Feeding supplement after riding?

[Weeg]

So I have looked at a handful of articles explaining why you shouldn't feed a horse immediately after a ride. It said you should wait an hour to ride after your horse has ate, and an hour after the ride before feeding. Three hours if you are doing anything really strenuous. This makes sense. A horse that is trying to cool down has a harder time digesting food, and it could cause colic.
But what about supplements? We don't feed much, 2 handfuls of alfalfa pellets, 4-8 oz of the vitamin supplement depending on how hard they worked. 1 oz of a joint supplement and 3 oz of flax seed. Usually we feed about 6 oz of the vitamins, so 10 oz of supplement not including the alfalfa total. The only article I saw that had info about feeding supplement before and after, made it seem like feeding supplement after a ride can help the muscles strengthen? I didn't know if I read it right or if it was talking about something else?
So do you think I should wait an hour to feed supplement and hay? Or just hay? Is supplement fine to feed after a ride? Tell me what you think!

 

[CHlCKEN]

I would suggest waiting. Although it isn’t true feed, it’s still something to digest.

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

My past includes raising, training and showing horses. As u are likely aware, horses can sometimes colic for No obvious reason. I hand-walked horses for hours that had slight colic. Had a few, and Knew of more through the years, that colicked overnight in their stalls, rolled to try and ease their belly aches, and twisted their intestines. Some survived after very expensive surgery, others did not. These were all valued show horses, yet ocasionally a horse colicked with a deadly result despite all care and precautions. While the risk from a small amount of supplements is low, i see no beneficial reason to chance it until you are SURE your horses vital signs have returned to normal. Our show horses developed plenty of muscle tone from their regular conditioning & training. There is a reason for the old cowboy adage/cliche "rode hard and put up wet." Thats a great way to kill a horse, & many horses did once die from being put up and fed before they cooled down. Have fun with your horse!