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[RC] Won't hurt? - rides2farO> > the race track and allot of these people are using Calf -lite it is a > > medicated calf electrolyte for sick calves not horses, when asked why > > they use this, most replied we were told to use electrolytes and this > > was all the information they were given! Big difference between Calf > > -Lite and a electrolyte designed for the athletic horse. It's even worse than that to figure out. Of course the research could say different by now, but I paid to go to a University of Tennessee all day seminar on perfomance horses at least 10 years ago and they had up a chart showing which athletic events caused a horse to lean towards acidic and which went alkaline. Under acidic was everything anaerobic...racing, barrels, all that stuff. On the other side was Endurance. Seems like the Standardbred racing was with us (hard to recall) I believe cross country jumping was with us. So...just buying "performance horse" electrolytes could be the wrong thing too. IMO option if you have to feed Maalox or yogurt to sooth thestomach > > something isn't working - I always give my electrolytes at the end of the vet check. If he refuses to eat, I don't give electrolytes (use that more than whether he's drinking yet to decide). I would probably head out slow, give him a chance to chill out and eat a little on the trail if he's willing, and after he starts eating again we might pick up the pace. . While I agree that P&W is the more palatable of the brands on the market there is still a salty taste. If possible I prefer > to put the electrolytes in the food. What the heck else is *salt* going to taste like? You can taste a teaspoon of salt in a gallon of soup. If you put 2 TBP of *salt* in 2 TBP of anything you are going to taste *salt*. I choose my carrier by what will shoot the farthest back into his mouth! :-) You know if you bypass your tastebuds you don't have to worry about such. It did seem my horse started eating even better and I never had any more call to give probiotics after I started using yogurt as the carrier. I don't know why it would have that reaction or if any live cultures survive all that salt or what, just that he seemed to eat better. - There was a small post in Equus about a electrolyte > > study saying that electrolytes caused ulcers - There was a speaker from the ulcer preventative medication (forgot its name) at our SERA convention. Someone asked him about electrolytes causing ulcers and even though he'd told us that everything from weaning foals to hauling across town DID cause ulcers, he kinda blew off the idea of electrolytes being a problem. I've know one horse in the SE that did well without electrolytes. I don't think I've known anyone personally who intentionally went without, but did have a friend who bought some Perform 'n Win and didn't read the directions to double up on dosages (lots of non-salt ingredients taking up room in that scoop). He gave the usual amount and his horse just didn't come down & cool at two rides. Once he doubled up the horse went back to normal. That makes me curious about John saying cooling was a problem in Malaysia. Granted, I guess you'd expect it to be a problem regardless, but my friend's horse not pulsing down appeared to be a cooling problem, but was fixed with proper dosage of e-lytes. I've gone fairly light on electrolytes on our two new guys since they eat well and we've been taking it easy. Now I'm having to make some decisions about whether to hit him with the full regimine at Biltmore...what tends to be a major ride for humidity, heat, exertion, etc. As of now, I may not give before I start, but I dunno...maybe halfway through the longer loops and at vet checks. But he's gotta eat for me. Of course, you know if I really work hard, read all the papers and come up with a very scientific approach he'll just throw a shoe and get pulled first thing. :-P 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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