ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] Feeding morning of a ride?
Re: [endurance] Feeding morning of a ride?
Stephanie Teeter (step@fsr.com)
Thu, 23 May 1996 14:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
A month or so ago there was a post about some studies on the
equine digestive track (I lost the original post - did anyone out
there keep it?). As I recall, the study showed that grain passed
fairly quickly from the stomach into the small intestine - and was
available as energy within 1 hour of the time it was consumed. Which
implied that a morning feeding was not a problem.
Could whoever posted this study please send it to me again?
Steph
> ride. The only hard and fast rule I have heard of concerns
> grain. At a clinic an experienced endurance vet pointed out that
> for many reasons it is counterindicated to feed much grain less
> than four prior to a ride. So Misty gets her morning grain at
> least four hours prior the start of a ride. Getting up a 1:30
> to 2:00 AM is a pain but probably a good thing to do.
> Truman