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Re: [SPAM] [RC] Electrolytes - as a supplement - Laney Humphrey

I once knew a horse that got quite sick from being given e'lytes daily. He wasn't ridden much at all and was being given a fairly hefty dose. Can't remember what his symptoms were but when the vet figured out that he was being given tack store e'lytes daily & said to stop, the horse recovered.
laney


Rae Callaway wrote:
Reason I'm asking is that I have a boarder - a first time horse owner - who
is insisting that I feed her horse electrolytes in his feed.  Along with
several other supplements.  I told her in the beginning that I wouldn't be
adding the electrolytes because I didn't feel it was good for the horse, but
now she's started prepackaging the supplements and I don't know what all is
in there anymore, except for the neon pink tack store electrolytes.  If I'm
going to take a stand on this, I'd like some facts to back it up.

Rae
Tall C Arabians - Central

-----Original Message-----
From: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 7:16 PM
To: Rae Callaway
Cc: ridecamp
Subject: RE: [SPAM] [RC] Electrolytes - as a supplement



Can someone explain to me why giving electrolytes as a daily supplement is

a


good idea?


As someone who doesn't think it is a good idea to supplement healthy
horses daily with electrolytes, no, I can't explain why it is a good
idea...  :-)   It's good to have some sort of a salt supplement
available to them free choice, but IMO it is healthier to leave it up
to them to use it, instead of putting it in their feed.

Heidi






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RE: [SPAM] [RC] Electrolytes - as a supplement, Rae Callaway