My horse has a paralyzed flapper. What is that and will the TSD help him?
A. A paralyzed flapper, commonly called roaring, is a disorder in which half of the voice box (larynx) is partially or completely paralyzed. The medical term for this condition is laryngeal hemiplegia or hemiparesis. The paralysis and associated effects on the horse are consistent. These horses will always make a noise at high exercise and will always finish a race poorly. In other words, they do not have good race and bad racesthey are always bad. The noise is more of a soft whistle to a roar, most common when the horse inhales, that increases with exercise intensity. Over time, horses that are partially paralyzed become fully paralyzed so their noise increases and their performance deteriorates. Affected horses may also experience lung bleeding (EIPH. The TSD is not effective in horses with roaring unless they are also displacing their palate. In this case though, the TSD will benefit only the palate displacement, not the roaring. The TSD is effective for horses that displace or flip
