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Re: [RC] Beet pulp - rdcarrie <<I'm betting of all you folks that carry horse food on your saddle
to be fed out on the trail, nobody carries a bag of beet pulp. Probably more like a bag of grain, horse cookies, carrots, etc.,.>> Grain?? Beet pulp??? You kidding? We carry granola bars. Our horses prefer Nature Valley crunchy granola bars...honey and oats flavor, thank you very much. The mere sound of the zipper on our camelbaks will stop them in their tracks. <G> And the sound of a wrapper crinkling...they're all over us like white on rice! <VBG>
Dawn (our horses are NOT spoiled...)
and Bear (gimmee, Gimmee, GIMMEE!!!!)
-----Original Message----- From: bweary@xxxxxxxxxxxx To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 9:30 AM Subject: [RC] Beet pulp Susan G said:
"I think just because we let these horses finish a course and say he's fit to continue (for today) doesn't necessarily mean we haven't sometimes, maybe even often, caused some slight, irreparable damage that will eventually catch up with the horse." This is why Susan is one of my heroes. Truer words were never spoken. I have often wondered what some winning and BC horses looked like the day after at home in their pen. It takes time (hours or even years) for the negative effcts of exercise beyond what the horse is prepared for or built to take to show up.Incidentally, has anyone seen Susan G. lately? We hardly recognized her at the Malibu ride. She has slimmed down and is a real hottie. (I hope Dayna isn't reading this.)Even though Susan and I are friends, when it comes to intellectual debate, a little sucking up never hurts. On the beet pulp thing again, I'm not suggesting that glucose is a remedy for a sick horse, but that a steady intake of carbs throughout a ride will keep him going, drinking, and eating so that remedial measures are less likely to be needed. I'm betting of all you folks that carry horse food on your saddle to be fed out on the trail, nobody carries a bag of beet pulp. Probably more like a bag of grain, horse cookies, carrots, etc.,. These things have carbs in them, and for good reason. Dr Q, world renowned sucker upper =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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