▁usually ▁results ▁in ▁their ▁having ▁to ▁be ▁e uth an ized ▁because ▁their ▁condition ▁can ▁cause ▁them ▁to ▁collapse ▁without ▁warning ▁that ▁could ▁result ▁in ▁severe ▁injury ▁to ▁a ▁handler . ▁Sh ipped ▁to ▁special ists ▁at ▁Ohio ▁State ▁University , ▁x - ray s ▁and ▁a ▁my el ogram ▁confirmed ▁the ▁condition . ▁As ▁such , ▁his ▁bre eder / own ers ▁file d ▁an ▁ins urance ▁claim ▁and ▁turned ▁ownership ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁ins urance ▁company ▁where ▁the ▁col t ▁became ▁a ▁standard ▁case ▁for ▁e uth anas ia . ▁ ▁Richard ▁K etch , ▁a ▁former ▁show ▁horse ▁tra iner ▁and ▁far rier , ▁became ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁case ▁as ▁an ▁adjust er ▁for ▁the ▁ins ur ers . ▁As ▁someone ▁very ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁disease , ▁he ▁believed ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁alternative ▁treat ments ▁that ▁might ▁save ▁the ▁col t ' s ▁life . ▁On ▁K etch ' s ▁initi ative , ▁an ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁with ▁the ▁ins urance ▁company ▁to ▁turn ▁the ▁col t ▁over ▁to ▁him ▁and ▁his ▁associate ▁Her wig ▁Sch o en , ▁a ▁self - proc laimed ▁" energy ▁he aler ". ▁Some ▁call ▁their ▁treatment ▁program ▁" vo od oo ▁medicine ", ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁research ▁has ▁shown ▁that ▁in ▁about ▁ten ▁percent ▁of ▁these ▁cases ▁within ▁twelve ▁to ▁fifteen ▁months ▁a ▁horse ▁will ▁recover ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁Non eth eless , ▁under ▁K etch ▁and ▁his ▁associ ates ▁the ▁col t ▁made ▁a ▁full ▁recovery . ▁ ▁Cert ified ▁sound