What am I doing wrong, is it feed related?

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I would be really grateful for some ideas cos I am stuck!

I have a 5 year old ID x mare, she is about 16hh, short backed and quite muscular, she is also a VERY good doer.

At the beginning of September she started autumn hunting and did 6 mornings over 3 weeks. We weren't busy so she didn't do a lot but she was starting to get fit and had lost a bit of weight.

Then she tied up, for no reason at all before we had even done anything on exercise. She hunted Saturday, went out in the field Sunday, and was ridden Monday eve when we hacked across the fields to the road (15 mins in walk), went to jog on to let a car go and I felt her stride shorten at once. Vet did bloods, confirmed she had tied up. She was only sore in her ham strings and on her nexk. She was on 1/2 scoop horse and pony nuts a day.

Fast forward to now, Secomd blood test clear in 10 days, had the physio who agreed she was tight, suggested walking up hill and lunging with Pessoa. At first she was much better but she is now starting to be very hard work to ride, won't go forwards but is great in the school on the Pessoa still.

The only change is whilst she was off and just coming back into work she was on no hard feed at all, just hay and grass. Once she was trotting I started giving her a scoop of ERS nuts which the vet recommended.

Every time since I've had her I've given her hard feed she gets silly as well. Not really naughty just rude and spooky which isn't like her at all to be honest.

So, lots of things going on, do I try and hunt her just on hay, why is she so tight in her muscles all the time, what I am I doing wrong.

Oh yes and her legs fill slightly at night, not badly at all but enough to make me think something isn't right. Also she hasn't been properly in season since I bought her in July.

Sorry for the essay, iced Christmas cake all round!
 
I would take her off everything except hay. If after a while you feel that she needs more give her grassnuts and grass chaff. She should be able to digest this easily. I've had a mare who just could NOT eat any cereal at all, amongst other things, it gave her a cough. We picked it up when we read an article in a mag about a horse which went lame when eating cereal. We have a horse now who cannot tolerate alfalfa, even a small amount makes her very silly.
 
Legs filling is a sign of a sluggish lymphatic system, poor circulation and a liver and kidneys that are under pressure.

Give her a detox. Try Restore by global herbs, I've had good success with it but the best is L94 from Trinity Consultants. It is just fantastic.

Second what pearls has said. Also, to detox, no point adding more of the stuff the horse is already struggling with. 10 days on just good quality hay and clean water. Grass chaff to add detox liquid to.
 
tallyho! said:
Legs filling is a sign of a sluggish lymphatic system, poor circulation and a liver and kidneys that are under pressure.

Give her a detox. Try Restore by global herbs, I've had good success with it but the best is L94 from Trinity Consultants. It is just fantastic.

Second what pearls has said. Also, to detox, no point adding more of the stuff the horse is already struggling with. 10 days on just good quality hay and clean water. Grass chaff to add detox liquid to.
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That is exactly what I thought but the vet looked at me as if I was mad so I felt a bit silly. It is really nice to hear it from someone else, maybe I'm not as mad as I thought!

Will be on the phone to them tomorrow, I'm sure a good clean out would help her, in the old days they used cupis balls but I don't suppose you can get them now.
 
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