Re: Re: Re: Grass before a ride

["superpat" <superpat@gateway.net>]

Hi Celia,
Perhaps she meant that to help your horse's heart rate drop, you should not
let her start eating until after the pulse had reached criteria. That advice
would make some sense.
Pat

----- Original Message -----
From: Celia Krall <celiak@pcrs.net>
To: <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>; Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
Cc: <greymare@jps.net>; <ruck@internetwis.com>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2000 5:07 PM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Grass before a ride


> I went to a NATRC ride last weekend and was told by a member of ride
> management "don't let the horse eat" at a P&R stop.  (Being my first ride
> with this group, I was in trouble all day anyway)  I said "Why not?"
> Answer was "It makes the heart rate go up".  My reply was "I think that's
a
> dumb rule".  I let my mare eat.  After reading this list for 6 months it
> seemed to me that to have a horse eating and drinking everytime she got
the
> chance was a good thing.  It was more like brown sticks than green grass -
> but she still dove into it.
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Truman Prevatt, Ph.D. <truman.prevatt@netsrq.com>
> > To: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
> > Cc: greymare@jps.net; ruck@internetwis.com; ridecamp@endurance.net
> > Subject: RC:   Re: Grass before a ride
> > Date: Sunday, April 30, 2000 9:07 PM
> >
> >
> >
> > Rides 2 Far wrote:
> > >
> > > >dry lot with hay as grass caused a horse's pulse not to drop as
> > > >quickly =>at a vet check
> > >
> > > Never heard *that* one.  If there's ever green grass at a vet check,
> I'm
> > > thrilled to let my horse graze during the check.  The only thing that
I
> > > can imagine raising his pulse is the excitement of how good it is.
> > >
> >
> > Me neither. If there is grass at a vet check, my horse will pass on
> > everything else to graze - which is just fine with me. In fact old Jordy
> > will try to put his head down on the trot outs and snach a mouth full of
> > grass. He's gotten pretty good at it and the head vet at the Pirate Run
> > said "that's what I like to see - trot and eat."
> >
> > Truman
> >
> >
> > --
> > Truman Prevatt
> > Mystic "The Horse from Hell" Storm
> > Buck's Mystic Karma
> > Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
> > Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
> > Danson Flame - hey dad I'm well now and ready to go!
> >
> > Brooksville, FL
> >
> >
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