Re: ti's "article"

["Susan Evans Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

No blow by blow rebuttal from me---we've gone over this ad nauseum and I
have real classes to teach this quarter.  I agree with you, Sarah.  There's
just too much real research on real horses to discount the value of fats for
endurance horses.

BTW, Tom, condition scoring has little or nothing to do with stored
glycogen.  This, too, is backed by significant research and has been for a
number of years.

Susan G
-----Original Message-----
From: Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 6:11 AM
Subject: RC: ti's "article"


>Oh boy, here we go again. I'll leave the blow by blow rebuttal to Susan who
>does it so well and enjoys the sparring. Read my lips: horses are not
>humans! and what works for TB racehorses (I agree here that fat supplements
>are not going to help them in a race unless it is only to reduce the bulk
>of feed they have to carry around the track) is NOT appropriate for
>endurance horses! I agree that fat supplementation during a race isn't much
>indicated, but implying people should concentrate on feeding carbohydrate
>supplements rather than good quality hay is downright dangerous. Horses
>need the gut filling forage to maintain proper intestinal motility/energy
>utilization, especially when being used for prolonged work as in endurance.
>Remember those articles I quoted (and referenced 2-3 years ago) that listed
>HIGH GRAIN diets as a major risk factor for colic? Well the most recent
>HORSE research has also shown an dramatic incidence (up to 90% in some
>stables!)of gastric ulcers in racehorses (not a problem in our forage fed
>endurance horses!). PLEASE don't restrict your endurance horse's hay to get
>a racehorse competitive edge and DON'T be afraid to supplement some
>vegetable oil or use one of the high fat and fiber feeds designed for
>endurance horses if your horse is having trouble with maintaining his/her
>weight or especially if it has a problem with tying up!in horse feeds "high
>fat" is only between 6-10% in the total ration (though some supplements,
>designed to be fed in SMALL amounts contain up to 25%), whereas the
>human/rat literature considers 15% fat to be a LOW level intake! Once
>again, horses ain't humans and their muscle physiology/energy utilization
>IS different!
>
>Out comes the asbestos suit again....
>
>Sarah L. Ralston, VMD, PhD, dACVN
>Associate Professor
>Department of Animal Science
>Cook College, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
>Ralston@aesop.rutgers.edu
>732-932-9404
>
>
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