AHarley
Member
Hey peeps,
I've recently started riding a lovely mare who has been off work for about 6 months and is prone to tying up, I have been gradually increasing the workload over the past 4 weeks introducing canter and yesterday a pop over a small cross pole just to keep things different however last night she tied up! Any advice on managing the condition?
I am only able to train her 3 days a week at the moment due to my own health issues, and hopefully she is going to be getting some extra exercises in between to avoid rest days. I've thought about small management changes I could make, i.e warm up and cool down slowly with an exercise sheet on. Offer small amounts of water after ridden work. Is there any advice anybody has?
She is already very well managed and cared for by her owner, its just a case of me figuring how to ride her in a way that doesn't cause an episode.
Appreciate some advice x
I've recently started riding a lovely mare who has been off work for about 6 months and is prone to tying up, I have been gradually increasing the workload over the past 4 weeks introducing canter and yesterday a pop over a small cross pole just to keep things different however last night she tied up! Any advice on managing the condition?
I am only able to train her 3 days a week at the moment due to my own health issues, and hopefully she is going to be getting some extra exercises in between to avoid rest days. I've thought about small management changes I could make, i.e warm up and cool down slowly with an exercise sheet on. Offer small amounts of water after ridden work. Is there any advice anybody has?
She is already very well managed and cared for by her owner, its just a case of me figuring how to ride her in a way that doesn't cause an episode.
Appreciate some advice x