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[RC] Generators at 3:30 a.m. - shermanI've read over and over again that on Saturday the horse is working off the food they ate Thursday. I'd hate to think they couldn't do the ride if they didn't get a mash on ride morning. I do give a small mash when I get up ride morning, same as I do at home, and they usually too excited to eat much of it. But they've eaten lots and lots of hay since Thursday, almost like they know a ride's coming up, which one is. We're leaving tomorrow for the Lake Oroville ride, our first since we did Tevis. Got to go foam those Easyboots on now... Kathy "There's just no good physiologic reason to feed concentrates after midnight the night before. Let alone if it involves waking up your neighbors who would probably appreciate some good sleep. :-)" THANK YOU, SUSAN! So, even if a horse is a thin, hard keeper, they should still be able to travel 25 miles on just hay and a mash before bedtime. If the horse is going to drop so much weight in 25 miles that it would be hazardous to their health, how could they be suited for endurance? Terry "May the Horse be with you" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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