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Re: Carbs - only part of the picture
In a message dated 98-06-24 17:38:09 EDT, Tivers writes:
<< A 900 lb horse, then, should be consuming 2.7 lbs of TDN per hour. If that
was strictly hay, then in 6 hours the horse should consume 36 lbs of hay. >>
In other words, the 40# of quality hay that my horse consumed in the several
hours preceding the ride should pretty well hold him through a 50-miler, and
the grain he ate was gravy, as is everything he scarfs down at vet checks and
along the trail. Geez, no wonder he stays fat!
Heidi
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