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RE: [RC] [RC] Won't hurt? - Terry Banister

I have read that if the horse is eating and drinking sufficiently at the vet checks, their e-lytes are renewed in t the FOOD they are eating. Extreme humidity, speed or distance may require more, but a horse that is fit for the distance at hand to begin with, and eats and drinks at vet checks is rehydrating naturally. On long, humid rides, I have sprinkled small almounts of electrolyte powder over his food at the lunch check (after he has eaten and drank something already) and that is it. In our 1,800 miles, most rides have been done without additional elytes.
It works for some!
Terry
"May the Horse be with you"


From: heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: John Teeter <johnt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: rides2far@xxxxxxxx, bigcreekranch@xxxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [RC] Won't hurt?
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:25:43 -0700


IMO we see far more problems from overuse of e-lytes than from
underuse.? More and more top riders are not giving e-lytes, or are giving way less e-lytes than they used to.
?
Heidi




> ?is it indeed true that a dose of this

> powdered type of electrolyte is not sufficient for a horse being
?
> ridden
> moderately for a LD ride?


Mostly I can't really see why it is necessary or advisable to be
?

giving electrolytes to a conditioned horse doing an LD. Seems totally
?

unnecessary. (Keeping in mind that steph just did a 120km in Kedah
?
MAS w/o giving any electrolytes. )


Is there really a reason to give them as a mater of course, or only
?
in the extreme conditions of speed, heat, humidity, etc?

jt


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