Re: [RC] Sue and Heidi how much beet pulp the day of the ride? - Elite
Heidi...
Do you think that this may
be a sign of a horse that has ulcers? With the added stress of
traveling and the tension building on ride day maybe aggravating the ulcers
enough that he may not feel like eating hay? I think I would
check this as a possibility before I eliminated the horse entirely.
Linda
>When we arrive at the ride he
picks and usually will eat hay during the night before. But the day of
the ride he just looses interest in hay completely. I've tried
bribing him with alfalfa and friend's hay but after one or two bites he looses
interest. I know it's his way of handling the stress...he keeps it all
internal...appearing quiet and aloof.
I really worry about horses like that. I
personally think that they are telling you that this may not be their cup of
tea.
