The Year in Horses: 1992

1992

• The first report on Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP) is published this year and traced back to champion American Quarter Horse
  halter stallion Impressive. The genetic disease, which was first reported in 1985, causes attacks of paralysis
  that can last up to several hours in afflicted horses. These episodes can be
  triggered by high intake of potassium. While there is no cure, veterinary
  researchers found a way to test for carriers of the disease so that affected
  horses can be kept out of the breeding pool (theoretically—at least some
  carriers are still accepted by the affected breed registries to this day, and
  there are breeders willing to take the risk of perpetuating the disease.)
• Endurance joins show jumping, eventing, dressage
  and combined driving as the newest sport under United States Equestrian Team
  jurisdiction.
• The Barcelona Summer Olympics saw Germany united as a single team for the first
  time since 1964, and the German dressage team continued the dominance it had
  established as West Germany,
  winning team gold. German Nicole Uphoff repeated her 1988 individual dressage
  gold with Rembrandt. Australia
  stole the show—and both team and individual golds—in eventing. The Netherlands won team show jumping while Ludger
  Beerbaum of Germany
  took home individual gold. The U.S.
  equestrians saw some success, earning team bronze in dressage and individual
  show jumping gold courtesy of Norman Dello Joio.

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