Equus article - endurance aftereffects

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Research done at Washington State University showed that nearly a day after
a race, horses bodies are still working hard metabolically to replenish
themselves. The hormone secreted by the adrenal glands when the body
senses depletion of sodium was detected at higher levels the morning after
the race than before or immediately following the race. The vet who did
the study was concerned about stressing a horse who is "still working hard
to recover" by trailering him a long way after an endurance ride.

I thought you'd all be interested in this and don't know if it's ok to copy
the whole article here or not - copyrights and all that. Someone let me
know and I'd be glad to type it out.

Bambi

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