RE: Bute after a Ride

["Snodgrass, Bonnie" <snodgrab@ncr.disa.mil>]

Ahhhh, a voice of reason. I agree with you Drin. A typical dosage of Bute
for 24-36 hours doesn't cover up squat let alone something significant
enough to worry about. Your horse gets a break after a ride anyway and the
bute would be long gone before you were even thinking about riding. I
groomed race horses for several years and saw everything imaginable tried to
block pain and even mega doses of bute  couldn't cover up a real problem. I
use something for myself after a hard ride and it only eases a little muscle
soreness, I still feel my arthritis and muscle pulls.

Bonnie Snodgrass

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Drin & Jim Becker [SMTP:rainbow@montana.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 06, 1999 10:40 AM
> To:	Ridecamp
> Subject:	Bute after a Ride
> 
> rr wrote
> IF I have to bute my horse after a ride-- I over rode her..
> 
> I'm sorry but I just don't go with that theory , you really don't believe
> that after a 75 or 100 miler that a horse does not have some muscle
> soreness ? Even a hard 50 ? I know what bothers me the most after the ride
> is the truck ride home , not being able to move around makes me stiffen up
> . I do believe in some bute the day after for the trailer ride home IF I
> feel my horse is muscle sore . I know that the advill helps with my
> soreness . And I've taken this horse on multi-days and 100's and he's in
> very fit shape !
>                                                   Drin & Bo
>                                                   S.W. Mt.