Equine gastric ulcer syndrome is a common condition, both in performance horses, such as racehorses, and in foals. Pamela Wilkins, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, ACVECC, an equine veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, says more than 90% of performance horses have gastric ulcers, as do between 25 and 50% of foals.
Wilkins says approximately 80% of equine gastric ulcers occur in the non-glandular upper portion, which is less resistant to injury from stomach acid.
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