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<< Hello everyone,
Has anyone had their horses back off their feed after a 50 miler even
though their horse is having an excellent attitude after the rides? My
mare after two fifties a month apart has not been finishing her rations of
grain. Her attitude has been great and she has been coming out of the
rides wanting to go out again the next morning ,I give her 4 to 5 days off
after the rides and she is out in pasture with plenty of hay. It's been a
week and a couple days since her last ride and she still isn't completely
cleaning up her feed. Does anyone have any suggestions or have they
experienced this with any of their horses?
Thanks,
Cindy & Sea Breeze >>
Cindy,
Two things could cause this problem: muscle soreness and a disruption of gut
flora. A quick test would be to see if bute or another anti-inflammatory
resolves the problem. If not, then it's likely a gut flora problem--get an
additive with probiotics or prebiotics--or test with some live yogurt.
One way to prevent muscle soreness is subsequent days after an endurance test
is a strong dose of carbohydrate within 1 hour of the finish.
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