ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] Tying-up Questions *:(

Re: [endurance] Tying-up Questions *:(

Karen Steenhof (ksteenho@eagle.idbsu.edu)
10 May 1996 07:08:00 -0600

In <1996May10.070726-0600@karen.idbsu.edu>, Karen Steenhof wrote:
>In <9604098316.AA831648556@smtpgateway.centigram.com>, LONG JUDY wrote:
>>
>>Blood work can tell you the severity of the tie up. I always have
>blood >work done so I can know how severe the event was and how long I should
>>wait before putting the horse back to work.
>>
>Judy is right that CPK levels tell you how bad the tie-up was, but
>according to my vets SGOT (i.e., AST) levels are a better indicator of
>when the horse is ready to go back to work. In the days when my horse
>tied up---SGOT levels stayed high 3-4 weeks after the ty-up. I know
>other people's horses whose ty-ups seemed more severe, but their SGOT
>levels went down quicker. If " Special' were mine, I would have blood
>drawn before I started her back in a conditioning program.
>
>Karen Steenhof
>Boise, Idaho
>.