Re: [RC] e'lytes and supplements - Kristen A Fisher
One thing I did notice one time [so can't really say
it's a fact] is we did a 25 mile training ride with no elytes and my mare ate
great during our mock hold at 15 miles. After the first 25 miles of the next
ride, I think she was less interested in eating because of the elytes. I am
going to keep an eye on that; I want her to eat but do think she needs the
elytes.
Michigan State University is doing an e-lyte study. We took place
this summer, 2 rides, same location. The difference was one ride they
did more e-lytes, one less e-lytes. I was talking to the vet in charge
of the study wondering why they didn't use different kinds of e-lytes, etc.
She said they have to test one feature at a time. The Temp was the
same at both rides. I figured out that the second ride used fewer
e-lytes. We had less completions on the second ride. HMMM.
Was it the miles, the later date or the e-lytes.
By the way, AERC funded the test. I hope they do more testing
soon. They said the study would be out about the end of December, but I
have not seen it yet.
