its 8am and in the office the last two horses are out now then we are done for the day. katie and i are off this afternoon which is great. we are going to make a day of it and go somewhere!
sorry i had to go yesterday without finishing my blog but we had to go home and get ready to go to the races. we took one horse to murry bridge. its only an hour or so away, which was good. the horse didnt run as well as she was expected, but she pulled up sore so we took her to the farm on the way home so she could have a break. we picked a yearing up from the farm and brought it back to phillips stable.
we came home around 6.30pm.. when we got back we had to unload the truck with all the racing gear, wash the boots ,bridle (not leather) and the blinkers and take the colours to the guy that lives near the yard to wash and then we could go home. i was very tired so i went to my room to read my book and fell asleep early.
murry bridge was an ok track, nothing special. i think ive been spoilt over in england and all these city tracks ive been going to over in melbourne.
this morning i went in at 3.30 and mucked a few out and then i changed 5/6 rugs from their night rugs into their woolen ones ready to go on the walker and then down to the track. they all go the walker for 10 min before going down the track!
i didnt ride today again because i havent got any gear and im not going to ride in gear thats too big or too small for me, i just wouldnt feel happy. so instead i swam few horses, i took a horse to the water walker for 15 min. i find it intresting. our horse was on there for 15 min. its 1m30 deep and its 44meters round it can take up to 6 horses. it has 3/4 different filters which the water goes through every 3 hours to keep it clean.
it can go as fast as 12kmph. but our lad was only going slow because he hasnt long come back in from an op. he walked 1320 meters in the water this morning.
i think phillip has a great team of people working for him even though its only a small team, all the guys knows what to do and they all just get on with it. phillip himself works really hard.
first thing in the morning all the horses has a scoop of oats in their feed bowls and then they have their full breakfast when they come back from the tack after being on the walker for 15 min.
i like the idea of the putting the saddles back on top of their woolen rugs to walk back to the yard. it saves us carrying them! lazy i know!
i also went and stood in the tower, its nothing like the tower over in caulfield. no one uses it much i dont think. they do have two tvs and all the paper work they need like thr runners on sat/sun and the trials were also up for tomorow!
phillip did have one tie up this morning, she was sore! this will explain it:
Exertional Rhabdomyolysis, Tying-up, Azoturia, Monday Morning Sickness and Poly Saccharide Storage Myopathy are all names of common muscle metabolism problems. The scientific name for Tying up is rhabdomyolysis, which simply translated means muscle (rhabdo) breakdown (lysis). The causes are several but the result is the same, muscle cramping. In this condition there is massive contraction of the muscle groups along the back and rump of the horse. The muscles contract and do not relax. The horse will appear to be nailed to the floor in the back end while seemingly being able to move the front end without any problems. They will appear to be in significant pain. When you press your hands along the muscles on either side of the spine, they feel rock hard. The horse's temperature may elevate up to 40 or 40.5 degrees. If the cramping is severe enough then the myoglobin released from the damaged muscle goes from blood to kidneys and into the urine, turning the urine a dark red colour. Eventually this can cause severe problems with the kidneys. Most cases of Tying up are not that severe and usually present in a horse that has been off for several days and is then exercised aggressively. In the middle of the ride (or sometimes right at the end) the horse's stride shortens and he cramps up.
Muscle disorders are a frequent cause of poor performance in horses and 'Tying up' is the most common syndrome. It is often mistakenly assumed that any horse with muscle pain or cramping after exercise has 'tied-up', and because of this there is a lot of confusion and controversy around the diagnosis, causes and management of affected horses. However, although a number of different muscle conditions produce the same signs, there are basically two types of true 'Tying-up': Acute and Chronic.
The signs of tying up vary with the severity of the condition and the speed of onset. In mild cases, the horse's gait gradually stiffens and he becomes reluctant to move. The muscles are actually cramping and feel very much to the horse like muscle cramps do to human athletes. The large, heavy muscles of the hind legs are most often affected, but the triceps muscles above the elbow of the front legs may also appear stiff and painful.
The horse often begins sweating profusely, his heart and respiratory rate may also increase dramatically. The affected horse may appear to be colicing, but the major difference is that in horses that are tying up, the large muscle of the hind legs will be firm or very hard and the horse will paw the ground or attempt to lie down.
In extreme cases of tying up, the large muscles of the hind legs may actually appear to bulge. If there is enough muscle damage, the horse's urine will turn a dark, reddish-brown colour as the damaged muscle fibres release myoglobin, which then passes in the urine.
Horses that tie up usually have a recurring problem, associated with a specific set of circumstances. When horses worked for a living, a common problem was "Monday morning's disease." This problem occurred when horses, which were working all week, did not have their grain cut back while resting over the weekend. Some horses tie up when they become excited, at a show, breeding, or travelling. Other horses develop the problem when exercised. Occasionally you run into the horse that ties up for no reason you can detect.
Moderate to severe cases are not hard to diagnose. The stiffness in the rear limbs and hard painful muscles are easily seen. But mild cases may present as decreased performance or a vague lameness originating in the back or hind end. In cases of possible tying up the diagnosis can be confirmed with blood tests for increase levels of muscle enzymes.
oviously a few things will change now for that mare, feed, swim first and they wasy shes trained.
the vet comes in everyday here the same as moodys, to see a few trot up or check a few like the mare that tied up this morning.
monday,tuesdays and thursdays are busy. tuesday and friday are galloping days, with trials on friday too. wednesday are quiet because most of the ones that galloped would go off the pony just like moodys. thursdays are busy too because everything gets riden again. but i didn notice that there were two jockeys in this morning helping riding a few.
right i best go and help katie do a few things around the yard before we go out for the day!
hope your enjoying my blogs. pics will b on facebook as soon as i can
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