Re: RC: high fat diet

["Frank Mechelhoff" <fmechelh@c-s-k.de>]

CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:

> Actually, the body score studies at Tevis would indicate that it IS the
> horses who eat well who do well.

indicate, yes - not prove.. one indicator among many. If I will do the Tevis, I
think about. statistics says nothing about the individuum. As I said, some quit
with a full belly, too. Not every horse who won't eat 40 lbs. hay before a ride,
or has body-score 4 is one who cannot be fueled properly - and therefore cannot
reach the finish-line. It only means that, for one or another reason, this
athlete tends to eat less, other feedstuff, or later -- the same way humans do.
Nothing to worry about, only to consider as horseman. in addition doing blood
glucose tests makes sense. (thanks for the idea Roger).


regards,

Frank Mechelhoff (Germania)
with Ligeira and Natajy (Russian horse: eats whenever something is there, because
don't know how long it is there..)



=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net.    
Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/RideCamp   
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=