Pre And Post Race Feeding / Watering Advise

[The White Rapido Man]

Should i feed normally the night before my first race?......also what if anything would you advise is the best product to place in the water upon return? Many thanks

[andy Burgess]

Should i feed normally the night before my first race?......also what if anything would you advise is the best product to place in the water upon return? Many thanks

yes and for me multi-vits.

[The White Rapido Man]

Thanks Andy ;-)

[sapper756]

I give them a normal feed the night before basketing, and the day of basketing, I give them a good feed, and remove at 1pm. with regards to the water on return, simply fresh water.

[just ask me]

fresh water on return you can add something in the water if you wish with the later feed

 

with feeding its about the distance also if there 2 or 3 days in basket i dont think it matters a whole lot what there last feed in your loft is as they will be fed in transporter

[Tony C]

With youngsters what you have to avoid is sending them with food in their crops. There's two reasons for this, 1) they'll throw up in the basket, 2) YBS can strike overnight, if fed correctly their crops should be flat as a pancake...........if not they're holding food which = YBS. I suggest you feed them 3/4 of their normal ration on a Thursday & 1/2 ration Friday morning, come basketing if healthy no food will be felt in their crops. As for water on return from a race plain water is the best thing you can give them. Lactic acid plus other impurities build up in their body's during the race and this gets flushed out of their body's via kidneys & liver, anything added to the drinking water hinders this process.