tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3458074252356084342024-03-05T02:56:01.055-08:00Equine Athlete - "Team MONK Endurance"Follow the process of building an Equine Athlete to compete at the higher levels of endurance from ground Zero.......... Read the "Mission Statement - conditioning the endurance horse" right hand side of blog.Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-62656451949881852712011-07-26T17:47:00.000-07:002011-07-26T17:47:18.990-07:00Video of MONK's race boots.<a href="http://goo.gl/photos/SCUQeGuBlT" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-miQMkdShmsI/Ti9eYFFoORI/AAAAAAAAG1A/Dz-kSZONpQM/s512/Race%252520Glue%252520On%252520boots11.jpg" /></a>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-70690973367765825952011-07-22T15:34:00.000-07:002011-07-22T15:34:13.271-07:00Walk about 2 & 3I love these green horses, as long as they are FUR side up. G'day bay is doing great. He has worked through lots of things on the trail. Glad I ride alone as people would wonder why I open and close the Velcro on my water bottles a thousand times on the right and again on the left, why I grab tree branches and shake them. He still skitters when he steps on a twig that makes noise or gets small branches caught for a second or two. He is a smart horse and no longer even turns an ear for the branches or the Velcro or when the branches hit my helmet. The branches that touch him is also a no issue. He is a little apprehensive about some of the short embankments I ask him to go up or down. We made it down to the lake today and almost into the water, just need a day when there are not so many boats and they make the splashing waves on the beach, which are really scary.. On day 3, which was today and part of day 2, we did some trotting.. Wow, have never been on a horse with such a smooth trot, it was not big by any sense of the imagination, but just a real nice maybe 10 mph trot. So yesterday, ride 2, we did 5 miles, today we did 8, not sure our average speed has hit about 4 yet, but soon. I did get his HR up to 190 for a minute or so. It will take 30 days or so before he is really fit enough to safely pick up the speed a little. Walking all of these hills will do the job pretty quickly....Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-73624140881412115412011-07-19T19:26:00.000-07:002011-07-19T19:26:37.959-07:00G'day Bay - First Walk AboutG'day Bay is 4 years old and a big Arab. Today was the day for his Walk About under saddle. He has been ponied maybe 4 times and is a lover boy. I am always apprehensive about getting on a new horse for the first time. I did have a video of him under saddle, but I was still scared as hell. I cannot afford to get hurt and I don't heal quick anymore. Anyway, I showed him the saddle and he did not even flinch so on it went. I am 6'1" and ride with a long stirrup, those stirrups did not come to the bottom of his belly. I decided I would walk him away from the ranch so his Tucson buddy was not screaming at him. So a walk about we went... Before I even got on him he ended up jumping a couple of feet backwards, at what I do not know, just grazing my foot, luckily I had my boots on instead of my Jesus sandals. Not a good OMEN... I started to mount and put weight in the stirrups, everything was OK, so over the cantle came the leg. G'day Bay was mouthing the bit something fierce. I got off and checked the bit and he had his tongue over the bit.. So, we fixed that and I re mounted. It was like he had no idea what to do.. This whole time I am thinking about getting off and which trainer I am going to take him to and how much money I will have to spend etc. etc..... I am seriously going to bail if it looks like he is going to give me any grief at all. I got him to move some, we did a few 50 foot circles, he would just stop and we would stand there for a couple of minutes. I was not about to get after him other then a slight urging to go forward. We finally worked it out by doing the circles and finally made it out to the road. He went through a scary gate, which he hardly looked at on the way back. We did about a whole 1 hour, and made it 3 miles, but we accomplished tons. He did want to trot some and managed to maybe get in 12 or 13 feet, but I was determined to keep it at the walk for the first day..... He tried to sneak in a few trots here and there which actually I like.... Only had one other thing happen which I was ready for was a branch caught a little on my boot and scared him. All in all a good day with G'day BayChris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-65969692496585678372011-07-19T14:04:00.000-07:002011-07-19T14:04:13.649-07:00Ricky Tick trail ride<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My neighbor is putting on a Ride and Tie up in the Malakoff area in the high country and asked I would like to come and help look at some trails with her. I loaded up Psuntana and Ricky Tick and headed out. Beautiful day with nice trails. We rode for a couple of hours looking at where different trails went. Horses did great. Ricky Tick did good, he looked at things pretty intent but no big surprises. He loads well, stands still when you mount, goes any speed you want, is very handsome and friendly. Basically just a real nice horse. He is not very fit yet, but his recoveries for what he is doing are more then great. Looking forward to more rides on this nice boy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Nobel Dragoon, 6 year old gray, is now named Ricky Ticky... or maybe just Ricky...<br />
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Ricky had is 4 th ride today. He was fully booted and we went on a 8 mile trek down to the lake and back up the other side and then home... Total of 2000 feet of elevation gain. He did great, lots of NEW things to look at, he was very brave for being so inexperienced. No water crossings yet, but soon. He got to run, trot, and had his Heart Rate hit the 190's 3 times... <br />
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Ricky and Psuntana are going on a longish trail ride tomorrow... should be interesting..Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-58167702505578099332011-07-14T13:09:00.000-07:002011-07-14T13:09:02.963-07:00Dragoon walks!No boots today, barefoot only, checked feet and did a little rasping.. Most horses that are shod are not used to your handling their feet all the time. Dragoon was good, just takes awhile to get the foot, once I got it, no problem.<br />
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We saddled up and headed out, we mounted up directly this time, even with his buddy screaming in the pasture. No problem, Dragoon did not even answer back. One of the first things I noticed about this horse is that he has a great walk. His downhill walk is a almost a 5 hour 50 walk, really fast.:). Much faster then yesterday, at least it seemed like it, no GPS today so not for sure, but I was impressed.<br />
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We rode for at least an hour, mostly hills, had a nice long uphill cantor and trot and he did great. You can tell that he probably has not done much hills before, if any, so will take some time to get him legged up. He is still looking at stuff pretty carefully, but all in all I am very impressed. The fitness will come, he appears to be forward and eager to please. I have found that the more fit they become the more forward they are. But, you have to keep things interesting and not get them bored. Small but important point.Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-50416683869866109572011-07-13T09:38:00.000-07:002011-07-13T09:38:05.257-07:00Dragoon, first ride.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93exJ4MU_0Q/Th3JphbSVAI/AAAAAAAAGvI/54itcYs8h0s/s1600/IMG_4289.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-93exJ4MU_0Q/Th3JphbSVAI/AAAAAAAAGvI/54itcYs8h0s/s400/IMG_4289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>I am always very apprehensive about getting on a horse for the FIRST time, guess that is pretty normal.. Anyway I went out on put the halter on Dragoon and led him into the barn. The first thing they do is the Tucson boys start screaming back and forth, I hate that.....grrrrrrrr... Trimmed his front feet a little on put on a pair of gloves.. Let him out to the trailer where my tack was from the day before and saddled him up. With the screaming still going on I led him about 1/3 mile away and out of site before I mounted. Needless to say it went perfect, other then being very GREEN he did a great job. I usually start off with a nice long walk to make sure they are comfortable. First thing I noticed which I was very pleased with was that he had a very nice FAST walk, gps said it was almost 5mph, but that was on the downhill. I did see a consistent 4+ MPH, which is great for a potential endurance horse. I did get into a nice 1/4 mile uphill trot from which he did not recover from very fast, so that was the end of the harder uphill work. We rode for four miles and were in the saddle for one hour. All in all I was very pleased, he was forward, curious but not stupid, nice smooth trot, fast walk, no head tossing, no sideways motion, well maybe a little when he heard his buddy screaming for him...Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-2949194491812501392011-07-11T11:07:00.000-07:002011-07-11T11:07:35.598-07:00Tucson team members arrive...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uolqNjohgQw/ThfTKu8pU5I/AAAAAAAAGq8/ost79geXPPo/s1600/IMG_4297.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-uolqNjohgQw/ThfTKu8pU5I/AAAAAAAAGq8/ost79geXPPo/s320/IMG_4297.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fm-V-PJ8LWU/ThfTYicZtyI/AAAAAAAAGr0/D32YZ0iiZIk/s1600/IMG_4282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Fm-V-PJ8LWU/ThfTYicZtyI/AAAAAAAAGr0/D32YZ0iiZIk/s320/IMG_4282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>My two internet ponies have arrived on July 6th from Tucson. I usually don't like taking a chance when purchasing horses but with the reputation of Al-Marah arabians I did bid on two horses. The horse I wanted was a rather large 4 year old bay, you can check out his video somewhere in the blog..<br />
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If I was able to purchase this horse for under 2K then I was going to big on a gray horse that a friend of mine really liked.. She knows much more about conformation and breeding then I do, so if I could get this other horse for a minimal bid I thought I would go for it. The transportation from Tucson to here would not be that much more for two then one... Long story short I did get both horses.<br />
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<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/webtackUSA/AlMarah?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJX-r43praHnCg&feat=directlink">Tucson team photo link..</a><br />
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The bay is a big horse, when he is standing tall I could hardly reach the top of his head, and I am not a small person at 6-1, at least I used to be that tall.. I have just changed his name from Fabian's Fancy to Aussie, due to his Australian breeding, he is out of one of the Toft's studs imported by AM. Aussie is only 4 and more then likely only used to the inside of a riding ring. He is a little jumpy but is just the sweetest horse. He loves you to rub his face and ears and has some spots he just loves to be scratched and moves into you like a puppy dog would.<br />
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The gray, barn name has not come to be yet, is real name is Nobel Dragoon, is also a very nice horse. Very friendly, nice body, nice big feet, nice size cannon bones, floaty trot.<br />
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I met the horse haulers at a local farm about 20 miles away. I was there when they pulled in the driveway. Dragoon was first out of the back of the trailer. Aussie was second and seems as though he had busted his halter, even though he was not tied. I had brought one of MONK's halters so we got him haltered and out of the trailer. We loaded the Tucson boys in my 3 horse trailer without incident and I was headed for home.<br />
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I had not yet decided about where I was going to put them. I had a large area across the driveway from the main pasture that was laid out with electric wide tape fencing. That is where they went for the first couple of days. I did have an escape but they were captured quickly and introduced to the main pasture. I had to kick my bully horse Psuntana out of the pasture. We live pretty much out where they is no one else so when horses get out, they usually do not go any where so Psuntana just hangs around the outside perimeter.<br />
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I have introduced the new team members to the art of being ponied by the Quad.. Both of them pretty much responded in the same manner.. I pretty much had to drag them for about 1 mile, then all of a sudden they figured out they could trot, and that was pretty much it, except for the all of sudden once in awhile of coming to a complete stop.... and then have to drag them for a 100 feet or so and then back to the trot.<br />
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Both have very nice large feet. I have been putting Gloves on the front feet. Both have done the 3 mile loop twice as of today.<br />
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More laterChris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-74742138876615085872011-06-09T11:34:00.000-07:002011-06-09T11:48:41.354-07:00Welcome to "Team MONK Endurance"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://addisequinelive.com/lots/view/3373">Auction site video and information </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://addisequinelive.com/lots/view/3373"><br />
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<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Company: </strong>Al-Marah Arabians<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Address: </strong>4101 N. Bear Canyon Road<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">City: </strong>Tucson, AZ 85749<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Phone: </strong>(520) 749-1162<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Alt Phone: </strong>(520) 940-7120<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Fax: </strong>(520) 749-2572<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Email: </strong>al-marah@att.net</div></td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;"><strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Consignor:</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: whitesmoke; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: gray; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: gray; border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: gray; border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: gray; border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left; width: 250px;"><strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Name: </strong>Bazy Tankersley<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Company: </strong>Al-Marah Arabians<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Address: </strong>4101 N. Bear Canyon Road<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">City: </strong>Tucson, AZ 85749<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Phone: </strong>(520) 749-1162<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Fax: </strong>(520) 749-2572<br />
<strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Email: </strong>al-marah@att.net</div></td></tr>
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<tr class="odd" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Height: (in hands)</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;"></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;"><strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Comments:</strong></div><div style="border-bottom-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-left-style: solid; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-right-style: solid; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(187, 187, 187); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 1px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; text-align: left; width: 540px;">THIS GELDING IS OFFERED WITH A REASONABLE RESERVE. Sired by BREMERVALE ANDRONICUS+, “Andy”, (DESPERADO x BREMERVALE RHAPSODY) imported from Australia. 2 X National Champion Sport Horse Stallion In-Hand. He has produced 11 National winners, 1 Supreme National Champion 2 yr old, 4 National Champions, 2 Reserve National Champions and 6 Top Tens. (His oldest foals are just turning 5). Fabian went to Kim Barteau 3/1/2011 for dressage training. He grew up at the Hat Ranch in a large herd of 25 to 30 head at an altitude of 6,800 feet. He is ready to go on with a new owner in Dressage and Sport Horse for the Jr. horse class this year and next and then start an Endurance career if desired. AHA Breeders Sweepstakes. ENROLLED IN THE BREEDERS SWEEPSTAKES.</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px;"><strong style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Pedigree:</strong></div><table height="250px" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><tbody style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">
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<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">BREMERVALE RHAPSODY</div></td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 196px;"><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">WN DADJMIR</div><br />
<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">BREMERVAL AQUARIUS</div><br />
<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">BREMERVALE EXCALIBUR</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">AM FRISKIE FRIEND</div></td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: middle; width: 196px;"><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">*BARICH DE WASHOE</div><br />
<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">BRUMARBAS JEWELL</div><br />
<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">LEA BARON</div><br />
<div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">ALMARAH WHISKIE</div></td></tr>
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<tr class="even" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Location:</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Tucson, AZ</td></tr>
<tr class="odd" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Birth Date:</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">05/18/2005</td></tr>
<tr class="even" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Color:</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Grey</td></tr>
<tr class="odd" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Breed:</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Arabian</td></tr>
<tr class="even" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Sex:</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Gelding</td></tr>
<tr class="odd" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">Height: (in hands)</td><td style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-top: 5px; vertical-align: top;">15</td></tr>
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</tbody></table></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 11px;"><span style="color: white; font-family: verdana; font-size: 8pt;">NODE: 10.83.114.55 | REFERER:</span></span>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-67445146260382388502011-06-09T11:01:00.000-07:002011-06-09T11:01:24.216-07:00"Go to horse"Psuntana is just the cutest most personable gelding, I call him the "Minni MONK". He is a chestnut sabino, a Padrons Psyche grandson who is 10 years old. I have had him since he was 5.<br />
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I call him my "Go to Horse" because anytime I want something fun to ride I go to him. He has not had a lot of saddle time but learns quickly. He does have his own blog, but I don't write much to it, so I thought I would incorporate some of his stuff here. I have been riding him since Ambrose has been injured. He has done some 20 mile rides, but mostly shorter harder training rides at home. He is about ready for his first endurance ride, have not made a decision on what distance he will do. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI_z8O-WKrpErmTy0qNpJzo51xJZEOV3swxWHjAzrOPfFple2LheYD6RWvJ4uBeznyH3_1SNsa-7Hz8dukZiNZSWY893-D01Mg6zFXF5u1bIris1av2Leb9C7rsLgC1REsf44s4K0DaY/s1600/IMG_4053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnI_z8O-WKrpErmTy0qNpJzo51xJZEOV3swxWHjAzrOPfFple2LheYD6RWvJ4uBeznyH3_1SNsa-7Hz8dukZiNZSWY893-D01Mg6zFXF5u1bIris1av2Leb9C7rsLgC1REsf44s4K0DaY/s400/IMG_4053.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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Psuntana reminds me alot of MONK when he was first started on the trail and before he did any endurance rides. Psuntana wants to cantor everywhere. He cantors from a dead stop, a nice very balanced and comfortable gait. I do work the trot some, but not much, it will JUST evolve, just like it did for MONK. What Psuntana found out is that he cannot cantor single tracks sideways, just does not work, or those trails that have sides and a trench down the middle, like portions of the Tevis trail. The first time he did that it was pretty funny, but he is coming along great and I am having a blast on him. His best attribute so far is that he "HAS GAME" always, you do need to pay attention as he is quick.<br />
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Time will tell, but he could be a great distance horse, will see how he manages himself at a competition. He is a pretty animated horse, but very responsive, don't have to strong man to control him. <br />
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</div>More later.Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-54837608234219165102011-06-09T10:13:00.000-07:002011-06-09T10:13:09.520-07:00Trust your gut........... Ambrose on rehab<div style="text-align: center;">"Trust your gut"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">I would have to look back in the blog to see when I first noticed a slight misstep would be when I rode Ambrose and Amanda rode MONK down on the Tevis trail. Just a slight bobble hear and there. I had asked Amanda to ride behind me and watch to see if she saw anything, and she didn't..</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Dr. Lindsay Graham came out to the ranch shortly after that and I showed her some of the trails that we train on. I did a 8 mile pony with Ambrose with her watching him the whole time. She said that in retrospect she did see a bobble hear and there but nothing to speak about.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Amborse then did his 45 mile ride at Nevada Derby and passed all of the trotting vets.. Shannon noticed noting on that jaunt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">A week after the ride I took Amborse out for a training ride, after about 1/2 hour he was 3 legged lame.. I ended up taking him to UC Davis for his ultrasound exam. Conclusion was a slight tear to the upper left suspensory, slight to moderate. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">So, Ambrose has MONK's old stall and paddock where he can visit over the fence and still move about freely. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">See next post about my "Go to" horse that amazing Psuntana and the following post will be about my two new horses coming from Al-Marah in Tucson</div>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-38273512332135822342011-04-09T10:21:00.000-07:002011-04-09T19:10:25.903-07:00Nevada Derby 2011 - Ambrose's first ride<div style="text-align: center;">Nevada Derby 2011</div><br />
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</tbody></table>MONK and AMBROSE attended the wonderful managed Nevada Derby in Palomino Valley just north of Reno Nevada. A very picturesque setting with wonderful trails, something for everyone, hills, sand washes, nice footing along country roads, with lots of bands of wild horses.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzI8ytAvo1U0mAVLEOnLoRO1Gz2zUHANzIu-A_-_-hRc-gZwjJkcFbu4qKxwwNKhEn0H7l_kElEyxlsCF7CZQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>Ride started at 7am on Saturday, Lindsay and Shannon were in the saddle by 6:30, first ones out in front of camp warming up. We kinda sorta had a very flexlible game plan. The two boys seem to have become rather attached during Ambroses first 90 days with us. The plan was definitley NOT to have them ride together very much or at all. Ambrose becomes very animated and agitated when MONK would leave him. The problem in the desert is that the ride started on the flat road, where you could see for miles. Well the two started out together, the start was not as I had invisioned, just maybe 20 or so riders in the first wave going down the road, first loop was 25 miles, with 20 miles being along side the main road in the valley, with a 10 minute hold at 10 miles. Shannon tells me that as soon as MONK started going a little faster along with the rest of the front runners she had some very tense moments with AMBROSE. She managed to stay seated and keep him going in the right direction with him hollering most of the time.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xxn-sCl_Jpw/TZ_paP8YguI/AAAAAAAAF_Q/sxNVRW2tTWc/s1600/IMG_3804.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xxn-sCl_Jpw/TZ_paP8YguI/AAAAAAAAF_Q/sxNVRW2tTWc/s320/IMG_3804.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a><br />
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All of the vet checks were back in camp and you can see the horses coming for miles. I think there were 6 riders in the breakaway group with MONK in the front coming into camp. We stripped the saddle and started to cool MONK after he drank. To out amazement it took a whole 7 minutes for him to pulse down to 60. We got our pulse time, but kept the HR monitor on him as I watched his HR pluse all the way back up to high 70's and then back down to 60 and then back up. We just hung tight and did not present him to the vet until he was 52. Usually the swinging HR is a sure sign that you have pushed your horse a little too fast and a good sign that you need to slow down. I was very concerned about his recovery. MONK looked fantastic, eating and drinking and very alert, no dull look here, very animated. He was also missing AMBROSE so we tried to throw that into the equation for an explanation for the swinging HR. MONK vetted through and we were set for the next 20 mile loop.<br />
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AMBROSE shows up at the vet check and we cool him down, pull the saddle and start sponging him. I put the HR belt on him and we wait for him to come down to 60 while sponging a little. Weather is pretty cool so we have a blanket. Long story short it takes AMBROSE 30 minutes to get to 60. He is also looking very perky, like he just got out of the trailer except that he is looking for MONK. AMBROSE HR goes up and down, up and down, hardly ever see 60 again, all the way up to 80 and back to high 60's. Again a very good sign that he has been over ridden, but all of his other signs suggest otherwise.<br />
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MONK shows up and AMBROSE HR goes off the chart. We take him back to the trailer and wait. Lindsays takes off fo the her next 20 mile loop. My stomache is turing as I am really worried about AMBROSE that he will never be a endurance horse, wondering what am I going to do with him. We take him back for his final vet check when he gets to the low 50. He does pass the check and is cleared to go out ont he next 20 mile loop<br />
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I did chat with the head vet several times trying to get my thoughts straight and let her know what was going on. Her opinion was that he had just been over ridden and was not able to recover quickly. I did consider her opinion, but nothing else pointed to that.<br />
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At some point during the thought process came the realization that both horses were suffering form the same symptoms. So, it had to be something that I had just started that I had not done before... BINGO.<br />
MONK shows back up, still with the top few riders. MONK tack is stripped and we start the cooling process. Again, MONK HR's are much higher then usual and it takes almost the whole 30 minutes to get down to 60. We then watched it swing up and down, not as bad as AMBROSE, but bad. We only have 4 miles to go. We did get our 60 pulse within the 30 minutes but this was only a ten minute hold, so all the other front runners were gone. I again went to the head vet to see how much time we had before we had to present. She decided that we could take until 7pm...... We took MONK back to the trailer where we watched his HR swing up and down, all the way up to the 80's and back down to the high 60's, once in awhile it would get to 60 and then right back up again. The whole time MONK is eating, and looking around, sharp as a tack and looking for AMBROSE.<br />
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AMBROSE and Shannon show up and we cool him out, pull his saddle and start the wait. He was swinging also, Shannon kept an eye on the time and we did present him pretty close to the 30 minute time limit, but a few mintues over, but he was 64. So we went to the head vet where she did the PULL exam, his CRI was 64-60. We presented MONK for his final also and he passed. MONK and Lindsay only had the 4 miles to go. Lindsay decided that she would power walk the whole 5 miles, so she took off with MONK in tow along with a friend to share her misery. MONK spent probably more then 1.5 hours at camp waiting for his HR to stableize<br />
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So, all said in done, Lindsay saved the day with MONK's perfect record in tact with a 20 something placement in the ride<br />
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After all my anguish over AMBROSE it was a blessing in desquise that MONK had the same problem, this could of taken months and months to figure out. What the bottom line was that I had started a new supplement which I will not name at this time because it was more then likely my fault and not that of the supplement.<br />
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MONK was scheduled to race on Sunday also, but we pulled him from that ride, not knowing how long it will take for this supplement to get out of his system. We decided that both girls would take the boys on a 5 mile jaunt and then we would do a mini vet check, along with a cri, to see where we were at. Both looked good and recovered just OK, so it was a good decision not to do another 50 miles today.<br />
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Great week end with lots of good friends and new friends. Although AMBROSE failed (or I failed AMBROSE) on his first attempt we have a NEW game plan in the works to assure victory in the next attempt.<br />
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If you surround yourself with the very best in this sport you are bound to excel, that is what I have done with Lindsay and Shannon. These young ladies bring so much to the table in their knowledge of this sport and experience that I feel very blessed. I love seeing my very happy horses going down the trail with these two foxy ladies on them with big smiles on their faces.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Over riding your horse!</div><br />
Very touchy subject but when you get old you can pretty much say what you want because you are OVER worrying about what people think of you. I guess it takes one to know one.<br />
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I have to say that I have been guilty of over riding my horse in the past, but I think if you learn from your mistakes the horse GOD's will forgive you, maybe! I think you can tolerate the unimformed but when you look at riders with hundreds and hundreds of miles that do it on a continuing basis it is a real black mark on the spot. A rather harsh statement but it rings true to my ears. Sometimes I really think that they think it is OK if they just barely manage to get the win or the top 10 and go home with a very sad looking horse. I know that when I first started I did rationalize in that i was not pushing my horse or asking him to go, he just went as fast as he wanted, so it was OK, we got our completions.<br />
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Barely ever did anybody say anything to you, if they did it was just a pasing comment that you could let slide. What really turns it around is watching the people who have taken the time to really do their homework and who are front runners with horses that looked like they just jumped out of the trailer. I decided long ago, that is what I wanted my horses to look like... To get to that mode, at least in my mind, you have to enter each competition with the mind set that you will only go as fast as your horse is comfortable going on that particular day, and damn your placement. You do have to know your horse and what he is capable of and you also have to train faster then you race. You cannot go out and train your horse at 10 MPH and then run a race at 12MPH. If you race at 12MPH you damn well BETTER be training at 15 MPH or better.<br />
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I guess that's all I have to say, It sure did not solve anything, did not keep any of our Equine Athletes safe and maybe lost a couple of friends or acquaitences. Get your friggin race brain back to reality, winning or top tenning a ride and tanking your horse just because you want the prestige of a top placement is stupid. After the fact and you are looking at probably your best friend in the whole world and they look like shit because you wanted that placement, shame on you, shame on ME, shame on anyone who puts their horse in jeperady for any reason. We all have learning curve getting to know our horses and all horses are not created equal<br />
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Do your homework, conditon and take care of your horse. I am talking to the RACERS, not the majority of endurance riders who are just out having fun with their friends and enjoying the fruits of their labors.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Riding the Line.....</div><div style="text-align: center;">This for the racers.</div><br />
Riding the line is something that you hear occassionaly. It means riding the horse to its full potential without falling over the other side. As long as you stay on the right side of the line you are a hero, fall off and you are a ASSHOLE. I have been on both sides of the line and have made a determined effort as to which side of the line that I want my horse on. Some horses are much more difficult to make that determination as to exactly where you are at in regards to that magical line, but it is your choice.<br />
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What are the signs.. We all know the obvious signs, that tell tale dull look that haunts me when I see it.<br />
Even a horse that is still eager to go down the trail can fall on the wrong side of the line. The very best way is the recovery rate of the horse, but you have to know your horse to know exactly where you are at. CRI is also important, very important, my personal opinion is that a five beat inverted CRI is not all that important but you really need to take note and it is a very good sign that you need to slow down.Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-11295331278367756522011-03-20T18:41:00.000-07:002011-03-20T18:41:23.883-07:00Equine Athlete - Most popular posts<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="GK43L3BBAM" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 20px; width: 860px;"><tbody>
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height: 0.692em; left: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; position: absolute; right: 0px; top: 0px;"> </div><div class="goog-button-base-content" style="color: #eeeeee; line-height: 1.7em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0.545em; padding-right: 0.545em; padding-top: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center;"><span>All time</span></div></div></div></div></div></span><span class="GK43L3BBFM" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: middle;">2010 May – 2011 March</span></div></td></tr>
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border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 50px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: bottom; width: 50px;"><div class="GK43L3BBAB" style="background-color: #5b8fc3; height: 13px; width: 54px;"></div></td><td align="left" class="GK43L3BBCB GK43L3BBBB" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.blogger.com/img/dot-e7e7e7.png); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; min-width: 50px; padding-bottom: 7px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; 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<tr><td align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="GK43L3BBGO" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 6px;">Feb 8, 2011, 1 comment</div></td><td align="right" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="GK43L3BBGO" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 6px;"><span class="GK43L3BBMN" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">157</span> <span>Pageviews</span></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="GK43L3BBGO" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 6px;">Feb 10, 2011</div></td><td align="right" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="GK43L3BBGO" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 6px;"><span class="GK43L3BBMN" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">22</span> <span>Pageviews</span></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td align="left" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="GK43L3BBGO" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 6px;">Feb 10, 2011</div></td><td align="right" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"><div class="GK43L3BBGO" style="color: #666666; font-size: 12px; padding-right: 6px;"><span class="GK43L3BBMN" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;">15</span> <span>Pageviews</span></div></td></tr>
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</b></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Physiological Functions of Equine Nutrition</b></div><div align="center" style="font-family: Verdana;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Carbohydrates and Fats)</span></b></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Anne Rodiek, Ph.D.</span></div><div align="center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Californa State University, Fresno</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feeding horses is both a science and an art. Horses have done well on a wide variety of diets for hundreds of years. While evolved as a roaming and nibbling eater, horses have adapted to confinement and meal feeding. While evolved on a diet of fibrous feeds, horses have adapted to highly digestible, high energy rations. While man has tried a myriad of dietary manipulations to cause horses to perform better in the service of man, horses have remained robust and still willing to serve man. From a large view, it could be summated that horses have done an amazing job at continuing to do what they do in spite of what man has fed to them, rather than because of it.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DIGESTION, METABOLISM AND FEEDS</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The digestive system of the horse is designed to maximize digestion of both high and low quality feeds. The small intestine is the site of enzymatic digestion of soluble carbohydrates, proteins and fats, the components of which are absorbed into the circulation. Insoluble carbohydrates pass to the cecum and colon where they are fermented by bacteria and protozoa, similar to those of the ruminant. Prececal digestion is relatively rapid, while postileal fermentation is quite slow with total rate of passage exceeding 24 hours. Although with large variability depending on diet and physical form of the feeds. This anatomical arrangement allows enzymatic digestion by the horse before fermentation by microbes ensuring that high quality nutrients are absorbed directly by the horse and are not converted to lesser quality nutrients by the microbes.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More than 70% of the horse’s daily feed intake is used to provide energy to fuel the horse’s metabolism. Traditional horse feeds are comprised primarily of carbohydrates with very little (less than 5%) fat. However, research over the past twenty years has shown that horses absorb and utilize fat efficiently. As such, both carbohydrates and fats (and to a lesser extent protein) can be used as energy sources for all activities of horses.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carbohydrates</span></i></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plant materials contain both structural and nonstructural carbohydrates. Structural carbohydrates are the support structures of the plant and are composed primarily of insoluble carbohydrates, largely cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. Cellulose and hemicellulose are degradable by large intestine microbes and yield as endproducts volatile fatty acids. These are short chain fatty acids (acetate, propionate and butyrate and small amounts of others) that are absorbed from the large intestine into the blood stream and can be used by the horse as an energy source. In horses maintained on an all forage diet, volatile fatty acids can provide up to two-thirds of the horse’s total energy requirement. </span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nonstructural carbohydrates are primarily starches and smaller amounts of sugars. Grains are high in nonstructural carbohydrate as are the leaves of younger plants. Nonstructural carbohydrates are digestible by the enzymes of the horse’s small intestine. These enzymes break down the carbohydrates to simple sugars, most abundantly glucose, which are absorbed from the small intestine into the blood stream. If nonstructural (or soluble) carbohydrates reach the large intestine, they are rapidly fermented by the large intestine microbes. If large amounts of soluble carbohydrates are fermented by microbes, a build up of volatile fatty acids can change the pH of the large intestine and can harm certain microbes, possibly also setting up conditions for colic or laminitis. As plants age, the ratio of nonstructural to structural carbohydrates decreases, making the plants more fibrous and causing the horse to rely more on large intestinal, microbial fermentation.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pasture grasses grown in temperate climates can accumulate large amounts of nonstructural carbohydrate during the growing season. Among these are fructans, large molecules composed primarily of fructose that are not digested in the small intestine, but are fermented by certain species of microbes in the large intestine. Fructans have been implicated as a potential cause of laminitis in horses, similar to grain overload. Fructan accumulation is variable depending on the species of grass, and is greatest during warm days with high intensity sunshine. Fructan accumulation is also highest around mid day and lower in early morning and at night. If fructans do play a role as a causative factor in laminitis, founder-prone horses should not be grazed when plants are in a growing stage. If grazing is permitted, grazing at night is preferable over grazing during the day.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Grains are also high in nonstructural carbohydrates, but unlike pasture grasses, carbohydrates in grains are found primarily in the form of starches (large molecules composed primarily of glucose). Starches are a concentrated form of easily digestible carbohydrate and, as such, are excellent energy sources for horses. Research done in Germany (Meyer et al, 1993), however, has indicated that not all starches are alike with regard to their site of digestion in the horse. Type of grain, grain processing, amount of grain intake; source, preparation and amount of roughage intake; and individual variation between horses all affect the extent of starch digestion in the small intestine. Prececal starch digestion was found to be greatest in oats, intermediate in corn and lowest in barley. Grinding and popping of grains improved digestibility of corn as processing decreased particle size and possibly disintegrated the starch granules, increasing the efficiency of small intestinal enzymatic digestion. As grain intake increased, prececal digestion decreased and as the amount of roughage fed with grains increased, prececal starch digestion decreased. As prececal digestion decreased, the amount of grain reaching the large intestine increased. This is considered to be harmful as microbial fermentation of soluble carbohydrates can lead to harmful endproducts.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beet pulp has become popular as a specialty feed for horses because of its “soluble fiber” attributes. Beet pulp is high in pectins, carbohydrate-like molecules, which are digested more slowly than starch giving slow release of energy without the alleged “grain high”. Beet pulp is popular as a feed for horses with HYPP as it is low in potassium and is also favored for endurance horses for its proposed ability to retain water in the digestive tract of the horse. More research is needed on beet pulp to confirm or refute its nutritional attributes.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fats</span></i></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fats are generally well digested by horses, but there is some variability depending on source. Animal tallow have been shown to be 88 to 92% digestible while plant source fats are digested at rates up to 94%. Horses tend to prefer corn oil when given the choice, but most plant source fats are acceptable. Animal source fats are usually unpalatable unless incorporated and masked in a pelleted ration.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The main purpose of adding fat to equine diets is to provide an energy-dense feed for working, performance, lactating or growing horses. From a chemical standpoint it is known that fats contain 2.25 times the energy of an equivalent amount of carbohydrate, but from a practical feeding standpoint, vegetable oils contain about three times the digestible energy of an equivalent amount of grain. On a “by-volume” basis, vegetable oil contains 3.5 times the digestible energy of an equivalent amount of corn and 6 times the digestible energy of an equivalent amount of oats.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oils can be added at rates up to 20% of the total diet on a by-weight basis. Supplemental fat should be added gradually to rations so that the diet is accepted by horses and also to allow the digestive tract a period of time to adapt to the added fat. Fat that passes through the small intestine will not be fermented by large intestine microbes and will appear in the feces, sometimes contributing to transient diarrhea.</span></div><div class="MsoBodyText"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fats are frequently added to the diets of growing, pregnant, lactating and exercising horses to increase the energy density of the diet. Most research trials with weanlings and yearlings have concluded that growth is not different between young horses fed fat supplemented or more traditional, grain supplemented rations. Proponents of feeding fat to growing horses believe that fat should be used as a partial replacement for grain as an energy source. The theory herein is that the high starch content of grains produce elevated blood glucose levels which are thought to cause elevated levels of insulin, growth hormone and thyroid hormone which may alter the growth rats of bones and joints, predisposing colts to developmental orthopedic disease. Research in this area has yielded inconclusive results.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The benefits of feeding fat to performance horses have been extensively researched recently. The high energy density of fat supplemented diets may be beneficial when energy demands for training and competition are great. Fat supplementation may decrease the need for large amounts of grain thus decreasing the risk of colic or laminitis. Fat has also been touted for its lower heat increment, meaning that fat digestion causes less metabolic heat than the digestion of grains or hay. This may have a small but significant effect in horses working hard in warm environments. Many studies have addressed the glycogen sparing effects of fat. Horses acclimated to fat have been shown to have higher muscle glycogen levels at rest and/or after exercise compared to horses fed grain. The practice of feeding fat during training (for several weeks or months) may increase the efficiency of fat utilization for work performance to the point that fat is catabolized “preferentially” over glycogen/glucose. The net effect of this is a “glycogen sparing” effect in which muscle glycogen stores and/or blood glucose levels remain higher and/or longer during exercise. The implications of this are: 1) more total energy is present as fat than as glycogen so energy depletion will be delayed, 2) greater amounts of glycogen/glucose are available for use during anaerobic work (where glucose is the only metabolic fuel) , and 3) less lactic acid may accumulate when fat is utilized in place of glucose. As lactic acid accumulation has been implicated as a source of fatigue during intense work, fat utilization may help delay fatigue. From a theoretical standpoint, it appears that fat supplementation may be most beneficial for horses performing submaximal work of long duration. The benefits for horses performing maximal work of short duration are less clear. While some research has shown that glycogen stores are preserved during maximal work in horses fed fat, other research has not. The benefits of fats as a fuel for maximal work are uncertain as during maximal work ATP is largely derived from anaerobic glycolysis. The only substrate capable of yielding ATP from glycolysis is glucose. Glycolysis, while an inefficient system of energy production based on number of ATPs derived from glucose, can produce large number of ATPs very rapidly during maximal exercise. As such, an energy yielding mechanism that preferentially utilizes a substrate that requires oxygen when none is present (horses acclimatized to utilizing fat for energy rather than glucose) may not be the most effective way to fuel maximal exercise. Whether the horse is able to switch easily and efficiently between aerobic and anaerobic energy production despite the influence of diet during training has not yet been elucidated. Another confounding issue is the effect of lactic acid on work performance. Anaerobic glycolysis produces lactic acid as an endproduct which accumulates in the muscles, decreasing muscle pH and enzyme activities which ultimately decreases the rate of muscle contraction. Lactic acid accumulation has also been implicated as a cause of the feeling of pain during intense muscular work. An unanswered question about the limiting factors of intense work regards the ultimate cause - do horses slow during maximal running because of substrate depletion or because of endproduct accumulation? Fat supplementation may provide an energy source that does not produce lactic acid as an endproduct, but if it cannot be utilized under anaerobic conditions, how much energy for fast running can it provide? On the other hand, if glucose/glycogen availability is enhanced for energy production during maximal work, will lactic acid production increase to the point that fatigue is caused sooner? These questions remain unanswered.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">POTENTIAL FEEDING STRATEGIES</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Frequency of feeding</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Evolving as nibblers as opposed to meal eaters, the horse’s digestive tract is not well adapted to meal feeding regimes such as those imposed in many stables where horses are fed two distinct meals per day, sometimes of highly digestible as opposed to highly fibrous feeds. Meal feeding leads to digestive perturbations including rapid changes in blood volume, increased rate of passage of digesta and changes in large intestinal microflora and pH (Clarke et al., 1990). The first response to ingestion of a concentrated meal is a large outpouring of saliva to lubricate, liquify and buffer the feed. Further fluids are added to ingesta by digestive juices from the pancreas, liver and walls of the small intestine. This large production of digestive juices impact the fluid balance of the entire body and can lead to decreases in blood volume of as much as 15% within one hour of feeding. This hypervolemia is transient and reversed within about 2 hours after feeding, but a second, although smaller, bout of hypervolemia occurs again about 6 hours after eating when digesta reaches the large intestine. This second episode of hypervolemia is reversed within 10 to 12 hours after eating, but another wave of feed and associated bouts of hypervolemia ensue as the next meal is fed. Meal feeding also increases rate of passage of digesta through the gastrointestinal tract as the sudden presence of a large amount of digesta stimulates increased contractions of the small intestine. Meal feeding can cause digesta to reach the cecum within 2 hours after eating. This increased rate of passage decreases the length of time available for enzymatic digestion in the small intestine and may increase the amount of soluble carbohydrate which reaches the large intestine. Soluble carbohydrates in the large intestine are fermented at a furious rate by microbes resulting in increased production of volatile fatty acids and lactic acid (endproducts of microbial fermentation). Acid accumulation decreases colonic pH which kills some bacterial species. The decreased pH also damages the large intestine mucosa, allowing toxins from dying bacteria to enter the bloodstream. These toxins may contribute directly to laminitis.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dietary fiber and feed processing</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As much as possible, fibrous feeds (hays, pastures, possibly silages) instead of concentrates should be fed to meet nutrient requirements. The NRC recommends that at least 50% of the ration or at least 1% of body weight should be roughage to ensure constant fill in the digestive tract and to promote health of the large intestine. Long stem hay is preferred over pelleted hay as ground hay (the form of hay in pellets) increases the rate of passage of feed, which decreases the efficiency of digestion and does not provide sufficient volume of fill in the digestive tract. The digestibility of hay, which varies depending on species and maturity, may also affect the amount of fill it creates in the large intestine. Immature hays with a higher ratio of soluble:insoluble carbohydrates will be digested to a greater extent enzymatically and will provide less gut fill. Mature, high fiber hays will be digested almost entirely microbially and will be digested more slowly, retaining gut fill for longer periods of time</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gut fill has been described as both beneficial and nonbeneficial. A beneficial effect of fiber in the colon and cecum is the fiber’s ability to retain electrolytes and water which may be needed during exercise in hot environments. However, gut fill is also extra weight which may contribute to additional exertion during exercise.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While reduction of particle size of forages is generally not recommended, processes that open the seed coat and reduce particle size of concentrates are generally accepted as benefiting prececal, enzymatic digestion. Grinding, dry rolling, steam rolling and extrusion are commonly done with grains with the net effect of increasing the surface area available for enzyme digestion. Processes that involve both heat and particle reduction are thought to improve digestion by causing partial disintegration of the starch granules. Improved enzymatic digestion in the small intestine decreases the amount of soluble carbohydrate that reaches the large intestine which is thought to be harmful as discussed above.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Supplementation to potentiate athletic performance</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Glycogen loading</b> in horses is a potentially dangerous practice with probably low potential for the improvement of athletic performance. Glycogen loading protocols in both human and equine athletes involve muscle glycogen depletion via a combination of strenuous exercise and low carbohydrate (high protein, high fat) intake followed by glycogen repletion and hopefully supercompensation by a short period (few days) of light work in combination with high carbohydrate intake right before the event. The theory of glycogen loading is that glycogen depletion will set the stage for glycogen supercompensation as muscle glycogen stores are refilled and possibly overfilled by the abundant carbohydrate in the diet during the repletion phase. Creating low carbohydrate diets for horses is difficult as most diets are primarily carbohydrate in composition. High protein-high fat diets for horses usually involve alfalfa hay and oil, which may or may not be palatable to horses. High carbohydrate diets may increase risk of colic or laminitis if grain becomes the primary component of the diet. One of the most well-read studies on glycogen loading in horses (Topliff et al, 1983) used a combination of alfalfa, casein and oil for the depletion diet and corn (85%) and grass hay (15%) for the repletion diet. The depletion diet was accompanied by severe exercise in the form of both aerobic and anaerobic work while the repletion diet was accompanied by only hand walking of the hroses. In this study, muscle glycogen was depleted (a decrease of 71% compared to initial glycogen concentration) and then supercompensated (36% above initial) by the work/diet treatments. Work performance (time to fatigue on a treadmill exercise test) was decreased by the glycogen depletion phase but was not increased by the repletion phase. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The type of glycogen loading protocol described above is considered by most to be too risky for valuable horses in training for a particular event. However, a modified glycogen loading program may be beneficial if tailored to the horse’s need. An increase in grain (soluble carbohydrate) in the diet in combination with lighter levels of work before an event may increase muscle glycogen levels somewhat and possibly enhance energy availability for certain types of athletic performance. The light work before an event may also help relieve muscle or other types of soreness not related to nutrition that may impact performance. Certainly, many factors must be considered, but giving muscles an opportunity to reach the maximum levels of glycogen appropriate to the individual horse may be beneficial.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Feeding fat</b> at the rate of about 10% of the total diet has also been shown to improve muscle glycogen concentrations at the start of exercise. The effect of feeding fat on glycogen utilization, however, have been inconclusive.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The composition and timing</b> <b>of a meal</b> before an athletic performance has been shown to alter the availability of energy substrates and could, potentially, alter athletic performance. Glucose levels peak 90 to 120 minutes after feeding with return to prefeeding levels within 5 to 6 hours. As expected, grains, with their high soluble carbohydrate content, produce higher blood glucose levels than hays. Fats fed with carbohydrates dampen the glycemic effects of the carbohydrate. In all cases, insulin responses mirror the height and time course of the glucose response curves. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When horses were fed isocaloric amounts of corn, alfalfa or offered no feed one or four hours prior to a strenuous but submaximal exercise test, blood glucose levels were highest in the horses fed corn at the start of exercise (Stull and Rodiek, 1990). However, the corn fed horses showed a precipitous decline in glucose during exercise, followed by a large post-exercise glucose rebound. Horses fed corn one hour before exercise showed greater pre-exercise glucose levels and greater during-exercise glucose declines than horses exercised four hours after feeding. The horses fed alfalfa or no feed started exercise with lower blood glucose levels and showed no decline in glucose during exercise. In fact the alfalfa fed or fasted horses showed a steady increase in blood glucose during exercise and into early recovery. Free fatty acid levels rose during exercise with all three dietary treatments but were highest in the fasted horses, lowest in the corn fed horses and intermediate in the alfalfa fed horses. These results indicate that corn-fed horses used glucose to a much greater extent to fuel the exercise performed than alfalfa-fed of fasted horses, which relied more on free fatty acid mobilized from adipose tissue. Although not significant, lactic acid levels tended to be higher in the horses fed corn.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The implications of these findings are not entirely clear. It appears that energy substrate utilization can be affected by the timing and composition of the last meal before an athletic event. The type of exercise as well as the timing and composition of the last meal must be considered when creating a feeding regime for pre-exercise treatment.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SUMMARY</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carbohydrates and fats are more than just a source of calories for horses. The digestion and metabolism of carbohydrates vary depending on chemical composition. Soluble and insoluble carbohydrates vary in their site of digestion, endproducts of digestion and metabolism of absorbed components. The ratio of soluble to insoluble carbohydrates in the diet must be carefully considered to provide not only optimum energy, but also to optimize digestive tract health and avoid potentially dangerous metabolic conditions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fats are a highly concentrated source of calories that can be well digested and metabolized in horses. Fats may be especially beneficial to the performance horses to increase energy density of the diet and provide readily available energy substrates for work performance. Both diet and the duration and intensity of the exercise affect the biochemical pathways for energy metabolism.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Physical form of the diet and the frequency and timing of feeding are important management consideration for carbohydrate and fat nutrition. Small, frequent meals are preferred to large meals infrequently offered. Physical form of hays and grains should be considered as well for optimum digestion.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">REFERENCES</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Clarke, L.L., Roberts, M.C. and Argenzio, R.A. 1990. Feeding and digestive problems in horses: Physiologic responses to a concentrated meal. <u>In</u> The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Equine Practice. H.F. Hintz, guest editor. W. B. Saunders Co. Philadelphia.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Meyer, H. Radicke, S, Kienzle, E, Wilke, S and Kleffken, D. 1983. Investigations on preileal digestion of oats, corn and barley starch in relation to grain processing. Proc. 13<sup>th</sup> Equine Nutrition and Physiology Symposium. Gainesville, FLA.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stull, C.L. and Rodiek, A.V. 1990. Effects of postprandial interval and feed type on substrate availability during exercise. <u>In</u> Equine Exercise Physiology 4. Newmark, Suffolk, United Kingdom, Equine Vet. Journal Ltd.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topliff, D.R., Potter, G.D., Dutson, T.R., Kreider, J.L. and Jessup, G.T. 1983. Diet manipulation and muscle glycogen in the equine. Proc. 8<sup>th</sup> Equine Nutrition and Physiology Symposium. Lexington, KY.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-48595206421130154312011-03-16T13:39:00.000-07:002011-03-16T13:39:19.810-07:00Supplements for the Endurance Horse - KER<div id="article" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 30px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; position: relative;"><h1 class="first-child" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-top-style: solid; border-top-width: 5px; color: #097ab3; font: normal normal normal 36px/1.17 Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 10px;">Supplements to Help the Endurance Horse<span class="first-child last-child" style="color: black; display: block; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By <a class="first-child last-child" href="http://www.ker.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #097ab2; cursor: pointer; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Kentucky Equine Research Staff</a> · November 10, 2002</span></h1><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">The endurance horse is unique among all other equine athletes. Because of the prolonged demands placed upon the endurance horse with protracted moderate intensity exertion, its performance may be influenced quickly by the quality of its diet. A simple diet of hay and oats may lack essential nutrients that allow the horse to perform as expected. Understanding how competition affects the nutrient needs of the horse will help the owner select the appropriate supplementation program for the individual endurance horse.</div><blockquote style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; color: #c66000; float: left; font: italic normal normal 20px/1.25 Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 15px; margin-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 4px; width: 200px;"><div class="first-child last-child" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-top-style: dashed; border-top-width: 1px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 15px; text-align: left;">Keeping an endurance horse fit and healthy involves more than just putting in a large number of miles on trails.</div></blockquote><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong class="first-child last-child">Improving the diet</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Approximately 80 to 90% of the feed eaten by horses is used to satisfy their energy requirements. Horses, like people, utilize energy to run most of the chemical reactions within the body, particularly to fuel muscle contractions vital to the work effort. As such, any horse diet should focus on providing adequate energy (calories). The major source of that energy is dietary carbohydrates (grass, hay, grain, molasses, etc.). Because the amount of energy available from forage alone can be a limiting factor for performance, grain is often added to increase the energy density of a diet.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Dietary fat is another source of energy readily employed by the horse for calories. Fat contains roughly 2.25 as much energy as an equal weight of carbohydrate, so less is needed to fuel body processes. Dietary fat has been scientifically proven to be advantageous to the performance of horses undergoing prolonged bouts of exercise.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">During long duration, moderate intensity exercise, the body depends on fat stores to supply energy for work. The addition of fat to the diet has been found to increase the ability of the horse to mobilize fat stores for energy, sparing the muscle glycogen (sugar) stores for more intense bouts of exercise. In a study done at Kentucky Equine Research comparing differences in fat utilization between breeds, it was found that Arabians (the most common breed used for endurance) are much more efficient at mobilizing and burning fat as an energy source than are Thoroughbreds.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">There are different dietary fat sources available to the horse, and the most common are vegetable oils. Vegetable oils can be fed safely up to 15% of the total diet. Another source of fat is rice bran, the heat-stabilized outer layer of the rice kernel which contains 20% fat. Compared to oats, rice bran can contain 120% of the digestible energy on a pound for pound basis. Therefore, this source of fat is beneficial in adding calories to the diet without increasing the amount of grain being fed.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">The remaining 10 to 20% of the diet is used to satisfy the nutrient requirements that drive the cellular processes inside the body. Protein is the major nutrient the body needs to support normal body functions. Vitamins and minerals play a vital role in metabolism but are needed in relatively small amounts. A simple diet of hay and oats may lack some of these key nutrients. Grain concentrates are designed to complement the nutrient profile of forages but must be fed at the recommended level in order to obtain balanced nutrition. For many endurance horses of Arabian descent, the recommended feeding rate of commercial grain mixes provides too many calories, resulting in excess weight gain.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">A horse that eats less than the recommended amount may be short on the supplemental protein, vitamins, and minerals that are added to complement the deficiencies in forages. A specialized grain mixture designed for endurance horses is preferable. Failing that, a specially designed concentrate containing essential proteins, vitamins, and minerals can be used to top off a feed that is provided at a lower rate than recommended. If protein is sufficient in forage and grain, then adding a well-balanced vitamin and mineral supplement will be sufficient to fill in the shortcomings of the diet.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong class="first-child last-child">Supplements</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><em class="first-child last-child">Hooves: </em>Horses often have unique requirements for certain nutrients to help improve performance. This is especially true of endurance horses. For instance, not every horse is blessed with hard, resilient hoof walls. The hooves of endurance horses often take a beating from the long hours on the trail. Research has shown that some horses with weak hooves benefit from supplementation of certain nutrients. Specific additives like biotin, methionine, iodine, and zinc, or a combination of them, can be added to the horse’s diet to improve hoof quality.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><em class="first-child last-child">Muscles: </em>Endurance competitions can also be hard on the horse’s muscles, which are in constant use during the hours of training necessary to compete successfully. During muscular exertion, free radicals (waste products of oxygen metabolism that can damage cell components) are produced and can cause muscular damage if not eliminated.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Certain nutrients, specifically vitamins C and E and selenium, are key antioxidants responsible for quenching free radicals found to build up in muscle tissue. These nutrients work in concert to reduce muscular soreness and stiffness associated with exercise. Magnesium is necessary for proper nerve and muscle function and may be insufficient in the diet of some hard-working horses.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><em class="first-child last-child">Immune function:</em>Antioxidants are also important for support of the immune system. Human endurance athletes may have reduced immune function for about 70 hours following a bout of prolonged and intensive exercise. During this period the body may be particularly susceptible to infection, allowing viruses and bacteria to gain a foothold. Lack of sleep, severe mental stress, malnutrition, weight loss, or other stressors commonly associated with shipping and competing can also exacerbate depression of immune function. Although the research has been done in humans, it may very likely be similar for the equine endurance athlete. Whether human or equine, body cells need specific nutrients to be able to properly divide and produce necessary antibodies. Many enzymes in immune cells require the presence of micronutrients, and critical roles have been defined for zinc, iron, copper, selenium, and vitamins A, B6, C, and E.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><em class="first-child last-child">Electrolyte losses:</em>Electrolytes are ions (charged particles) found inside and outside of cells in the body. Electrolytes play an important role in maintaining osmotic pressure, fluid balance, and nerve and muscle activity. A horse sweats in order to get rid of excessive heat that has built up in the muscles. Horse sweat consists of water and a high concentration of electrolytes. Any level of work produces body heat and subsequent sweating. When an endurance horse sweats, it loses essential electrolytes (particularly sodium, chloride, and potassium) that are necessary for top performance. Other factors may cause a horse to sweat, such as the time the horse spends in or tied to a trailer during the heat of the day or the stress of an unfamiliar environment.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Excessive sweating with subsequent loss of electrolytes can cause fatigue and muscular weakness. Usually, a horse can replenish lost electrolytes from its normal diet. However, under extended work or stressful circumstances, the electrolytes that are lost in sweat cannot be replaced from the daily ration of grain and forage.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">The amount of sweat produced by an endurance horse during a competition far exceeds that of any other sport horse. It may be difficult to realize the volume of fluid lost as the sweat may evaporate before it is even seen. Because electrolyte balance is critical for maximal performance, replacement of lost electrolytes is imperative. During long rides, calcium and magnesium may be also be lost in sweat in amounts high enough to cause metabolic disorders. Specific electrolyte supplementation can be provided to the horse during the competition phase, but it may also be necessary to provide a daily dose for horses that are in training for endurance events. Free choice water should always be available to the horse when electrolytes are used.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><em class="first-child last-child">Stomach problems: </em>The rigors and routines of training often interrupt the natural grazing behavior of performance horses, and consequently their stomach acid buffering mechanism.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Indigestion often results. If a horse has any of the following signs it may be suffering from heartburn: drop in performance, sour attitude, poor hair coat, grinding teeth, inappetance, and weight loss. Many endurance horses enjoy the luxury of having 24-hour turnout on pasture, which is ideal for the prevention of ulcers or heartburn.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">However, when this lifestyle is interrupted and the horse is loaded on a trailer, put in a stressful situation, fed differently than normal, and then asked to compete for hours with limited meals, he may end up with a sour stomach that will affect performance or attitude. Medications designed to alleviate these discomforts or those specifically designed to be stomach buffers can help horses with these problems.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><em class="first-child last-child">Chromium supplementation:</em>Strenuous exercise and high-grain diets increase the excretion of chromium in the urine of equine athletes, thereby depleting the natural reserve of this mineral in the body. Chromium is an integral component of glucose tolerance factor, which is thought to potentiate the action of insulin in chromium-deficient tissue. In a Kentucky Equine Research trial, chromium-supplemented horses showed lower insulin levels in response to a meal, and maintained lower insulin levels throughout a standardized exercise test. This means that with chromium supplementation less insulin is required to assimilate and utilize the same amount of glucose from a meal.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Another significant result was that peak levels of lactic acid were lower when the horses received supplemental chromium. Since lactic acid accumulation contributes to fatigue during exercise, this can be interpreted as being beneficial for the performance horse. For the endurance horse that has a low tolerance to additional grain in the diet, a chromium supplement may be advantageous. Chromium supplementation may also help reduce the incidence of tying-up in certain horses. One of the possible causes of tying-up is related to carbohydrate metabolism, and therefore chromium’s action on glucose and insulin may be beneficial in this situation.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"><strong class="first-child last-child">In Summary</strong></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;">Keeping an endurance horse fit and healthy involves more than just putting in a large number of miles on trails. The work required of these horses is quite different than that of any other equine athlete. The challenge is to provide the correct combination of nutrients that will support the special needs of these athletes during both training and competition.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: left;"></div><div class="clear last-child" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div></div><div id="tags" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-image: url(http://www.equinews.com/assets/images/site_images/tag_box_bottom.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 50% 100%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></div>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-36396198715472133772011-03-04T14:26:00.000-08:002011-03-04T14:26:38.364-08:00Monk Brothers - Tevis Trail with "Pinky"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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I met with Amanda Washington at the Overlook in Auburn yesterday at about 12:30pm to do a short tour of the home stretch of the Tevis Trail. Amanda writes a blog called "Cronicles of the Pink Helmet" and is a advid endurance rider. She is from Idaho where her husband is a Equine Vet and she works for the State as a Parole officer.<br />
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22 Miles, Overlook to Poverty bar... Nice day, few clouds, trail was a little muddy, but there were places where you could move out. Boys were good together, but very competitive.. <br />
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</tbody></table>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-19515896210605386482011-03-01T12:22:00.000-08:002011-03-01T12:22:07.668-08:00Re post.. "Using the trail"<a href="http://equineathlete.blogspot.com/2011/02/using-trail.html">http://equineathlete.blogspot.com/2011/02/using-trail.html</a><br />
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While doing my 20 mile jaunt with Ambrose yesterday I tried to get him to "use the trail". I have included a link to my previous post about using the trail above, I think that this skill is important enough to re read it. Ambrose has a pretty amazing trot and for some reason he prefers that gait. He also has a very nice cantor but at anything under about 12 mph prefers to trot. What I am trying to do is get him to get into a nice cantor when he can, using the trail to determine when he does it. It will take some practice because for him the cantor is after "12MPH". It is kinda funny but you will be in a nice little 8mph trot and ask for more speed, he immediately and quickly accelerates to about 14mph, all at the trot. For some reason that kept be amused for some time, MONK who has learned to "use the trail" will immediately go into a little canter from the 8mph seems to much more efficient, at least that my perception.<br />
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Ambrose was very good, no shying or acting stupid but he was very aware of all the cattle, and kept his eyes looking in all directions, not the conditions I would want to race in, but always good for training.<br />
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I think that "using the trail" is good for the horse and the rider and makes the TEAM much more efficient. You are having your horse pay attention, mixing up the gaits, moving along with the terrain rather then against it.<br />
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Ambrose and I will keep practicing, actually that is how you should ride all of the time, you can make it very fun, for both horse and rider, it will increase your overall speed without taking much out of the gas tank.Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-87473887982657094432011-02-28T21:11:00.000-08:002011-02-28T21:11:03.750-08:00Sat, Sun and Monday...Ambrose was ponied on Sat and Sunday, a 8 mile pony and a 12 mile pony. Just a nice easy work.<br />
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Sat: 8 miles, Average speed 11.4, max speed 18.4, fastest mile speed was 13.3, 39 minutes total.<br />
Sun 11.7 miles, Average speed 12..7, max speed 17.9, fastest mile speed was 15.3, 52 minutes total.<br />
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Monday we saddled up and went to Camp Far West to play with the cows.. We did 20 miles in 3 hours or so, footing was not so hot, kinda wet and slippery so speeds were kept slow. Ambrose did great, he does watch those cows very closely. His trip to the trainer was not waisted, he now stands quietly while the old man lifts his carcass into the saddle, most of the time....Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-91702961670297752212011-02-24T07:18:00.000-08:002011-02-24T07:18:20.213-08:0020 Mule Team Cancel (not a real endurance rider)After working for two days solid packing my trailer, cleaning horses and all the stuff that goes along with going to a competition I am kinda sad that I am just not willing to deal with having my horses standing around in the wind, rain and snow. MONK is rather a fair weather horse, he gets cold easily and is not a happy camper when ridden in the rain. When the forecast was down in the 20% range with the temps into the high 50's that sounded more doable. Upon checking this morning, just before leaving this morning, forecast is for Friday is very windy, snow and rain with the temp range 32/58, Saturday it is 70% 23/44.<br />
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After considering everything and EVERYBODY decided to cancel. I have no particular reason for going other then to just do the 100 with MONK, which is not important for our goals for this year. Plus this ride is about 500 miles away, 18 hours of driving and worrying about my horses.<br />
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But, my hat goes out to all those TOUGH endurance riders who will brave the weather this weekend, I will be by the fire with my 55" HD lcd,<br />
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MONK, staying out of the mud until we leave in the morning..<br />
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Weather for Ridgecrest is not looking that great but we are going ahead. Diesel prices are now up to $3.85 per gallon, we have probably a 950 mile round trip. <br />
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Both horses have been kept active with a daily pony of at least 5 miles, kind of a pre ride ritual that I do to prevent any tying up issues. Actually MONK will probably get a short 2 or 3 mile pony prior to getting in the trailer for the long ride down to Ridgecrest.<br />
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MONK has his EasyCare Glove shells glued on, that was done on Monday. Ambrose had his feet trimmed and will wear Gloves on his 35 mile LD ride.<br />
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MONK Bros Racing, LLC "Fur Side Up"Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-85420459356734289932011-02-17T12:16:00.000-08:002011-02-17T12:16:05.241-08:00Ambrose 11.2 mile pony2/15/2011<br />
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Ambrose had regained his weight from his 26 mile under saddle work. It had been raining some and he was very anxious to go do something. I decided that a nice easy pony would be in order. He did well until we tried to pass the ranch, he put the breaks on and I had to let go of the lead rope. It took more then a few minutes to get him back, and since I was near the barn anyway I stopped and got the dressage whip. When he sees the whip he all of sudden becomes very compliant. The rest of the pony went great. He trots so effortless at 15 mph just looking around like he is really having fun. We pass lots of small ranches with horses out in the their pastures that usually run to the fence to greet us, he will talk to them some, but just keeps on trotting.<br />
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The Digifit program I use on the iPhone is pretty accurate except for the HR, and they are accurate when the belt is not moving at all. I have compared it to the Garmin 310xt and it is real close. <br />
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Total Miles: 11.15<br />
Elapsed Time 56.05<br />
Average MPH 11.9<br />
Max MPH 22<br />
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Mile 1 - 10.2<br />
Mile 2 - 8.9<br />
Mile 3 - 11.7<br />
Mile 4 - 12.4<br />
Mile 5 - 12.4<br />
Mile 6 - 12.9<br />
Mile 7 - 11.6<br />
Mile 8 - 14.4<br />
Mile 9 - 15.8<br />
Mile 10 - 11.7<br />
Mile 11 - 13.1<br />
Mile 12 - 7.6Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-41568063778884569002011-02-15T13:46:00.000-08:002011-02-15T13:46:12.194-08:00Endurance Horse Heart RatesYour HR (Heart Rates) play a big roll in determining how fit your horse is. <br />
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<b>Resting HR</b> can tell you lots after you have established a base line of taking it everyday for awhile. If your your conditioning program is working for you, you will eventually see a drop in the resting HR. This may take awhile, even years, but if you keep track you will see it drop at least by a couple of beats. The lower your horses HR does not mean that he is a better athlete then the horse that is 10 beats higher. But what it does mean that the horse with the lowest HR will probably get better vet scores and more BC just because how the system is set up. So, don't let that 40 resting HR scare you away from a good potential candidate. It is the recovery rate that is most important. Day to day rates should not vary by more then a couple of beats, if it does start looking for a reason.. Most common reason is over conditioning, your horse needs some rest... or they are getting sick.<br />
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<b>Recovery Rate </b>is how fast your horse recovers back to normal. Now there are two components as far as I am concerned. You have a working HR and the recovery or time it takes to get back to a certain level. I happen to use 120 as my recovery bottom number, the top number I don't care too much about as long as the effort put forth was good enough for that horse. So if I sprint up a hill and the horse hits 200 as his top number, what I am looking at is how fast it takes him to recover back to 120... I keep track of those numbers because they are important to judge your improvement. For the most part your working HR will improve slowly over time. This working HR is very important, a horse that can't recover after just a little work will not be able to recover to a good resting HR for you vet check.<br />
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<b>Swinging Heat Rates </b>are pretty common in unconditioned horses. I do not get overly concerned about a swinging HR during conditioning in a rookie horse, just means you need to back off a little. Swinging HR is when your horse comes in from your work and your horse pulses down to say 80 within a few minutes and seems to hang there for awhile. You keep watching and he then goes down to 65 and up to 70 then down to 62 then back up to 70 or higher. You get the idea, the fit horse will come in and be down to 80 and keep dropping all the way to criteria. You need to know your horse, and to know if they swing at all. If they are swinging and you see 60 and then run off to the vet, you probably are done for the day... Just because they swing before going into vet does not mean your done for the day as long as you are paying attention. Give your horse some time to stabilize before presenting to the vet. Take the time you need. Then if your smart you will slow way down and get a completion.<br />
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<b>Conditioning HR's</b> are important to keep track of so you can go back and see your improvement over the months, and years. <a href="http://equineathlete.blogspot.com/p/equine-heart-rate-monitors.html"> See post on Heart Rate Monitors..</a><br />
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<b>WEG 2010 </b>endurance horses were out on the endurance trail travelling at about 15 mph or faster, they will canter into the vet area, saddles are pealed and horses cooled with lots of water by lots of people. These horses reach a criteria of 64 in sometimes under two minutes.. That last lap of the race was run at about 20 mph by more then just a few horses, their recovery times were in the 3 minute range, at least for the lead horses. These horses have to do lots of cardio in order to develop their conditioning to that level, it does not just happen by accident. It takes many many hours of upper level conditioning to get that kind of results. <br />
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MONK Bros Racing, LLC. "Fur Side Up"Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-53099999391714332102011-02-14T14:03:00.000-08:002011-02-14T14:03:12.894-08:00Using the trail.......Using the trail is a phrase I don't here very often, but it is very important if you want your Equine Athlete to do the best they can do. You as the rider pretty much dictate the speed but you must teach your horse to use the trail. It is a pretty easy concept, but it does take practice and keeping your horse focused and on task. You can start to get the rhythm during training but you need some longer rides on a variable terrain trail to get good at it. A excellent trail for that is portions of the Tevis trail. Any training ride is what you make of it, hard, easy, fast, training or conditioning. <div><br />
</div><div>Using the trail is exactly that: Get your horse used to changing gates easily and quickly. You try and go as fast as you can safely go, asking the horse to use the gaits necessary to do that. Don't trot where you should be in a canter etc. etc.. Sounds easy, but you must practice this at race pace. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Race pace is generally a pace probably just a little faster or same pace that you would be racing at, because you don't go the whole distance you can practice a little faster. Using the trail takes some practice for your horse to know what you want him to do, some horses will do this pretty naturally, some take more time to become efficient.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Never go any faster in a race then what you have practiced for. For the most part it will be much slower, you will probably never do a real fast hill climb in a race but for sure will do it while conditioning..</div><div><br />
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</div>Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-345807425235608434.post-24190362148388758452011-02-13T09:11:00.000-08:002011-02-13T09:13:00.406-08:00Race weekWe are getting ready to go racing at 20 Mule Team ride in Southern Ca in two weeks. Because our goals are different for each horse we will approach each one differently. Most will probably not agree but a taper from your normal work load can be important. I do like to have a hard work 7 to 10 days out from race day, but sometimes, depending on how important the race is I will forgo that work, just to help keep weight. Not sure I will have to do that with Ambrose as he is a eating machine.<br />
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Ambrose is a unknown, he will start the 35 mile LD with Shannon Constanti aboard. Hard to predict how a new horse will act in his first endurance ride. I have had a multitude of attitudes and behaviors, most of which I was not expecting. Shannon is a seasoned rider so we will let her call the shots on how she will deal with Ambrose.. We know that he is very competitive with MONK, but will he be that way with other horses, more then likely, he is after all a horse who has raced at the track. So you have lots of decisions you have to make in that 35 miles, most of it schooling, getting his head right, more then likely. I have no worry about his fitness for this length of a ride he is MORE then ready. If I had another two or three weeks on him I would of put him in the 65. I am thinking FEI for this horse, so he has to have 3 fifty mile rides at a speed of less then 10mph, that may take some doing. We will try and pick some hard rides for those qualifying rides.<br />
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Our goal for MONK this year is to prepare him properly for the Tevis ride. One of the things that we have to do is modify our training program, Ambrose will be following along so more then likely I will post all the rides that we do with both horses. We will be doing lots of work on the Tevis trail itself. We will be doing much more hill/mountain work then just flat fast work. The ride at 20MT is mostly flat and fast but it will still work great for tune up on some of the things that we need to do on a 100 mile ride. I assume that we will do well, but again, we will take it as it comes... I am a believer in doing the best that you can do that day, if you have to actually race make sure it is worth it, which for me is 1st.... and that is it. The first year MONK did 20MT, it was his first 100 mile ride where he was 4th. We had occasion to watch someone canter their horse the last few miles to the finish for a non win, top 5 position????<br />
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MONK Bros Racing LLC. "Fur side up"Chris Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10779773198010608298noreply@blogger.com0