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Now tell me why i should use a product based on the fictitious research of a man who made claims that have never been substantiated and in fact have been shown to be completely fabricated?

 

chris

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> If I remember correctly, a product called "carbo charge" or something like it was all the rage for awhile, but its use has waned... I never used it, but I know people who did and their horses did not do well with it. A friend gave me a big bucket of it after she gave up on it, but it's still sitting on my tack room shelf... I've never used it.
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> That's why the first component of a competitive stable has to be intelligence in the humans involved. If you start carb supplementation during a ride, then chicken out, or get bored, or get lazy during the ride, then your horse will, of course, crash its glucose and lose performance capability.
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> Directions were always on the bucket, but some followed them and some didn't. Today, you're competing against
>  riders using GL (Glycogen Loader) in most important races. Some are using AGL in the back half of a 100--very effectively.
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> Nothing important in the horse world is fool-proof. Still, because of the errors made, because of the pioneering work of Bill Proctor, because of many follow-on field experiences reported back (which tied right in with the numbers Bill initially delivered), we have a very good handle on using this particular small piece of technology.
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> Still scares the crap out of the carbophobes, though. That's why knowledge and intelligence is still the overwhelming advantage a competitive enduance horse can have on the team.
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