 |
[RC] Ride/Race After-care - Roger RittenhouseFrank asked what do we ( I ) do in post race care of my horse. After we get back to the trailer. I go over him looking for surface issues - cuts scratches etc. I clean up the legs and feel for problems - heat swelling anything NOT normal. make sure he has hay and water get a beer Next I soak legs well with either my home made leg liniment or the OHC Stockin-Up. Place ice boot on the front. If we went hard and if I 'think' it good - I place ice boots on the rear. Leave ice on for 20 minutes Remove ice and apply liniment and check legs well. I check the HR from time to time for an hour or so. watch the respiration. look for thumps. listen to gut sounds. do this every hr for a few hrs. make sure there is a good choice of NEW hay and water. my guy wont take up much BP after a ride/race offer OATS- about one pound right away - just as in a VC I want him to eat, fiber and carbs. dose again with elytes -standard dose as used in a VC may add one oz of carbo supplement. mix elytes with 2 oz of Se-E megasel add 2000 to 5000 IU of vitE mix 2 oz of MSM if I remember. I also feed free choice a grain based elyte called J BAR D E-LYTES, He LOVES this stuff. It is in the pen from the time we get there. I may mix in a handful of ABC PLUS He took up about 6 oz of this stuff AFTER his last ride.. HOT humid. Take for a 5 -10 min walk around, after the first hour. Take for 5 min walk-about and let graze on grass if it is available, else OP hay piles down at the VC. Try to get a walk every 2 hrs. give peppermint candy.. helps with guts. and appetite. after an hour -may ice legs again 20 min then apply poultice- no wrap feed 1 to 2 pnd of what ever grain he will eat - been using oats and a packaged enduro mix 10% protien 10% fat 6% fiber. He will NOT take wet BP for a few hours after. I try to toss in a pnd of oats or the feed every 2 hrs during the evening. drink a few beers during this process. take a shower --- drink more beer.... dont visit much until I know he is OK and doing well EDPPM. Then I vist but dont leave camp nor stray far from the rig. In the am I feed a pnd or 2 of oats, elytes, VitE, MSM, wet legs with what ever I think he needs, put on leg shipping boots - load up and go. I provide water hay and oats or the feed mix in the trailer. Stop in 4 hrs for fuel. If the trip is going to be over 6hr I unload for 30 minutes- walk around - find grass Arrival at home hose off legs, turn out Get a new beer. Unload clean out and reload the rig for the next 2 hrs... horse is gone with his herd..sound happy healthy I do more the next few days after the ride, but that may not be really needed. it is just me being over intense with a good recovery. Roger R V-MAX Equine HRM Equine Performance Technology 800 655 8629 423 253 3882 Phone or Fax www.vmaxept.com pictures http://community.webshots.com/user/psdendurance =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
|