Re: Endurance Riding!

["Reynolds" <jakar@aiinc.com>]

In the interest of reading variety, I'll add my .02 to Karen's
questionaire:

	On my last ride, I learned my normally quiet gelding wasn't going to be at
the start, but I wish I'd let him move out a little more.  Holding him back
and negotiating traffic going uphill took more out of him than if I'd let
him move out at a decent pace and get out of the maddening crowd.
	I found I needed more physical training of my own and started a running
program.  Now I'm wondering if I need to bring the horse at all.  Hehe...
ride and tie here we come... with someone else's horse.  Is that taking the
easy way out or what?  Haha!!
	I've never tried the carbo loaders or the new electrolytes you mentioned
either.  Jakar is on the injured list yet with the wirecut he managed to
get a year ago today.  He's slowly coming around and might be okay for LD
or R&T later. 
	Epsom salts, warm water, and rest are what I would do for that foot.  My
dad used that recipe on me for every booboo under the sun and all my
appendages are still here and functioning just fine at 40, thank
you:)))))))
Nikki