Re: Carbs - only part of the picture

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

Truman:

I do just about what you do....but noe rice bran.
My feed is MY formula...mostly corn.  The ONLY
suoppliments are mineral mix and electrolytes.  I
have selenium, Vitamine ADE, dical, etc.  added to
feed, but they don't get that much grain at
all...3-6 lbs. per day when working HARD.  I think
part of the problem is that many horses take up to
a year to adjust to the workload, hence lose
weight until their metabolic system is efficient.

Teddy


Truman Prevatt wrote:

>  I saw this and about passed out.  How much
> grain do other people feed?  Even when my horses
> are working their hardest they don't get more
> than 6 pounds of feed a day, with maybe up to a
> pound of rice brand added.  The feed is not pure
> grain but a beet pulp based sweet feed - 6%
> fat.  Misty is 16 - 2 and Jordy is 15 -3 and
> neither has every had trouble kepping on
> weight.  They are on grass 22 hours a day with
> grass hay supplemented in the winter.  The guys
> that are not working get barley any feed in the
> summer when the grass is good.
>
> What do other people do?
>
> Niccolai Murphy wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> One thing you have to remember is that when
>> guys like Tom and Susan
>> discuss carbs they are talking about
>> supplementation. Tom's track
>> customers are feeding their guys 16 pounds of
>> grain a day. Hal gets
>> close to that and still cannot keep weight on.
>> So four ounces of Carbs
>> three times a day before a ride (typical pre
>> load program) is dessert.
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Truman Prevatt
> Brooksville, FL
>
> Mystic “The Horse from Hell” Storm
> Rocket a.k.a. Mr. Misty
> Jordy a.k.a. Bridger (when he is good)
> Danson Flame
>