Diagnosis: Rhabdomyolysis Rhabdomyolysis (commonly called “tying-up”) can occur for a number of reasons in horses including over-exertion, muscle trauma, nutritional or electrolyte imbalance, or extreme fatigue. Quarter horses and related breeds have been genetically linked to a number of conditions that can result in rhabdomyolysis including HYPP and PSSM1. Rhabdomyolysis is initially treated with sedation to allow the horse to relax and NSAIDs to relieve muscle pain. Horses should have blood w

Genetic Conditions and Testing — Irongate Equine Clinic

Thanks for the help, Church! If you’re going to “wash” the dishes, you’ll have to help dry them too! ***Church has a very strict diet. Don’t worry — all the dishes he’s “helping” clean were thoroughly rinsed first, so there was no leftover food that could be harmful for him.*** About Church Church is a 14-year-old Quarter Horse who came to Bearfoot Ranch in need of help rehabilitating his feet and stabilizing symptoms of Hyperkalemic Periodic Paralysis (HYPP). He was originally purchased as a ba