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Diane wrote:

> >  Many trainers tell us horses like the reassurance of a regular 
schedule.  That has not been my experience.  It is the trainer or the 
stable owner that likes a regular schedule because it is easier and 
convenient.  The horses could care less.  Horses in pasture do not put 
their heads down to graze at exactly the same time, or even remotely the 
same time, every day.  They eat when the spirit moves them.  And we all 
know that horses in pasture tend to be much less stressed or squirrelly 
than horses kept in stalls, you know, the ones who are fed on a regular 
schedule :)

[Reply] I'm so glad someone brought this up, because my opinion is like
Diane's.  I had a friend (Angie, her paranoia makes you look positively laid
back!) who was obsessed about "routine".  Result : her TB would colic if
supper was more than fifteen minutes late.  Mine must just deal.  If I'm at
a show, supper can't be on time, and sometimes breakfast is out, too.  I
also sometimes take them off of lunch, or give some lunch and not others.  T

Tracey

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