Re: RC: Re: Apples/Carrots

[Abby Bloxsom <goneriding@snet.net>]

> I don't know their nutritional value but I feed carrots during the ride as
> well as at the checks.  

Think of carrots & apples as equivalent to grain (whatever they'll eat,
in my book!) but remember that to work that way you have to feed them in
the same kind of quantities.  IOW, an apple is a treat but a pound of
apples will do the same for you on a ride as a pound of grain.  

-Abby

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Abby Bloxsom
ARICP Certified Instructor
Level III Recreational and Distance Riding
Colebrook, CT USA
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