more on timing

["John & Sue Greenall" <greenall@vermontel.net>]

As both Tom AND Susan have suggested, timing is 
everything, and low amounts fed more consistently do much more 
for the horse. 
 But this is also in keeping with the fact that there IS that colonic 
reserve 
and the ongoing metabolism of VFA's and fats, so that the carbs 
are steadily 
adding TO somthing else that is going on.

OK, this discussion got started because a number of fit, not 
overridden, "well-managed", veterans of speed lost their "go" in SC. 
 They had good weather, flat going, albeit sand, and plenty of water 
opportunities.  Maybe I am the only person who sees the 
significance of having 3 horses do the same thing, at about the 
same distance.  I saw 5 horses do the same thing at about the 
same distance on a 50 in October.  Either all of these riders are 
doing the same thing wrong OR some factor at the ride is causing 
this.  The only common denominator is longer hold times.  I am 
very much for longer hold times, but perhaps we riders need to 
know what metabolic "thing" changes so we can adjust our 
routines.  Or, all of this was just coincidence. So what say you 
guys, would standing around for an hour, repeatedly, during 
stressful exercise cause metabolic confusion?
John and Sue Greenall
mailto:greenall@vermontel.net
http://www.vermontel.com/~greenall


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