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Re: [RC] Does feeding cause HR to hang? - Joe LongLucy Chaplin Trumbull wrote: A friend from England recently expressed surprise that I let Roo munch through a sloppy pan of BP + LMF at the end of a ride before vetting through. She asked me didn't it cause his heart rate to stay up? I shrugged and said he was hungry and I'd rather he settled a little and got good gut sounds than rush to vet through immediately upon finishing. But my question is - is she correct? I have heard that eating will keep the HR up - but always thought that meant eating *while* doing PnRs. Does letting them munch a pan of slurry keep the HR up? Roo's pulse wasn't great at the end of the ride when we finally did get down to the vet, but it was a tough ride. Now I'm wondering if his eating habits had anything to do with it? In this as in so many things, all horses are individuals. I normally don't let my horses eat before they pulse down (except sometimes an apple slice or small carrot), but I expect that some horses will recover faster if they are allowed to eat. We all know about putting water on the horse to help bring the pulse down, right? Well, Via hates having water put on him, even when it's hot. So when we put water on him his pulse will spike, then drop quickly when we stop. Go figure. (I'm hoping he'll change his mind about that after he has some more experience.) -- Joe Long aka ChipRider jlong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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