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There should be no problem at all doing an LD on hay only.

Truman

Bagwell, Theresa wrote:
> I have a friend who is thinking of doing an LD and only feeding hay. I 
> asked why and she said she couldn't get over to where her horse is 
> every day for a few weeks prior to a ride to slowly add feed to his 
> diet. She was afraid it would upset his system if she just decided to 
> give it to him at the ride. Has anyone successfully done a ride 
> feeding only hay? We are talking a slow conservative LD. She also 
> wondered about giving an ener-gel type of energy booster if his energy 
> wanes later into the ride.
> I hadn't ever tried it before as my horse would probably kill me if I 
> didn't give him his "ride food" (I think he is definitely in it for 
> the grub) :) So, She asked if I would put it out on ridecamp and see 
> what you guys had to say.
>
> Theresa Bagwell
> Accounting


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