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[RC] food choices during holds - JonniPriscilla posted: >>>Khasino and I have done 1 LD ride and will be doing a 50 in October. During the vet hold, K would not eat his usual hay & wet beet pulp <<< First, it seems horses (and kids) always like what some one else brought for lunch, more than what they have. Put two horses next to each other, with their mashes, and more often than not, it seems they swap "plates". Next, I'd guess that on your first 50, you may find the horse will eat better than it did on the 25. Especially after he figures out you are not almost "done". I offer up a selection with the fussy ones. My mash of choice these days, is Strategy and Beet Pulp. The carrots can be mixed in. Some days the horse picks the carrots out first, and other days they pick around the carrots, and will only eat them if hand fed. Hay is usually what seems to be rejected the most, but I found Hank decided that if soaked in a bucket of water during Tevis, he would eat more of it. Also, give some of these mashes at home, so you know how eager they are to eat them on a normal basis. My horse is a vacuum. He will bury his head in the mash, and not come up until done. So if he gets fussy, or picks at it during a ride, then I know he is "not right". Jonni =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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