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[RC] rhabdomyolysis AKA tying up - Nancy

With a heavy heart I write my latest installment of the Lyric chronicles.  She has been so well behaved the last 2 years I have had nothing but saddle fit issues to post about. Lyric is 14.1 hand,  grey, pure bred polish mare who is from the Bask/Profire lines.  She is now 10 years old and has turned into a solid equine citizen.  Lyric is my daughter’s horse and they have literally grown up together as she came to us when Dani was 10 and Lyric was 4.  Lyric has taught us so much, inspired us, irritated us, made us laugh and cry.  When Jerry died she was as upset as the rest of us.  She went nuts in the morning if Dani did not come to feed her in the morning that first awful week. She is a handful, but worth every minute and more.

She has taught us about saddle fit, bit issues, hoof trimming, EZ boots, endurance, CTR and gymkhana, the list goes on and on.  Now she is going to teach us about rhabdomyolysis (AKA tying up).  She had a major episode 2 nights ago.  This morning she is back to her normal full of it self.  She needs a muscle biopsy to tell us what form of rhabdomyolysis she has.  My question to the list is this, can Lyric still do endurance?  Is anyone out there riding a horse with rhabdomyolysis that competes?  I am thinking her endurance days are over.  Thank you in advance for your insights.

Nancy Reed

Lazy J Ranch

Elfin Forest, CA