Re: [RC] San Diego Wild Fire Horses - sue romero

Beth,

I also feed a very small wet mash (total of about 2-3c wet) in the am of a 
ride. It only has one cup of the Dynamite Pelleted Grain in it...about 1/2 
c. beet pulp.. I happen to want him to continue having the Dynamite Pre-Race 
Pack and DynaSpark that he has been pre-loaded with for the 3 days 
prior..the mash he gets the am of the ride is primarily just a vehicle for 
these two supplements...and a little bit for his stomach.

My horse gets his usual mash the night before (which is very small compared 
to most folks as he is an easy keeper) and all the grass hay he wants 
overnight. Before I go to bed, I soak a small mash for him, pull it out of 
the tack room while the water is heating for my coffee..check he still has 
hay..and that is it..pretty simple..but not a huge meal at all..

I agree with Bruce, a heavy meal of concentrates does not work well.....My 
horse eats well all night..always has a huge appetite...He is, I am sure of 
the opinion that an endurance ride is just a huge buffet with a few miles of 
trail in between courses!



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> From: Beth Walker <bwalker2@xxxxxxx>
> To: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [RC]   Feeding before a ride
> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2007 09:48:56 -0700
>
> So - what about multi-days?  Does / should the feeding strategy  change?   
> Mostly, I've just tried to keep my regimen the same,  regardless of whether 
> I'm at home, at a 1-day or multi-day ride (and  for the record - I've only 
> ever been at one multi-day, so I don't  have a lot of experience here, so 
> I'm asking).  My guy is used to  getting something in the morning besides 
> hay, so I don't change that  just for a ride, whether or not he can 
> actually "use" it at a ride.
>
> The amount or exactly what is in it might change, but I don't think  my 
> horse notices that.  He *does* notice if somebody forgot to feed  him his 
> extras ( I board, and I was told that he actually pulled his  head out of 
> the feeder and gave a "hey you!" snort to the ranch owner  as she was 
> getting ready to move on down the isle - she had forgotten  his morning 
> supplements ).
>
>
> On Nov 2, 2007, at 6:20 AM, D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson wrote:
>
> > This is quite an interesting synopsis Bruce.  And thank you.  It  has 
> > helped to provide some good insight and understanding in the  feeding 
> > process in general.  On my last training ride, my ride  partner commented, 
> > after we got back to the trailer, and my mare  pooped.  "My God, I can't 
> > believe that mare still has any left in  her after all that she left out 
> > there on the trail!"  I doubt that  she eliminated 150 pounds worth but 
> > how would I know.  What it does  tell me she barely wanted to eat.  Even 
> > after finishing 10 miles.   So, as I work her miles up it will be 
> > interesting to see at what  mileage she decides to dive into the food.  :)
> >
> > D'Arcy L. Demianoff-Thompson
> > liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx
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