tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957257570347188011.post286034739333505575..comments2023-08-22T01:43:05.915-07:00Comments on The Roaming Rider: I LOVE The New BMSarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03346020257901575574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957257570347188011.post-15792073822121175162014-09-30T11:57:13.955-07:002014-09-30T11:57:13.955-07:00That is one awesome BM right there! We need to clo...That is one awesome BM right there! We need to clone him! ;)Nicole Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817619834026667737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957257570347188011.post-22798203650119062762014-09-30T10:58:10.120-07:002014-09-30T10:58:10.120-07:00WOW. I was not expecting a 6. I was thinking from ...WOW. I was not expecting a 6. I was thinking from the BM response she was between 4.5 and 5.<br /><br />I'm laughing my ass off right now.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834640625999522559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957257570347188011.post-56971028373382396432014-09-29T13:07:23.978-07:002014-09-29T13:07:23.978-07:00What a wonderful old man!What a wonderful old man!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957257570347188011.post-7371151024888747012014-09-29T11:09:48.801-07:002014-09-29T11:09:48.801-07:00Karen - she rests at a lovely 6 on the BCS and tha...Karen - she rests at a lovely 6 on the BCS and that is with a *lot* of conditioning. The winter before we moved from WI she wasn't ridden all that much due to my son being born and the constant sub 0 temps. The BM up there fed everyone the exact same based on the hardest keeper regardless of need and she very happily ended the winter at a lovely 7.5 bordering on 8 in the cold without a blanket. The girl knows how to store fat :) To say the least she is a very easy keeper which is why I am slightly worried he will have her fat in no time. He did say that if I felt is was too much he would cut back to once daily or down to nothing again. <br />Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346020257901575574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957257570347188011.post-13027513518879586762014-09-29T10:00:26.339-07:002014-09-29T10:00:26.339-07:00Thoughts:
Muscles are fired by using the fat store...Thoughts:<br />Muscles are fired by using the fat stored in the cells. Your mare probably needs to be about a 5.5 to have the reserves she needs to do a 50 (in my opinion). The only thing I would suggest is you do some research on what the BM is going to feed her. From listening to Saiph and Liz, a horse can lose 50 - 75 pounds on a hard 50. It would be better to have that in reserve then for her to have any metabolic distress.<br /><br />And it is really refreshing to find a BM that is concerned about the weight of their boarded horses, rather than pinching each flake of alfalfa for whatever they can get from it. <br /><br />Good luck with your upcoming 50.Crickethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834640625999522559noreply@blogger.com