What does it mean when a horse is 'tied up'? or 'tying up'?

Question

does it mean the horse is, like, constipated? or what?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Azoturia or Tying up is a serious metabolic disorder.

It is commenly seen in horses who are fed a high protein/grain diet and do not have their grain ration cut back on off days.  

the technical term for it is Equie exertional rhabdomyolysis which means break down of muscle tissue due to exertion.

it was once believed that the proteins in the grain where not used to build muscle on the off days and would create a latic acid build up when asked to work again this build up would create a charley horse in the horses rump.

Further resaerch has proved the "latic acid build-up" theory wrong.

It is an elctrolyte imbalance at the sub-celluler and cellular level. Which prevents the effected muscles from relaxing (hence one symptom is hard muscles)  when the muscles are asked to work and contract they are unable to relax and spazam.

The horse needs to be stopped and a vet called. The vet will give a shot of muscle relaxer-sedative and this will allow the muscle to relax.

Signs of azoturia-

-unwilling to track-up

-hard tense quivering hindquaters

-dark-colored urine

-elvated temp.

horses who have tied up once are more prone to do it again.

it is belevied tobe a gentic problem-some horses more likly then others

preventionadjust feed for off days (you have to be feeding a high protein-sugar grain to be worried and a lot of it)

-horse should be turned out on off days for self-exersices

-if horse must suddenly be stalled because of injury or such cut grain out completly

-condtion the horse slowly

Answer 3

it means that you have worked your horse too hard when he/she is not fit and there muscells stiffen up almost into a not and they cant walk propelly because they are very stiff and sore you almost say it is similar to a very bad cramp that lasts for a couple of days. leah

Answer 4

when a horse "ties up"it is usually from over work and is a muscle condition caused by lack of oxygen to the muscles,or basically a cramps like what humans get.if your horse ties up you don't want to walk it out because it can result in kidney damage due to the blood over flooding the kidneys ability to clean the blood,you need to blanket the horse and bring water to it so it can keep the kidneys flushed.the best thing you can do is walk the horse before and after a workout for 15 minutes to let your horse warm up and cool down.

Answer 5

this happens a lot with racehorses, its when lactic acid builds up and their muscles go weird and their movement goes jerky, or kinda spasmy. it happens with nervous racehorses a lot. or if they train everyday and have a day off then the next day they will tie-up.

it could also be from too much protein in the diet

Answer 6

It means the muscles go into spasm from a buildup of lactic acid.  It can happen for a variety of reasons.

Answer 7

Tying up and tied up are referring to azoturia or 'Monday morning sickness'.  Equine Exertional Rhabdomyolysis.  

Beyond a highly probable hereditary factor, there does not seem to be a single cause that triggers ER in horses. Exercise is seen in every case, but exercise is always accompanied by another factor. It is likely that several factors must act together in order to cause an ER attack.

Other possible factors include:

The overfeeding of non-structural carbohydrates (grain and pellets, for example)

Poor conditioning or fitness, sudden increase of workload

The work of a horse after a period of rest, if the concentrate ration was not reduced

Electrolyte or mineral imbalances, especially seen with potassium

A deficiency in selenium or vitamin E

Imbalance of hormones, including the reproductive hormones in nervous fillies and mares and thyroid hormones in horses with hypothyroidism

Wet, cold, or windy weather conditions

Answer 8

I think it means colicing, meaning the horses organs are in a "knot"

Answer 9

The cause is actually unknown, but it is believed to have something to with the "feed energy" consumption rather than just carbohydrate consumption.  

Basically what happens is the muscles go into overload, cramp, and start to break down.  That then can cause the kidneys to become over run with myoglobin (a bye-product of muscle breakdown) and can lead to kidney failure.

Most horses start to sweat, tremble, their pulse shoots really high, they can't or won't move.  Some even go down.  Usually it is not fatal, but it can cause long term lameness.  It is usually treated with tranquilizers, vitamin E, and Selenium.

Answer 10

It is a muscular condition that usually happens to horses that are worked harder than they are used to after not being worked at all.  The Amish used to call it Monday Morning disease because some of their horses tha didn't work on Sunday, and were started back to work on Monday would exhibit symptoms.  It actually kills muscle cells because of a buildup of harmful chemicals that happens when a horse is being worked hard after not being worked.  Most of the time the horse finds it impossible to move forward and can usually only back up.  It is a very painful process for a horse and it can destroy muscle tissue quickly.