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Re: [RC] Ol' Time E'olytes - Sky Ranch

Question - it seems to me that if a horse is not drinking well, the last thing you'd want to do is give him electrolytes.
 
Am I wrong?
 
Carla Richardson
Colorado
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [RC] Ol' Time E'olytes

In a message dated 3/27/2006 8:31:01 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
If a horse eats voraciously, and drinks readily, and is going at speeds
to which he is conditioned, and is not being ridden past what he has
been conditioned to do, and has no pain issues that one can find, but
still tends to lag toward the ends of rides or have pulse issues, then
I would certainly look at e-lytes as being his issue, and would use
them.

If any of the other aspects above are issues, then e-lytes would not be
the first thing that crosses my mind. 
Thanks, Heidi.
So,
       1.  Horse eating voraciously.....check
       2.  Drinks readily....check
       3.  Going at speeds which replicate conditioning speeds....check
       4.  No obvious pain issues....check
       5.  Hanging pulse, malaise, lack of interest, dark urine, etc.....ELECTROLYTE MANAGEMENT just might be the issue.
 
If condition 2 presents, in that he DOESN'T DRINK READILY, does one ASSUME that electrolytes are an issue, or does one move to condition 3 and CONSIDER that slowing down might be a consideration if the horse and rider have gotten sucked up in "get 'er done", or maybe condition 4?
 
THINKING RIDERS are the key.  There is no AUTOMATIC "cause and effect"  here...rider awareness still becomes the key, as with most things "endurance".
 
Frank

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