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;Oh dear. That's why horses stay with me until they are paid for, sigh....

 

chris

Nancy Sturm <nsturm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We had a classic case of tying up once  with a very nice TB cross mare I let some folks take on trial.  At home, we turn out in the daytime and put the horses in the barn overnight - gets everybody handled daily and keeps them safe from cougars.

 

The prospective new owners rode the legs off that mare for several days in the fairgrounds arena, rail work, lots of jumping, way more work than she would ordinarily have had in a two day period.  Then they stabled her for two days, no turn out, no exercise.  When they went to work her after two days rest, she was tied up (classic case of azoturia).  The folks didn't buy her and I got stuck with the vet bill.

 

Nancy Sturm

 

 

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Sent: 9/5/2005 6:56:36 AM

Subject: Re: [RC] Two Weeks Off/Tying Up (oops :-))

I realized when I went to bed last night that I had read tucking instead of tying up,( & was confused about a rest induced tucking episode! oops sorry brain fart!:-)   )   I understand the principles of tying up, and do reduce the feed when the horses are not working, although I have never ,met or heard of a horse that has had it, is it very common????

I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. Louisa May Alcott

 

Chris Paus

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