Re: RC: Tieing up

["hn.heather" <hn.heather@wanadoo.fr>]

Ti wrote:

> That informatino is ancient and incorrect (that fitness lasts forever).

Not forever but longer than human athletes.  Yes?  No?

 In most horses it is not necessary to train every day, but the fitter they
get,  the more consistent the daily exercise should be.

OK this I understand, so you ARE basically saying that the horse should
receive some formal exercise (not just turned out in his field) every day?

 >In a very fit horse, two or three days "off" can be big trouble

Sure this I understand as well and with the exercise routine I've used up
until now with fit horses (two short intense training sessions & one LSD
session per week) the most they'll get off is 2 days.

Of course we don't live in an ideal world and sometimes the weather or
something intervenes so they get their rations cut.  However I understand
you're saying that this won't prevent tieing up.

What would your "back to work" routine be with, say, Nayla, once her muscle
enzymes are back to normal?  What are normal values in your opinion?  I've
heard more than one vet say that endurance horses tend to have higher muscle
enzyme values than other competition horses.  Have you heard this?

. When a horse goes into the syndrome,
> then daily, fuel-depleting  exercise is necessary for a while.

How do you manage this with a horse in the "syndrome" as surely they are
supposed to be rested until said muscle enzymes are back to normal?  Or am I
misunderstanding what you're saying?

Thanks for your help.  You're very generous with your advice and its much
appreciated.  By the way most of the answers are probably in your book but
its size is a bit daunting!  will get to read it properly soon.

Heather
France