Re: Horse won't eat while at a competition

["ahrides" <ahrides@gateway.net>]

You did not say how many rides your horse has done, but the problem with not
eating may disappear with experience.  I would not worry too much about it
as long as he keeps eating his hay.  I don't think you're likely to get him
to eat by adding flavorings, but it might be worth a try to pour on some
molasses or put some sugar in to entice him to eat.  Also, are you feeding
him out of his usual container?  I found my horse would not eat from the
nice, new black rubber feed pan I bought to use at rides.   The pan smelled
like rubber and I'm sure it affected the taste of his feed.   I brought
along his old, tired, beat up plastic pail that hangs on the fence for his
feedings at home and then he began to eat much better!

Good luck,

Alice
-----Original Message-----
From: guest@endurance.net <guest@endurance.net>
To: ridecamp@endurance.net <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 1:50 PM
Subject: RC: Horse won't eat while at a competition


>Kathie Duggan Kathie_Duggan@dta.state.ma.us
>Whenever we go to an overnight/multi-day ride my horse will not eat his
grain.  He'll eat his hay, but this past weekend he didn't eat for two days.
He ate his breakfast on Friday morning before we left and didn't eat grain
again until we got home on Sunday evening.  He eats his grain at home, but
eating isn't a big thing for him. He doesn't attack his food like my other
horses do. He's not a nervous horse, he just figures there are better things
for him to do than eat.  Does anybody have any suggestions?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Kathie and Brios
>Duxbury, MA
>
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