Nutrition for week long ride

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

	Do not start electrolyte supplementation more than 12 hours before you
start-all it will do is gear up the horse's system to excrete them. I do
electrolyte the night before at an event to stimulate drinking, then the
morning of and at intervals during to replace losses (amounts depend on
conditions, etc). 
	AS far as feeding-let him graze as often as possible, get him accustomed
to the hay, hay cubes and grain or concentrates you will be using a week or
so before-just increase the amounts you give during the week of the event.
Good luck-sounds like fun.
Sarah L. Ralston, VMD, PhD, dACVN
Chairman American College of Veterinary Nutrition
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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