[RC] Riding strategy -- mare in heat at an endurance ride - sherman
Along with everything else, make sure her selenium level is
optimum, not just within the “normal” range. My daughter has ridden
her mare in rides during heat cycles for a couple/3 years without any hint of a
problem. Then she had a major tie-up late last spring even with her selenium
well within the acceptable “normal” range, but not the optimal
range for endurance horses. It happened during the first 4 slow miles of a
conditioning ride and she was in season.
