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  Discussion on Muscle building supplement to help reduce weight
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Npreston

Posted on Monday, Jul 4, 2005 - 8:20 pm:

We have acquired a 12 year Warmblood gelding, who is about 100 lbs. overweight. We use him for eventing, so he definitely needs to have enough food for energy. He gets 4 lbs. of Triple Crown Lite per day, with 3-4 flakes of Timothy/Orchard Grass Hay (not great quality). With all that being said - has anyone every used a muscle building supplement to help build muscle mass? I am assuming that like in humans the more muscle mass you have the more calories you burn. If anyone has used a product like this - which one? Any other recommendations to get him in shape would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Nancy
Moderator:
DrO

Posted on Thursday, Jul 7, 2005 - 8:17 am:

Nancy,
We have an article on anabolic steroids, the steroid responsible for building muscle, see Equine Medications and Nutriceuticals » Miscellaneous Drugs » Anabolic Steroids: Equipoise, Winstrol, and others.

For information on training for fitness see Training Horses » Training Your Horse's Body » Exercise Physiology and Conditioning.
DrO
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