PapaverFollis
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Like, really well... long hack and stubble field gallop and schooling sessions with magical trot work...
Then today she tied up again. 🙠I'm really upset because I'm.not entirely sure why and in the previous 2 tie ups the circumstances were exactly the same. This time was different and I'm not sure what to do now.
Previously it's been 2 or 3 days of no turnout and no work, just after clipping with possible underrugging followed by an explosive episode on the long lines. Today all that has really changed is getting slightly less turnout (been coming in daytime to try and limit autumn grass), slightly reduced work load (Not done as much trotting and she's has maybe 4 days off in the last 10, rather than the usual dayly work)... but there has been a sudden drop in temperature and increase in the wind. Very low feels like temps last night and only a lightweight rug on. Plus gave them some more grass last night to keep them busy as I forgot the battery for the energiser... so maybe too much grass?
She tied up on a hack today and we had to be rescued! Fortunately an angel in a horse wagon was available and several more people from the yard came to find us with a variety of rugs and assistance. All we has done was walk about 3 miles and go for a walk onto the beach. No cantering or anything. The beach might have been hard going though because the sand was on the deep side and she was spooking at waves. She felt odd as we got back on tarmac but we had a trot up the hill as I thought she'd just got stuffy (I don't know why I thought that, she's never stuffy). Top of the hill we stopped to let a car pass and then she had just locked up. Still walking but I knew for definite she was tying up. Got off and her muscles were solid and some were trembling and she was dripping in sweat and breathing hard.
It feels like this attack came much more out of the blue whereas previously I could see a build up to it with hindsight. So it concerns me.
Plan is to reintroduce work slowly after a week of rest, hand walking and some turnout. I have cleared this with my vet who was not set in checking muscle enzyme levels... seemed happy for me to use my judgement and previous protocol. I will up her vitamin E back to 10,000iu (had reduced to 5,000iu in spring). Start over-rugging her again. Shes not getting clipped! We've ordered some Alcar too to see if it helps.
Apart from the cold and the coming in during the day I started her on a bit of Magnesium and changed from Profeet powder to Profeet pellets. So I'm cutting them out for the time being.
Not sure whether to try to go back to 24 hour turnout to prioritise movement or whether to keep her in for hay and warmth (field has minimal shelter and grass in the throws of an autumn flush) and just turnout during the day (which means less turnout time esp if I want to work her in the daytime as well.) I am realising that the cold and the windchill are pretty big factors up here and also pretty big factors in her tie ups so leaning towards more shelter, less movement especially as she has a lovely big stable.
I will be getting the genetic test for PSSM1 done now that this has happened again but am not keen on putting her through a muscle biopsy.
Sorry for the head dump. It's been a hard day and now I've had whisky.
Then today she tied up again. 🙠I'm really upset because I'm.not entirely sure why and in the previous 2 tie ups the circumstances were exactly the same. This time was different and I'm not sure what to do now.
Previously it's been 2 or 3 days of no turnout and no work, just after clipping with possible underrugging followed by an explosive episode on the long lines. Today all that has really changed is getting slightly less turnout (been coming in daytime to try and limit autumn grass), slightly reduced work load (Not done as much trotting and she's has maybe 4 days off in the last 10, rather than the usual dayly work)... but there has been a sudden drop in temperature and increase in the wind. Very low feels like temps last night and only a lightweight rug on. Plus gave them some more grass last night to keep them busy as I forgot the battery for the energiser... so maybe too much grass?
She tied up on a hack today and we had to be rescued! Fortunately an angel in a horse wagon was available and several more people from the yard came to find us with a variety of rugs and assistance. All we has done was walk about 3 miles and go for a walk onto the beach. No cantering or anything. The beach might have been hard going though because the sand was on the deep side and she was spooking at waves. She felt odd as we got back on tarmac but we had a trot up the hill as I thought she'd just got stuffy (I don't know why I thought that, she's never stuffy). Top of the hill we stopped to let a car pass and then she had just locked up. Still walking but I knew for definite she was tying up. Got off and her muscles were solid and some were trembling and she was dripping in sweat and breathing hard.
It feels like this attack came much more out of the blue whereas previously I could see a build up to it with hindsight. So it concerns me.
Plan is to reintroduce work slowly after a week of rest, hand walking and some turnout. I have cleared this with my vet who was not set in checking muscle enzyme levels... seemed happy for me to use my judgement and previous protocol. I will up her vitamin E back to 10,000iu (had reduced to 5,000iu in spring). Start over-rugging her again. Shes not getting clipped! We've ordered some Alcar too to see if it helps.
Apart from the cold and the coming in during the day I started her on a bit of Magnesium and changed from Profeet powder to Profeet pellets. So I'm cutting them out for the time being.
Not sure whether to try to go back to 24 hour turnout to prioritise movement or whether to keep her in for hay and warmth (field has minimal shelter and grass in the throws of an autumn flush) and just turnout during the day (which means less turnout time esp if I want to work her in the daytime as well.) I am realising that the cold and the windchill are pretty big factors up here and also pretty big factors in her tie ups so leaning towards more shelter, less movement especially as she has a lovely big stable.
I will be getting the genetic test for PSSM1 done now that this has happened again but am not keen on putting her through a muscle biopsy.
Sorry for the head dump. It's been a hard day and now I've had whisky.
I hope things get better for you.
