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[RC] tying up - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: Rachelle sdarosa@xxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== Hi, I think my horse may be tying up. I am not sure what to look for, however. He will only eat grass after I work him or ride him for any distance. He wants nothing to do with grain or beet pulp or hay for that matter. I have been getting him ready for his first ride and it was to be an easy CTR novice division in Kansas with moderate terrain. When I increased his exercise he stopped eating as much leaving food in the bucket at his regular feedings and refuses food after he his worked. The last ride I took him on I rode (walked) about 3 hours. The terrain was a little hard with 2 difficult hills. After the ride he would not eat and when he went into the pasture he stood still for over an hour. He attempted to eat a few times and only took a few bites. He is a nervous horse and I can only figure the stress is causing him to tie up or he has ulcers. In either case I have decided not to take him to the ride. I do, hoever, want to help him and find out what the problem is. What exactly is tying up and what are the signs? Thank you in advance, Rachelle ===========================================================Just because someone tells you that your horse isn't "fit" for endurance...doesn't mean it isn't, it just means your horse isn't fit to be "their" endurance horse! Go for it, you never know what you'll accomplish with that "saddle horse" or "trail horse" of YOURS! ~ Darlene Anderson - DPD Endurance ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ===========================================================
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