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Re: [RC] Mares Tying Up--Now Tie Ups - heidiThis reminds me of Orzo, my gelding's, tie ups. What worked finally (& completely) was taking him off all grain (substituted rice bran & beet pulp & carrots) except AFTER rides. After a tough 50 or a 100 he'd get pretty much free choice grain but only for up to 24 hours, then none until he'd been out again. I've been amazed at how well he kept his weight and energy on this regimen. Indeed, many horses are that sensitive to carbs. Although there is some grain in Equine Senior, that is ALL the grain our riding horses get. And only enough of that to make their beet pulp taste good, since I have a couple of them who will turn their nose up at the beet pulp unless there is SOMETHING in it. The Senior is a way of putting in flavor with less actual grain content. I think the ones with the more efficient hindguts that don't NEED the grain are often also the most likely to have problems with it--as Susan G said in one of the recent feeding threads, the problem is that horses digest grains TOO well, most times... Drin's mare is one that appears to me to be in pretty good shape, body-score-wise--so this is a consideration. (Sorry, Drin, can't remember what-all you are feeding but it seemed like you had some form of concentrate in her diet. Maybe you can refresh my memory.) Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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