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RE: [RC] Alfalfa - Susan E. Garlinghouse, D.V.M.*No* horse ever "needs" alfalfa. You're fine with your current ration, even if you decided to up your level of competition. Susan Garlinghouse, DVM, MS -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ridecamp Guest Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:01 AM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Alfalfa Please Reply to: Diane Roby diane_roby2002@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== I've read with great interest the feeding of Alfalfa for 50 and 100 mile horses and I've read Dr. Susans website info on feeding it. But I'm still curious tho if it is necessary to feed a horse that is only doing SLOW (and I mean really slow) LD's? She gets good grass hay, eats all the grass she can, gets beet pulp a couple times a week before the rides or after a hard training ride. She's on Platinum Performance and ground Flax (she's itchy). I can get chopped alfalfa to feed to her if she needs it but we really are just competing to finish, as in to finish is to win. She's in great shape, excellent recoveries, good slow resting pulse. She's also a POA so I have no problem with her eating. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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