ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: [endurance] hardworking horses and additives

Re: [endurance] hardworking horses and additives

Wendy Milner (wendy@wendy.cnd.hp.com)
Fri, 14 Jun 96 14:44:18 MDT

> Do most of you feed some sort of additive/supplement/vitamin as a matter of
> course? I don't mean Cosequin for a joint problem (for example) or
> electrolytes (I think we all pretty much agree that electolytes for this
> sport in any kind of heat are needed) - I mean things like Source,
> Dynamite, hoof additives, special high performance feeds, etc.
>
I generally think that unless you have a known defecience, you don't need
additives. I feed grass hay + pasture, grain, and sometimes oil.
Electrolytes at the rides only. Free access to salts otherwise.

--
Wendy


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