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Re: [RC] Ol' Time E'olytes - Joe LongOn Sun, 26 Mar 2006 20:55:58 -0500, rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote: Josie and I are both starting new horses this year. ( I bought my new boy, Gunner, from a lady named Dean that used to ride with ya'lls crowd at Bankhead :-) I hope to do his first 50 at Million PInes. Did 5 hours at a good clip today and he drank great and acted starved grabbing grass. So...I go to Soperton...which amazingly has an EXTREMELY high pull rate every year. For instance I pulled up 3 years starts/finishers was 70/44, 63/38, 72/50 It's the first warm ride. It's in the deep south, warmer than most of our climates. I'll be asking him to go farther than he's ever gone...normally I would give a dose just before we start the ride, and one at each vet check. (4 total) What would you do different than that to "err on the side of caution"? Angie What you're planning is probably what I would do, except I don't give any by syringe before starting. However, how much is your "dose?" If I was using a commercial product and giving it four times in 50 miles I'd probably only give half of what they call one dose each time. Then if he showed signs of needing more than that, I'd consider upping it on the next ride. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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