Re: anerobic threshold

RUN4BEAR@aol.com
Sun, 17 Nov 1996 21:57:11 -0500

I wrote:

<< I once triedloading up my horse with
extra grain several days before a big race, but ti was a disaster...he was
so
"high" that I had a hard time controlling him. Perhaps MORE exercise along
with the increased grain level would have been the answer. >>

Your reply:

OK, this is a good piece of evidence. Leads me to believe that glycogen
supplementation DURING the event might be more effective than a loading
process before--unless you have a naturally sleepy horse that you want to
wake up for the event. Heeavier exercise during the loading process isn't
much of a solution, at least at first glance, because you're burning the
fuel
you're trying to load. Also, you're using up other nutrients that should be
at peak at competition.

Don't like the idea of a bran mash during competition, or anytime, actually.
It inhibits absorption of other nutrients. The only bran I might consider is
rice bran--because of gamma oryzanol content and some decent fats. By the
way, one wat to "dope down" a hyper horse on the day of competition is fat
in
the morning. But be careful--he might be sluggish all day long.

ti

response:

Many riders are now using rice bran for that reason...actually a "mash" is
sometimes just made with grain and water with electrolytes, carrots,
etc..because horses will eat them this way. The horse I pre-loaded with
grain is a very energetic stallion..one of the ones you can't give much grain
to anyway....I learned my lesson.

Tell me more about fat pre-ride and how it makes the horse sluggish.

Teddy


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