Re: Carbs - only part of the picture

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In a message dated 98-06-24 00:36:11 EDT, Tivers writes:

<<  Worm them, fix their teeth, eliminate their sorenesses, put them to work,
and they'll eat. I have guys making small fortunes at the racetrack with this
single "trick".>>

I don't see very many endurance horses any more that have not had all of the
above done, done regularly, and done well--at least not at the longer
distances. 

<< It is my best guess that, should endurance riding ever become genuinely
competitive, >>

I would submit that many endurance rides are "genuinely competitive..."  When
horses can run 50 miles and the Top Ten has less than a 20-minute spread, and
the BC vet scores are almost all terrific, it seems pretty competitive to me. 

<<....underfed athletes don't do very well in any other sport, human or
equine. >>

Nor do they do well in endurance.  On that we can agree.

Heidi