I was of the impression from articles that I have read (but cannot find
again at the moment, of course!) that fat was a "cooler" feed than some
forms of carbohydrate eg some grains, and as such I assumed that heart rates
would not be higher in horses fed fat. Some of the stuff I read was looking
into diets that would be appropriate at the Atlanta olympics where it was
obviously very hot and humid, and they wished to avoid adding to the heat
load of horses. Comments, please.
Speaking of hot, when I'm down on the beach during my Christmas holidays,
where people swim their horses in the warm waters with the dolphins - I'll
spare a thought for the US winter! Have a great Christmas everyone, and
thanks for list, Steph. I sure enjoy hearing everyone's stories and information.
Anne
Western Australia