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FW: FW: FW: [RC] muscle cramps - Mike SherrellAll our horses have mineral blocks -- mainly salt, but with trace minerals. I've never had a horse cramp, and I ride for 6 hours or more in the heat of the day in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys all July and August with the temp in the 90s. So I was wondering what to do if one suddenly cramped. The horse I ride in the heat -- any horse I'd ride this many hours in a day -- has not much body fat, is so well-conditioned he/she is high withered, tall and narrow rather than cylindrical, sweats but not to the point of dripping, and drinks found water several times, much of which I suspect has dissolved minerals, though I don't know. Maybe I shouldn't worry. Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson [mailto:liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 9:02 AM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: FW: FW: [RC] muscle cramps When the temperatures start hitting in the 85+ range I have iodized salt blocks in the pastures and in the feed bins of their stalls. For those horses that do not lick the salt blocks I sprinkle about a tablespoon of Kosher Salt over their grain at night. Their intake of water increased during the night to give them a head start on hydration for the next day. In NorCal our temperatures can go from 106 during the day to 52 at night. Unfortunately, horses will drink a lot of water in colder weather - however, that is usually when the temps get below the 40's. And I do have horses that will drink more in the winter than they do in the summer heat. It is probably because it is a very COLD / DRY winter here. They can dehydrate just as quickly in the winter as they can in the summer. The primary difference of more muscle cramps in the summer than the winter. They are more active and being worked more in the summer months. So, their muscles have little to no time to recover each day. One of the things that I did over the last few years was add a Kinetico Water treatment system to our ranch. With that system I use Potassium Chloride tablets inside of the regular salt tablets. So, they are getting a lot more potassium than they would normally. I am hoping the decrease in muscle spasms has a direct correlation to the addition of the PC to their drinking water. I am, on the other hand, not willing to take the risk, in diverting their drinking supply to a none PC source to prove it out. I'll take the no muscle spasm days over the muscle spasm days...anythime! :) Seriously, adding salt to their diet is essential. I would think that you would have a large water table source of PC in your area. Have you had your water tested? You might also want to have it tested for the iron content. Too much iron and too little potassium can cause muscle cramping/spasm difficulties as well. D'Arcy --- Mike Sherrell <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Huh! So what do you do -- give them salty water? Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: D'Arcy Demianoff-Thompson [mailto:liberty4640@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 12:25 AM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FW: FW: [RC] muscle cramps their muscles will twitch, freeze up, become stiff, and sometimes go down! --- Mike Sherrell <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:In understand. But how do you detect it in ahorse?Regards, Mike Sherrell Grizzly Analytical 707 887 2919; fax 707 887 9834 www.grizzlyanalytical.com -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of CK Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 7:07 PM To: mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: FW: [RC] muscle cramps Ever have a muscle spasm? That's a muscle cramp. They spasm and tighten up. It hurts. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. 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