Re: formula for energy expenditure

[Susan Evans Garlinghouse <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Susan Evans Garlinghouse
> <suendavid@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> 
> >(And, by the way, please don't take this as a recommendation to try to
> >feed back those calories right after the ride, or we'll all going to
> >have a whole lot of colicky, foundering horses).
> 
> When the horse's energy stores are depleted following a ride, it is
> safe to feed extra concentrates to replenish it.  My normal regimen is
> to feed double the normal daily amount of grain in the 24 hours
> following a ride, about 1.5 times the normal daily amount the
> following day, then back to normal.  I never had a horse have any
> trouble on this schedule.
> 
> --
> 
> Joe Long


Thanks, Joe, I agree that a reasonable increase in rations are okay.  My
concern would be for someone trying to pack twenty pounds of grain into
a horse in the trailer on the way home.

Susan