I apologize

[Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>]

I apologize to the Ridecamp for setting Tom off on another of his
diatribes. For those who are genuinely interested in a discussion of
feeding strategies for endurance horses, I refer them to the archives where
Susan, Wendy and many others have given their experiences both in the field
and from the scientific data. We are not religiously averse to feeding
carbohydrates-we just don't do it to the degree practiced in racehorses.
Some pertinant references that might be of interest to you all are:

Lawrence, LM*, Hintz HF*, Soderholm LV*, Williams J, Roberts, AM*. 1995.
Effect of time of Feeding on Metabolic response to exercise. Equine
Veterinary Journal, Supplement 18:392-395.

Stull, C Rodiek A. 1995. Effects of postprandial interval and feed type on
substrate availability during exercise. Equine Veterinary Journal,
Supplement 18:362-366.

Danielsen K, Lawrence LM*, Siciliano P, Powell D, Thompson K. 1995. Effect
of diet on weight and plasma variables in endurance exercised horses.
Equine Veterinary Journal, Supplement 18: 372-377.

As pointed out to me privately by several others, it is too time consuming
to try to pursue this in this fashion any further. I have classes to teach,
papers to read and horses to train.

Sarah Ralston and Fling


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