Ridecamp: Re: [RC] won't eat hay in trailer

He might start to eat once he has more experience.  But, if not, I think
you're okay traveling a reasonable distance to rides without constant
roughage consumption.  If he's well tanked up with feed before you leave,
and starts to eat right away as soon as you arrive at camp, I should think
you'd be fine.  If you could arrange your schedule to arrive a few hours
earlier than usual at base camp, giving him more time to nosh, that would be
great.

Good luck,
Susan G
----- Original Message -----
From: <Jon.Linderman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:27 AM
Subject: [RC] won't eat hay in trailer


> Got another question.  My 13 year -old gelding is just great with
> trailering and Ihaul him around to places to ride up to 3-4 times a week &
> he goes regularly to compete on weekends.  He is really good at loading
and
> stands calmly to load and unload.  Unfortuantely he just won't eat hay in
> the trailer.  Fresh or old, it makes no difference.  Its the same hay he
> eats just fine in the field.  I tried gettig a bale w/lots more alfalfa,
> just to see if he would eat it in the trasiler......no, but he'll polish
it
> of out of the trailer.  He even seems to refuse to eat any treats in the
> trailer when I stop for gas or mother nature stops.  Hes about 50/50 on
> taking a bit of apple, carrot or Nicker Maker.  After unlaoding he seems
> great and anxious to go.  He'll eat grass or hay.  I try to combat the
> problem by arriving early and giving him a bit of a sloppy mix of soaked
> beet pulp w/some of his beet pulp-based feed (Race Ready).  Hes anxious to
> eat that and get back to grass/hay.  He seems very regular on rides with
at
> least one pee stop and regular pooping throught the rides.
>
> Because of his lack of eating in the trailer I try to schedule training
and
> competitions w/in no more than 2-3 hours because I fear the toll of too
> many hourse w/out roughage.  Also, I am a slow cautious driver when
pulling
> a trailer, so I don't think I am giving him a rough trip.  I have a nice
> truck in good working order so I doubt I am affecting him with exhaust
> either.
>
> Any thoughts on getting him to eat his hay?
>
> Jon K. Linderman, Ph.D., FACSM
> Assistant Professor of Health and Sport Science
> University of Dayton
> 300 College Park
> Dayton, OH 45469-1210
> Voice:(937) 229-4207
> FAX: (937) 229-4244
> jonlinderman@xxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.udayton.edu/~linderma
>
>
>
>
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