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Re: holds and feeding



I really think this last ride was when it all started to click for Jonathan
and Max (my daughter's horse).  A hold means FOOD with lots of goodies and
cool, clean water.  I wish we had had a veteran horse to teach them about
the "happy meal".  I thought they would never figure it out!  I do the same
thing with ziplocs....so easy for me or anybody who might be crewing for
me...hey, just add water and stir!!  :)  Too hard!  I keep trying to make
everything easier and easier in preparation for the day when my hubby says
he's ready to start riding with me and it's just us, no crew!!
Maggie
Michigan

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> From: John & Sue Greenall <greenall@vermontel.net>
> To: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:  holds and feeding
> Date: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 2:12 PM
> 
> I think we are all agreed that feeding a horse something wet at a 
> hold is a good idea.  The trick is to get them to eat it.  I learned 
> something from my personal trainer.  Human athlete's need to drink 
> and eat while they train so that when they compete, food actually 
> looks good to them.  I have watched ultra marathoners (100 miles) 
> eat the most amazing array of foods!  I do a lot of my training and 
> conditioning at CTR.   I send out a measured "happy meal" (beet 
> pulp, bran, handful of sweet feed, apples and carrots) in a quart 
> sized plastic bag.  As soon as I get in I pour water into the bag.  I 
> then get my pulse taken.  I have even had my pulse taken while the 
> horse was eating since CTR allow 10 minutes to reach a 60.  (hold 
> time is only 20 minutes, time is a factor).   I use a small bucket for 
> the horse to eat the slurpy from.  It did not take long for my horses 
> to "focus" on eating.  In fact, the mere sight of my "happy meal" 
> bag has them dragging me to it!  They have all learned what to 
> expect at a hold now and are very relaxed, even the nervous one.  
> A big help was to have a horse that already knew about the "happy 
> meal" to teach the new horse.  Of course, this could be done at 
> home by leaving food out on the trail while conditioning and 
> teaching the horse to eat.  
> John and Sue Greenall
> mailto:greenall@vermontel.net
> http://www.vermontel.com/~greenall
> 
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