tying up??

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my horse has an odd trot which i have been told by many people, including a vet is just bad schooling. It has got better in the 8 months i have owned him. Recently someone, who im am not sure how experienced they are, rode him and said that he thought he was tying up. He sed that his back end was shaking which has never happened whilst i have been riding him before. He also said that that is why he has an odd trot. I have read that horses that are tying up dont want to move, however my horse caried on fine. The same day when i went to ride him he was absolutely fine and happy.

I was just woundering if this sounds like tying up to anyone. I dont think it is and the person who said it to me has been known to make things up... please can you tell me asap as i am worried thank you!! :)
 
If your horse gets azoturia you need a vet, it is not something that they get day in, day out wihtout serious problems.

What breed is he?

Tying up can manefest itself in many, many ways, from stiffness to total immobility.....but not something which remains constant over several consecutive days without consequenses.

Sounds maybe like the horse has issues with back or strength ....or gait problems, (depending on the breed)
 
Yeah I agree with Wally...and you definately wouldn't be able to ride the next day as azoturia (tying up) attacks always cause muscle wastage, and you'd know! Plus as you said, usually a horse will stop moving when he suffers an attack.
 
We had a Welsh D who thought his legs were nothing to do with him, They were just things which dangled off his body. It took him a year before he could trot a 20M circle without falling over.
 
tying up can be feed related, ie horses fed on ceral based diets can tye up quite a lot. we keep all our horses on fibre diets, as we did have a hanovarian mare who tied up, we took her off a ceral based feed and put her on fibre, and she has been fine ever since, and not had another attack, its worth trying and try to keep the sugar content low also. I would personally get the vet to have look though.
good luck
 
bsjajumper you took the words right out of my mouth! I had to do the same with my mare and she too has been fine ever since, plenty of turn out helps aswell, and turning them out before they get ridden can make a huge difference. Tying up is much more common in mares and hormonal changes in the body have also been contributers to the condition.
Trust me you'll know all about it if he is tying up, the poor lil thing won't want to move a muscle!
 
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