Jan 01 2010
Is your Horse Tying Up??
A condition know in horses as Tying Up can vary from a slight stiffness to a total reluctance to move in severe cases .
Affected horses should not be forced to move as this may worsen the condition, the urine of the affected horse in severe cases takes on a characteristic coffee colour indicating the presence of myoglobin in the urine.
If tying up is suspected immediately stop working .
Trying to continue work even in mild cases will cause further damage to the muscles, exercise intolerance, is the most common problem for tying up in the most severe cases. Many horses have numerous tying up episodes and mildly affected horses may have only one episode per year.
Effected horses may benefit from selenium and vitamin E supplementation.
The mineral selenium can be found in seaweed and garlic vitamin E is found in black sunflower seed, the dual roles of these two nutrients is maintaining muscle membrane integrity and preventing tissue per-oxidation.
Mares and fillies are more likely to develop the problem of tying up than colts or geldings management of the horses feed and exercise are critical in the control of tying up, 50% of the horses requirement for digestible energy should be met by using fibrous feeds such as good-quality, grassy hay.
Not top-quality lucerne avoid a sudden change in diet at all times.
Any changes to the diet should be made gradually, a high-fat low carbohydrate diet is very effective in eliminating many nutritional problems,on days that a horse is not to be worked reduce there feed intake and allow some exercise.
Use training techniques that minimize physical and physiological stress, while allowing the horse to get fit enough to perform the tasks for which they are intended .
Photonic Light Therapy can be used as a management tool, along with good nutritional and exercise management to control tying up,you should always discuss any health problems with your horse with your local veterinarian.
For additional information about Photonic Therapy… www.wozenphotonictherapy.com
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