tying up how do you manage your horses that tie up

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i have never had a horse that tied up untill 3 weeeks ago when my 3 yr old tied up for no apparent reason having reaad loads about it i am still not sure what the best way forward is. this has made we warry with continuing to back her etc.

her diet has been changed to ERS pellets but feel she could do with some more weight on her. what do you feed you horses and how do you manage them

thank you in advance
 
How we deal with racehorses that tie up:

Day 1 - back in box with plenty of rugs on to keep warm and blood test.
Day 2 - Box rest
Day 3 - 3mins on the horse walker
Day 4 - 5 mins on the walker
Day 5 - 10 mins on the walker
Day 6 - 15 mins on the walker
Day 7 - 20mins on the walker.
Day 8 - short hack - 30-40mins walking
Days 9 - 15 - gradually build up the walking and add in bits of trotting from day 13 onwards.
Day 16 - walk, trot, small canter. Blood test.
Day 17 onwards gradually build up the work load making sure horse is always kept warm, is warmed up and cooled down properly - if anything to excess.
Week 4 - Gradually coming back into proper galloping work. Bloodtest.

The reason for the bloodtests? It shows us how quickly the horse is recovering by it's CK levels. The workload is rearranged according to this.

Once we know a horse has tied up we will always be more careful with it for the rest of the season. On the walker before being ridden out, on the walker again after for longer. Thermatex's are their best friends for this. We also make sure they get daily turnout to keep them moving.

Every horse is different and you need to play it by ear but tying up isn't the end of the world t just means yo9u have to be even more vigilent about what you do with the horse.
 
Ours lives out, and has no cereal feed. If she needs condition we use equijewel, and corn oil added to her molasses free alfa. Calm and condition is also good, and doesn't seem to effect her. Some horses I have come across tie up in reaction to rich grass. A muscle biopsy helps to identify the causes for tying up. The last yard I rode out at used to put tie up horses on the walker prior to being ridden, and they went for a trot post cantering so that their heart rate came down slowly,, however, if they did tie up, they still rode them out the next day the majority of the time, lthough I don't do this. Our mare lives out, and has been turned back out post tying up with plenty of rugs on.
Your vet should be able to help, especially if you have someone with an interest in internal medcine at the practise.
 
thank you for the advice i am aware she is at risk of it now and wee will manage her according to at the moment excersice wise she isn't doing a lot due to being in the backing process. she gets out for a few hours every day except when it is very wet as field doesn't cope well with the wet weather
 
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