Has your horse ever "tied up".

[milliepops]

I think the nappiness is a Welsh "thing" if that's the only thing you are worried about. She would be the same everywhere I think. Have you tried lunging her at home then getting on. That might answer your question, or of course it might not lol.

I have only heard of a couple of possible Welsh sufferers which weren't confirmed. Some people are completely bizarre about wanting to keep things a secret and neither would divulge pedigree. Of course there are plenty of completely mad welshies so it would be something to come up with a reason but my gut feeling is more they have genetic mental quirks rather than physical. Every Welsh I have had has been a napper when I got it and isn't now. From what you've said Kira has many more reasons to have quirks than they did!

For mine any several others I know of the big giveaway is the feel of the bum muscles compared with other horses around the yard. At the time of my 'diagnosis', you could thump both my horses on the bum with your closed fist and there would be no ripple outward from where you did it. Now, on alcar and vit e, you can do the same and it ripples across their bum like a well set jelly.

At horse with even half heavy horse genes will probably have at least a 30% chance of having it.

One of mine was symptomatic on first being ridden, the other not for a year after being ridden.


I agree with FW about Welsh nappiness.

thanks both, yes I'm sure you are right. She is just tied up in her head, lol. Physically when at rest she is soft and floppy physio always remarks that she is incredibly supple for her type and has good stability etc. Probably why she finds her work so, so easy when her brain gives in.

It's just the initial bit of work that is so odd. Stuffy, sticky, nappy, plants, you name it. You can go half way round the school in a shuffle then the anchor is thrown out for 5 mins of napping. I'd lunge her at home first if I could FW, it has worked in the past but not allowed to at current yard. If she didn't improve so dramatically then I'd send her off for a workup but I'm not sure there are any horse psychotherapists out there and tbh that's probably what she needs.

 

[Booboos]

Interestingly a number of physios failed to find anything wrong with Freddy and all remarked that there was not a lot to work on in terms of stiffness. While working he does become very stiff but the physio doesn't normally examine him during or right after work.

 

[jaffa2311]

My welsh cob mare has tied up twice.
She is feed no cereals (previous to the episodes), and has had no other medical problems.
It hasn't happened for 3 years.