Re: RC: Glucosamine and Carbo loading...

[Jennifer Kurtzhall <jkurtzhall@yahoo.com>]

I don't mean to flame, really.    But, yes, of course
Carbo Charge does have a direct effect on a horses
performance. So do electrolytes, and a really good
meal that your horse devours at the lunch stop, so
does hyperhydrating (such as three days of super
soaked beet pulp before the ride,) so does good
conditioning and shoeing for that matter.Glycogen/
Carbo Loading is just scary to most people,(myself
included) because you have to know exactly what you're
 doing, and do it right, or else you end up in
trouble. But that's  true with all endurance protocals
to a lesser degree.
Jennifer Kurtzhall



--- Jude Hall  wrote:
> Re:  Randy Eiland's post)  This makes more sense to
> me than all the talk
> about
> 'if you need it your horse should not be competing',
> or'it doesn't
> replace
>  conditioning and fitness' (of course it doesn't, I
> think this is
> comparing
>  apples & oranges)....I don't think this is a matter
> of 'drawing the
> line'
> at using Bute, whatever.
> 
> That said, I have felt uncomfortable with the
> concept of Carbo loading
> and the use of such products during an endurance
> ride.  I'll probably
> get
> flamed for saying so, but this seems more like a
> 'drug' (even though
> it is a natural substance) because it does have a
> direct effect on 
> how the horse performs....
> 
> Jude Hall
> Ohio
> 
> Randy Eiland wrote:
> 
> A few years ago Jeanie Waldron, DVM spoke at one of
> the seminars at the
> AERC Convention.  Her topic was based on the
> neutraceuticals containing
> Chondroitan Sulfates and Glucosomine, etc.  I
> remember her saying that
> in
> the future it would be a common occurrence to see
> horses in their 20's
> still competing at a high level in endurance,
> dressage, jumping, etc
> because their careers would not be cut short from
> arthritis related
> problems...their usefulness would be prolonged due
> to the use of
> Adequan,
> Glucosomine, etc.  That assumed they had no career
> ending injuries or
> other health problems.  At the Lexington AERC
> Convention I remember Mike
> Foss, DVM answering a question from the audience on
> what he does with
> new
> horses vis a vis supplements, etc.  Mike said that
> as soon as he begins
> conditioning a horse for endurance they go on a
> monthly dose of Adequan
> or a similar substance. (snip snip)
> 
> 
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