Re: Carbs - only part of the picture

["Joe Long" <jlong@mti.net>]

On Wed, 24 Jun 1998 00:36:11 EDT, Tivers@aol.com wrote:

>It is my best guess that,
>should endurance riding ever become genuinely competitive, that trick would
>work here as well--underfed athletes don't do very well in any other sport,
>human or equine.

Where have you been?  Endurance riding doesn't have the money of the
track, but among a significant contingent it is *intensely*
competitive.  A lot of dedicated people (with the money to spend) have
tried every method of care, training and nutrition they could to try
to gain the best possible advantage.

Endurance horses underfed?  I'm sure you could find an isolated
example (and such an example would not be a *successful* endurance
horse), but endurance horses as a group are well fed, and those
competing at the top are very well fed, trained and cared for.

You really ought to learn more about this sport to which you are
giving advice.

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