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> Somebody just gave me a bag of electrolytes for which the first listed
> ingredient (not the only one, it has all the other "usual suspects" that
> are contained in most commercial electrolyte mixes) is sodium
> bicarbonate (baking soda to you and me).  I vaguely recall having heard
> sometime in the distant past that, because they run primarily
> aerobically, have a tendency to run alkalotic (rather than acidotic like
> horses running anaerobically) and consequently antacids (of which sodium
> bicarbonate is one) are contraindicated for endurance horses.
>
> So...the short question is, should I use this stuff...for anything (i.e.
> before, during, or after competition and/or training) with respect to
> electrolyte replacement?
My best advice is to give it to somebody who raises foals or calves, for use 
when one has diarrhea (unless you raise foals--in which case I would put it on 
the shelf and wait for such a need).

Heidi

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