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RE: [RC] [RC] Drining out of troughs/eating dry grass - ll cole

Good afternoon,

Or maybe the Vets knew that the area along the road had been sprayed. Here in the midwest the counties spray herbicides on the roadsides to keep the weeds in check. Not good grazing for any horses. But you'd think they might have said something if that was the case.

Barry Cole.

>From: "GarnerT" <GarnerT@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [RC]   Drining out of troughs/eating dry grass
>Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 09:00:21 -0700
>
>This is a little off topic re:drinking out of troughs, but what the heck.  A
>friend & I did a ride last summer in a mountainous region of the western
>United States (no names)!  At the isolated vet checks, the vets yelled at us
>for letting our horse eat the dry grass on the verge of the road (there was
>no wet beet pulp, carrots, sloppy bran mashes, or hay available at any of
>the vet checks).  We couldn't believe that they preferred our horses to eat
>nothing all day.  We said O.K., went out of sight & let our horses graze for
>the hold.  Crews & crew bags were not an option for this ride.  Luckily, the
>hour hold was back at base camp where the horses were able to really eat.
>
>We know dry grass is probably the worst choice of feed on a ride, but it's
>better than nothing!
>
>Kathy & Taz
>
>
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