tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post1786937152309479757..comments2024-03-26T08:14:17.157-07:00Comments on Haiku Farm: In which Endurance 101 is focused on moving down the trailAareneXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-13293508828605821822016-12-07T22:55:08.847-08:002016-12-07T22:55:08.847-08:00Hi Whitney, and welcome. This post was written sev...Hi Whitney, and welcome. This post was written several years ago as an early draft for a chapter in the book Endurance 101. The draft is good, but the book is better, so I hope you'll be able to read the whole polished product. Best of luck to you!AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-65342685666489662702016-12-07T22:24:03.990-08:002016-12-07T22:24:03.990-08:00This was great! I'm just starting my research ...This was great! I'm just starting my research in endurance, as I seen that my horse may be naturally made for it and that I also am super interested. It's awesome to come across something funny, informative, and well written! Thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06631154094527828099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-24453716384439645762012-05-14T12:56:58.439-07:002012-05-14T12:56:58.439-07:00Hey Tara, thanks for reading. The research done b...Hey Tara, thanks for reading. The research done by Susan Garlinghouse and others shows that the greatest stimulus for drinking is...hay. Nice, green hay apparently gets saliva moving and causes a mental "ping" to go off, reminding the horse to drink. However, very recent research shows that wetness "stifles the ping"; therefore, if the horse is interrupted once he's gotten a mouthful of water, he will think he's had enough, even when he's still thirsty/dehydrated.<br /><br />Electrolytes stimulate thirst. I generally begin electrolyting lightly after dinner the evening before we leave for an event. Horses get another light dose in the morning before we load (and then a syringe of water to rinse the salt out so it doesn't burn the tongue, and then a handful of oats to wash everything down nicely), and another light dose in the trailer if we travel more than 4 hours. I offer water AND wet beetpulp at rest breaks in the trailer, and they will usually accept at least one of those.<br /><br />I mix electrolytes with applesauce for palatibility. They still taste nasty, but not quite as bad. I also sometimes give a full syringe of *just* applesauce, so that the horse can experience getting a dose of something nice every once in a while.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072169739345465380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-88299188230046036182012-05-14T11:41:06.007-07:002012-05-14T11:41:06.007-07:00Few questions, any tips on training horses to DRIN...Few questions, any tips on training horses to DRINK when away from home? Both of my horses will not drink at the trailer/rest stops. <br /> And, in the same vein, you make up your own electrolite syringes, do you just use powdered stuff and make it into a paste?/<br /> TaraTarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292388428041873454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-13447976879387345542011-11-14T21:56:34.096-08:002011-11-14T21:56:34.096-08:00And I thought I was the only endurance rider who s...And I thought I was the only endurance rider who snickered about all the LSD we do.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-53109757829288464482011-11-14T13:34:42.063-08:002011-11-14T13:34:42.063-08:00Your horse descriptions cracked me up. Jabba the H...Your horse descriptions cracked me up. Jabba the Hut? Love. It. Also appreciate the workout advice. Currently, we walk on the road for 15 min, heavy sand for 30, and trot or canter here and there in between, usually totaling an hour. Some heat and blowing, but not enough to break a real sweat in cool weather.<br /><br />Whew. Not Jabba the Hut. Should be fun to see if I can get Mr. I Hate Trotting to settle into regular trot work, and enjoy it (that's key). I am learning so much - thank you!Janehttp://theliteraryhorse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899388425248595265.post-23497583214170714742011-11-11T14:57:57.879-08:002011-11-11T14:57:57.879-08:00Another excellent endurance info post.
I love th...Another excellent endurance info post. <br /><br />I love the motto: "To Finish is to Win." <br />And I like that the person who finishes the ride in 11th place gets the same prize and number of mileage points as the person who finishes dead last...<br /><br />So true! But I bet a lot of very competitive people probably forget that when first starting out.<br /> <br />By the way, I took your advice about singing during my July ACTHA ride and it truly made a difference for both of us, depending upon the tempo of the song I chose. I think my mare rather enjoyed it, too. :)<br /><br />~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.com