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Location: Rocky Mountains | SOOO!!! Guys! I'm a sucker for a danm good lookin horse lol and an in shape horse goes in hand with that. My horses are kept on a regular routine. They are worked or a regular basis. They are already in pretty fantastic shape.
BUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTT......
I was at this race where I watched this trailer pull up with theses horses that had the MOST incredible muscle tone Iv ever seen! EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!! I mean it was to the point where with the few hat had poor conformation it had created the illusion that they had perfect conformation! That's how incredible they were!
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Location: Rocky Mountains | Hahah I'm not sure who there were. It was in the salt lake area in Utah but it was a big race. These people could have come from any were haha. I'm not sure what this information has to do with it but lol alright fair enough |
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| Alfalfa based diet probably |
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Location: TN | iloveequine40 - 2016-11-13 8:04 PM Alfalfa based diet probably
My money would be on straight alfalfa free choice |
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| If you want to see a bunch of horses with incredible muscle tone go to a QH racetrack. It's crazy. |
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Location: Montana | Would an alfalfa based diet really do that? Is it the protein level or why do you say that? I'm more of a 50/50 grass, alfalfa feeder myself, but am curious. |
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| Yes. Combined with thoughtful excercise/rest program, with something like rice bran, and you've got horses ready to go to the show.
Edited to add, this was a reply to Montanas question!
Edited by classicpotatochip 2016-11-13 8:56 PM
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Location: Montana | classicpotatochip - 2016-11-13 7:55 PM Yes. Combined with thoughtful excercise/rest program, with something like rice bran, and you've got horses ready to go to the show. Edited to add, this was a reply to Montanas question!
Thanks very much! I hadn't heard that before. I knew alfalfa was a good feed, in its own respects (I also believe grass is essential to a horse's diet), and I'm able to get nearly as much of it as I want as there is an aflalfa field about 1/4 mile down the road and I can buy as much hay as I want.
I haven't gotten in to the rice bran yet (I've read a lot about it) but it is fairly pricey in my area, IMO. I also worry slightly about the fat content as I have an easy keeper and she can put on weight looking at a bale of hay. LOL. |
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| mtcanchazer - 2016-11-13 9:28 PM
classicpotatochip - 2016-11-13 7:55 PM Yes. Combined with thoughtful excercise/rest program, with something like rice bran, and you've got horses ready to go to the show. Edited to add, this was a reply to Montanas question!
Thanks very much! I hadn't heard that before. I knew alfalfa was a good feed, in its own respects (I also believe grass is essential to a horse's diet), and I'm able to get nearly as much of it as I want as there is an aflalfa field about 1/4 mile down the road and I can buy as much hay as I want.
I haven't gotten in to the rice bran yet (I've read a lot about it) but it is fairly pricey in my area, IMO. I also worry slightly about the fat content as I have an easy keeper and she can put on weight looking at a bale of hay. LOL.
BE VERY CAREFUL ... HIGH PROTEIN FEEDING PROGRAM COMES WITH
A GOOD EXERCISE PROGRAM TOO .. as one poster indicated ..
or
a bad case of colic or feet problems ..
Race horse program is usually M-W-F gallops with bursts of speed and/or
gate training included for 2 1/2 miles .. all of the off days they get put on walkers
for an hour to 1 1/2 hours while stalls are being cleaned ...
A walker is like a magic muscle builder .. similar to lifting weights ... lol
Normal work out day ... horse is fed 3 times a day .... stall hay and alfalfa is 50/50 ...
worked on track .... washed down and brushed ... walker for an hour to cool down and dry off and put back in stall ...
If you want your event horse to shine even more ... add a cup of chopped corn, a big handful of whole flax seed daily and a handful of Moorman GroStrong minerals every other day ... if you start now with your palomino and buckskin
horses ... they will be 1-2 shades darker when they shed out in the spring ..
There are no magic supplements ... just good marketing to get your hard
earned money ... lol
Stay away from anything that is a waste product from human food processing
like beet pulp or rice bran ... or the many names they use for waste from
ethanol production ..
GOOD LUCK
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| Chasin97canz - 2016-11-13 5:36 PM SOOO!!! Guys! I'm a sucker for a danm good lookin horse lol and an in shape horse goes in hand with that. My horses are kept on a regular routine. They are worked or a regular basis. They are already in pretty fantastic shape.
BUUUUUUUUUTTTTTTT......
I was at this race where I watched this trailer pull up with theses horses that had the MOST incredible muscle tone Iv ever seen! EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!! I mean it was to the point where with the few hat had poor conformation it had created the illusion that they had perfect conformation! That's how incredible they were!
Does any one have any idea what they were feeding them!
Dang, you should have asked! Most people don't mind hearing a compliment and sharing their program. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | kmcsunshine - 2016-11-14 8:20 AM Equipoise?
this is probably the right answer
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| Food doesn't equal looking great. If that was the case, then I'd look like a million bucks.
Those horses get worked, a lot, I'm sure. They obviously have an exercise program for them that they stick with on a DAILY or almost Daily basis.
Is there food good, yes, I'm sure it's fine, but the exercise regimen is what builds and keeps muscle. |
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Location: East Texas | 1DSoon - 2016-11-14 7:43 AM
kmcsunshine - 2016-11-14 8:20 AM Equipoise?
this is probably the right answer
yep, or some other artificial help. |
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| When I came down to Texas from Wyoming, I was stunned at the shape that everyone had their horses in. There's just not as many people in some areas that know the tricks to keep one racecar ready. It's just not as common, or maybe just not in the budget. Things like rice bran can be harder to obtain, with many feed stores not even knowing what it is. Year round fitness is also a big factor to consider. Some people just don't ride for 6 months out of the year.
A good example to discuss is at a big show in Texas, horses that are mind boggling for their physique ARE probably getting something extra chemically, while the average Betty Barrel Racer (i.e., see yours truly), can have beautifully fitted horses that might be mind blowing somewhere else.
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| You want your horse to really have that head turning look? Ride them hard everyday. I take good care of my horses but my trainer rides them hard everyday and they look spectacular. They feel like performing. She had my paint horse and he doesn't get ridden like he should but he still has some of the muscle definition that she did. any day that my horses do not get ridden, they are put on the free walker. EXERCISE |
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Location: Bandera, TX | You can bet many horses in the hands of ethical trainers don't get a drop of chemical and still look like a million bucks.
The key to good is the one that knows when to work hard and when to back off. They often times can read blood better than some vets and know when they have to back off the training. |
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Location: Montana | BARRELHORSE USA - 2016-11-14 12:23 AM mtcanchazer - 2016-11-13 9:28 PM classicpotatochip - 2016-11-13 7:55 PM Yes. Combined with thoughtful excercise/rest program, with something like rice bran, and you've got horses ready to go to the show. Edited to add, this was a reply to Montanas question! Thanks very much! I hadn't heard that before. I knew alfalfa was a good feed, in its own respects (I also believe grass is essential to a horse's diet), and I'm able to get nearly as much of it as I want as there is an aflalfa field about 1/4 mile down the road and I can buy as much hay as I want.
I haven't gotten in to the rice bran yet (I've read a lot about it) but it is fairly pricey in my area, IMO. I also worry slightly about the fat content as I have an easy keeper and she can put on weight looking at a bale of hay. LOL. BE VERY CAREFUL ... HIGH PROTEIN FEEDING PROGRAM COMES WITH A GOOD EXERCISE PROGRAM TOO .. as one poster indicated .. or a bad case of colic or feet problems .. Race horse program is usually M-W-F gallops with bursts of speed and/or gate training included for 2 1/2 miles .. all of the off days they get put on walkers for an hour to 1 1/2 hours while stalls are being cleaned ... A walker is like a magic muscle builder .. similar to lifting weights ... lol Normal work out day ... horse is fed 3 times a day .... stall hay and alfalfa is 50/50 ... worked on track .... washed down and brushed ... walker for an hour to cool down and dry off and put back in stall ... If you want your event horse to shine even more ... add a cup of chopped corn, a big handful of whole flax seed daily and a handful of Moorman GroStrong minerals every other day ... if you start now with your palomino and buckskin horses ... they will be 1-2 shades darker when they shed out in the spring .. There are no magic supplements ... just good marketing to get your hard earned money ... lol Stay away from anything that is a waste product from human food processing like beet pulp or rice bran ... or the many names they use for waste from ethanol production .. GOOD LUCK
Like I said, I'm more of a 50/50 grass alfalfa feeder...I think my horses would go crazy on a straigh alfalfa diet! LOL. Besides all the health concerns. |
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| Swimming? aquatred maybe, under lights.
Edited by rushlvr 2016-11-14 12:36 PM
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Location: Tulsa, Ok | kmcsunshine - 2016-11-14 7:20 AM Equipoise?
That is what I was thinking. |
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| how hard ive been wondering this,how many days miles minutesmy friend has a top of the top lol1d horse she only rides three days a week a little trotting and loping i ride my colt six days a week walking trotting loping four to six miles.he is five so not really a colt |
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| i could never do that to my horses the long term effects arent worth it to me. |
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Location: Sunnyland Florida | CrossDRanch - 2016-11-14 9:03 AM 1DSoon - 2016-11-14 7:43 AM kmcsunshine - 2016-11-14 8:20 AM Equipoise?
this is probably the right answer
yep, or some other artificial help.
Yes, Equipoise is a Steroid and will definitely do that. Horrific long term effects though, hardly worth it. Bad short-term effects sometimes too.
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Location: Texas | I am always surprised by people who claim that some people who have beautiful fit horses are getting help from "chemicals". The knowledge base has gotten so much better as far as feeding, exercise, gastric care, a good efficient worming program, how to decrease "stress" while hauling, when & when not to use supplements, minerals etc.....
There an abundance of info out there. I know I pick so many people's brain that I can be a nuisance.....
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Location: Sunnyland Florida | dhanover - 2016-11-14 10:40 PM I am always surprised by people who claim that some people who have beautiful fit horses are getting help from "chemicals". The knowledge base has gotten so much better as far as feeding, exercise, gastric care, a good efficient worming program, how to decrease "stress" while hauling, when & when not to use supplements, minerals etc.....
There an abundance of info out there. I know I pick so many people's brain that I can be a nuisance.....
I totally agree with you, the knowledge base is so much broader and the information is easily attainable. Many of these "incredible looking horses" may be a product of the awesome feeding/care programs. That said, we all know different. I have friends and aquaintances that use steroids and other dangerous products to keep their horses winning. Ugly truth - many very nice people see nothing wrong with steroid or other dangerous drug use for their horses. I'd love to see the barrel horse industry take a stand and drug test more to slow/stop the abuse.
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What the hello were they feeding these incredible horses