Re: RC: Re: FYI

[Tivers@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/26/00 6:11:01 PM Pacific Daylight Time, TddWil@aol.com 
writes:

<< OK, so what would meet the 'carb-based diet' requirement ? The 
carbo-loading 
 before and carbs during the ride would be your GL? The Enduroevent I feed at 
 10% fat sounds like it would load fat. Or are we talking alot higher(like 
 adding rice bran)? 
 
                                          Shelly in DE >>

Separate out training from campaigning, first. You'll have to replenish those 
triglycerides between races, so it wuldn't be a carb-exclusive diet at that 
point. What I was talking about was getting to the first important race, and 
assuming that you're not trying to race the horse into shape.

So, for the training secton, a feed like Omalene would be useful. In the fat 
loading section, a feed like Purina Athlete, or even something with a little 
lower fat content might do. Glycogen Loader or Carbo Charge will work for 
both loading and during-race supplementation--but another thing to remember 
is that not much glycogen loading has been done in endurance horses and some 
have reported far too much horse at the start with glycogen loading. So 
that's an area that needs to be explored more fully.

ti