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Re: [RC] [RC] elytes - rides2far@xxxxxxxxI do know that it is not good advice to replace ALL that is lost during a ride. That must be done in the hours and days following >>>>the event. And, one needs to take into account the fact that the horse is getting elytes from the food it eats. So one should not merely calculate the amount of elytes lost and then add that amount back bysupplementation. This is amusing to me since I quit giving electrolytes at the last vet check *during* the ride (don't give them after completing) and that has been against the advice of every vet I have ever heard lecture on electrolytes. Maybe it was Susan Garlinghouse who said the horse would bounce back faster if given electrolytes for a couple of days after the ride? I also don't give them in advance. Not because I am so smart...just because I hated to start bothering him sooner than I had to and I figured he had time to bounce back naturally...plus, I'm LAZY. So, aren't any other vets going to weigh in on this? I know in the past their opinion was to give afterwards. Have they changed? What about you Roger? You've always been fascinated by these details. Angie =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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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