Of all the athletic disciplines where fat nutrition should come into
beneficial play, endurance is it. However, tread cautiously. Use vegetable
fat rather than animal fat--a mix of oils will be better than a single
source--might as well get some nutritional value while you're at it. Eleanor
Kellon tells me that safflower oil contains a lot of Q10--that's a plus.
Corn
oil that hasn't seen the sun is about 60% Medium Chain Triglycerides--also a
benefit.
ti
I have found (as have others) that it is difficult to get horses to eat oil
in their feed. Mine would leave their grain...just not eat it. I feed
mostly corn anyway with no side effects and with a fit horse, have not seen a
need to try further. Now, for the first time in 20 years I am feeding a
complete feed pellet instead of my corn mix...several reasons...the mill
(only one around here that would THINK of adding selenium) have changed since
the owner died...AND hay has been a scarcety (good hay that is..I am used to
feeding straight alfalfa year round and this was a terrible hay year,
period). I will be starting some serious training late this winter and wonder
what differences I may see. I hadn't changed my corn mix in 20 years.
Teddy