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Re: [RC] can beet pulp cause tying-up? - rides2farMy experience is that walking uphill right off the bat counts the same as trotting and people don't think of that. I've seen a couple of horses tie up at a walk when started right out onto a long climb. Mares are more likely to tie up when in heat too. I'd be looking at whether the mare had been confined...or pretending she was by staying in one place all day or night to avoid biting bugs. A vet told a friend's whose horse tied up this spring, that it was because of the lush grass he was on being high in carbs. That was the first time I'd ever heard anyone blame grass. I'm betting against the beet pulp connection. Angie On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 18:01:28 -0700 Heidi Vanderbilt <luckypupranch@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: A friend rode her well-conditioned horse on an easy, slow ride-- mostly walking, a little trotting. About 5 miles into it, her mare tied up. The only thing my friend could think of that she'd done differently was to feed a half pound of beet pulp before. I have no experience with this, but I thought someone out in Ridecampland might know. Please reply to ridecamp, not me. thanks! 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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