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sazzlepants71
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 Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 11:31:20 AM
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worried about my boy , did a ER ride yesterday and although we did the ride at exactly the right time not tooo fast etc , he did get very wound up at one or two points..
his heart rate was high ( for him anyway ) and he wasnt to bad when we got back to lorry , passsed vetting fine got graded
let him rest , rugged up well on journey home , had sugar beet small feed , turned out rugged up but was very sweaty still
had 1/2 hr in field , still hot ..very odd again gave his tea did drink a bit and ate his hay & tea last nite .
when i came down this morning he was still hot , didnt want all breafast preffering hay so i have turned him out but he is stillhot/tucked up - he has had salts - & prevent but he is not right ..not depressed but he just do this type of thing
anyone else expericence this - someone said he may have got himself just to stressed , bit worried going back at lunch to see how is ..
dunno he is not displying colicky signs ..had a roll in the field - but nothing else , dont know if vet is next option ..dont understand why he is still very sweaty ??  
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Judith S
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Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 11:45:15 AM
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| Tying-up springs to mind - might be sensible to get the Vet out to see him. What distance did you do? |
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sazzlepants71
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Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 12:15:40 PM
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hmmm , i know but i am soo careful with feeding, getting him fit etc etc ..
we did 33km yesterday ..
i am going on lunch shortly , get him in & ring vet if still iffy ..
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Judith S
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Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 12:43:46 PM
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Why I mentioned Tying-up - one of my Arabs did a 50km graded ride last season - he was very fit & prepared as always - hes an intermendiate horse (I'm very careful too!) - but he tied-up at the vetting at the end & was seriously ill & the vet said we came very close to loosing him! He had to have many ltrs of fluid through a drip, numerous injections etc & had to stay at the venue over night & then many vet visits in the following days at home. He gave no cause for concern at all over the 50km - he did it easily as usual & was keen to work! Blood tests showed that he had a lot of muscle damage etc. He was off work after the ride in Oct & has now only just come back into work - thankfully he seems none the worse for the experience - although now I am going to be very wary about competing him again.
Don't leave anything to chance - blood test will show if your horse has tired-up - even mildly.
I hope that he hasn't - & its prob something else!
Let us know how he is.
Big hug to you both
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Libby Frost
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Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 1:10:06 PM
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| Id get the vet mate ASAP,sounds like either he's tied up still or colic. |
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Zan
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Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 3:02:03 PM
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| I'd definitely get the vet straight out. Good luck to him. |
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Lisa
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Posted - 06 Mar 2006 : 6:55:48 PM
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| I agree, he could need a muscle relaxing injection but he is deffinately not right! |
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Judith S
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