apple of the eyes of any number of kids, and she\u2019s, well, happy (at least as far as anyone can tell).<\/p>\n<p>Horse owners with HHA often look at variations in normal horse behavior or physical signs and worry that they\u2019re more serious.\u00a0 So, for example, the horse takes a funny step.\u00a0 Instead of putting him up and coming back to check on him on another day, they might worry that the horse has a shoulder problem, or arthritis, or an infection. \u00a0It can be hard to tolerate uncertainty, even for a day.\u00a0 However, if you worry about every little thing, you may end up thinking that every little change from normal is serious.\u00a0 Like this kid, from the old movie, \u201cKindergarten Cop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t_FRWUPcR7Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>DO YOU HAVE HHA?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not that I encourage self-diagnosis, but here are a few signs that might indicate that you have HHA.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If your horse is fine, but you still worry that he has a problem, you might have HHA<\/li>\n<li>If your veterinarian tells you that your horse is fine, but you\u2019re still nervous, you might have HHA<\/li>\n<li>If you spend lots of time on internet chat rooms, doing searches for rare conditions, or you\u2019ve joined a support group, you might have HHA<\/li>\n<li>If you read a story about a new horse disease in a magazine, and then you start worrying that your horse might have it, even if he\u2019s been fine prior to reading the magazine, you might have HHA<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re so worried about your horse\u2019s health that it\u2019s getting in the way of having fun with your horse, you might have HHA<\/li>\n<li>If you call your veterinarian, or text your farrier, or engage with some self-proclaimed specialist regularly, \u201cJust in case,\u201d or for \u201cmaintenance,\u201d for \u201csupport\u201d or for some other undefined reason, you might have HHA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>TESTING DOESN\u2019T HELP<\/strong><\/p>\n<picture class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11748\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-300x168.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-1024x574.jpeg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-250x140.jpeg.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-768x430.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-1536x860.jpeg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You.jpeg.webp 1778w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-300x168.jpeg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-1024x574.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-250x140.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-768x430.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You-1536x860.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lucky-to-Have-You.jpeg 1778w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/picture>For someone with HHA, you\u2019d think that testing would be a way to help relieve worries about their horse\u2019s health.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not.\u00a0 Constantly checking your horse\u2019s insulin levels or repeated checking to see what his ACTH levels are (for Equine Cushing\u2019s) doesn\u2019t relieve HHA \u2013 it only makes people worry about the results of the next test.\u00a0 I think that veterinarians often fall into this trap.\u00a0 They may think, \u201cWhat\u2019s wrong with doing a test to reassure a horse owner?\u201d\u00a0 The problem is that for people with HHA, there\u2019s no amount of testing that will stop them from worrying about their horse.\u00a0 In fact, testing may only reinforce their anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s another side to the HHA coin, too.\u00a0 Some people who are worried about their horses try to deal with their condition by avoiding their horse\u2019s problems altogether.\u00a0 Of course, that\u2019s not good \u2013 there are risks to your horse\u2019s health by not attending to real problems.\u00a0 It\u2019s OK to worry a little about your horses \u2013 just don\u2019t let that worry be consuming.<\/p>\n<p><strong><picture class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-11749\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-300x295.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-153x150.png.webp 153w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-768x754.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-65x65.png.webp 65w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking.png.webp 1000w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-300x295.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-300x295.png 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-153x150.png 153w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-768x754.png 768w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Overthinking.png 1000w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"295\" \/><\/picture>PROMOTING HHA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think HHA takes from the fun of owning horses.\u00a0 And the thing is, to me, the horse industry seems to be bound and determined to perpetuate the problem.\u00a0 As awful as HHA is for horse owners, it seems to me that lots of folks are doing everything they can to promote it.\u00a0 Whether it be supplement companies telling you that you need to feed this or that (generally untested) substance to \u201coptimize\u201d your horse\u2019s health, specialists telling you that the horse\u2019s teeth, joints, spine, or feet are in need of constant attention, or even just eager horse owners eagerly recounting the latest story that they may have misunderstood, there\u2019s a nonstop anxiety-promoting roar going around the horse world.\u00a0 There\u2019s profit in such an approach, of course.\u00a0 Still, that\u2019s not the way that I like to do business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TREATING HHA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, I think that HHA is a treatable problem.\u00a0 I\u2019m here to help.\u00a0 To help reduce HHA:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjust your health rules and assumptions about your horse.\u00a0 Remember, they came up with the term, \u201cAs healthy as a horse,\u201d for a reason!<\/li>\n<li>Let go of your focus on worrisome symptoms.\u00a0 Each and every little thing that your horse does that strikes you as unusual may be just a variation of normal for that day.\u00a0 If there are more things right than wrong, then the \u201cwrong\u201d thing may not be that big a deal.<\/li>\n<li>Re-evaluate any unhelpful health related thoughts you might have about your horse.\u00a0 Try to avoid doing too many things out of concern for something that \u201cmight\u201d happen to your horse.<\/li>\n<li>Reduce the number of things that you might do to seek reassurance (exams, tests, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<picture class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11750\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD-250x140.jpg.webp 250w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD.jpg.webp 429w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD-300x169.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD-250x140.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.doctorramey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Stop-reading-WebMD.jpg 429w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/picture>I don\u2019t think it\u2019s particularly helpful to tell people that they\u2019re wrong to worry about every little thing that happens to their horse, or that they\u2019re just blowing things out of proportion.\u00a0 I think it\u2019s better to encourage such people to think about what all this worry is doing to their enjoyment of horses.\u00a0 How much money is it causing them to spend?\u00a0 How is the worry interfering with the wonderfulness of being around horses?\u00a0 If you think that you might have HHA, focus on what you\u2019re losing by being so worried.\u00a0 Would you rather pay for veterinary visits and wait for test results \u2013 especially when you just did the same test a couple of months ago \u2013 or would you rather spend your time enjoying your horse?<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s OK to worry and fuss over your horse.\u00a0 But when you become preoccupied with something you tend to to pay too much attention to it. Constantly worrying about each and every thing about horses makes a people to look for irrelevant things that they might otherwise ignore. When people start worrying about each and every little thing, horse owning starts to become less fun, and usually a lot more expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not your horse has real symptoms or an actual medical condition is not the main issue when it comes to HHA.\u00a0 The issue is how you a person responds to his or her horse. If horse owning is associated with excessive and persistent worrying, checking and rechecking, constantly seeking reassurance, or avoiding your horse altogether, then HHA might just be a problem.\u00a0 Cue Bobby McFerrin.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-diB65scQU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is you life as a horse owner in danger of being wrecked by the dreaded HHA syndrome? 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