Re: RC: Reply to Sarah's post

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/26/99 11:19:00 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
PATTISAM@aol.com writes:

<< My one question during all these discussions,   if you have a horse who is 
 not trained or ready for a particular race and feed him the carbo charge, 
 will you get a false sense during the race that your horse feels fine and 
 full of energy, possibly at the risk of injuring their LEGS?  >>

Horsemanship has to play a part in this game somewhere--and preparation 
should be a given--but probably isn't. 

Still, many injuries occur from fatigue and subsequent missteps and added 
biomechanical stressors. If you can reduce fatigue, you're doing the horse a 
favor, even in the face of poor preparation. Carbohydrate suopplementation is 
not the same as injecting a horse with adrenaline or caffeine. It simply 
reduces fatigue. 

You're not alone in your fear of the "new" and newfangled. I'm sure you'll 
have plenty of support. New motto proposal: To Finish, au naturel, is to win. 
Now all we have to do is figure out what IS natural. Maybe finishing itself 
isn't natural for the horse. Just to find out, I suggest an experiment. 
Halfway through a ride, see if you can get your horse to indicate whether 
he'd rather graze on the green grass or saddle up and get back onto the 
trail..

ti
 


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