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ASKHQ: TYING-UP

Q: My horse recently experienced an episode where he tied-up. I’d like to know if I can improve his diet in some way to make his muscles function a little better. What principles should I follow for doing this? A: Tying-up, the common name for exertional rhabdomyolysis, is a broad term used to describe a wide…

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IN KNOTS – TYING UP

Tying up was once thought of as a racehorse-only muscle disease, but we now know that more equines are at risk of tying up than we originally thought, including those in low levels of work. What is tying up? Tying up is a muscle disease of horses, known in technical terminology as exertional rhabdomyolysis. More colloquially,…

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