Re: CarboCharge

[DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>]

>I've also been supplementing with carbocharge on a fit horse.  We regularly
>top ten on 50's and I've seen an improvement in his recoveries.  But I'm
>curious how you mix it and dose it. It's not the easiest substance to mix.

I mix it ahead of time in a blender at home.  Don't even try mixing it at 
the ride - what a mess that is!!!

I make sure it's nice and smooth and put it in a tupperware.  Then it goes 
into the ice chest.  When I get to the ride I take it out and stir it.  If 
it's too thick, I'll add a little more water.  Then I fill up my 
syringes.  If it's a one day ride I won't put it in the ice chest, but if 
we're going for an entire week then I do because I'm afraid of it spoiling 
(will it, does anybody know?).

Once the ride starts I give a dose every 2 hours.  I can get about 2 oz. 
into one syringe.  If it's also time to dose electrolytes what I do is give 
the CC first, let him drink then give the e-lytes.

If he eats his cob/bran mash and Complete Advantage well at the vet check, 
I won't give a dose of the CC then.  It works well with this horse anyway, 
he seems to stay steady and constant.   Instead of dosing in a syringe, I 
can mix the powder into his feed and he *loves* it that way.  Just isn't 
practical on a multiday though when we only have one vet check sometimes at 
35 miles.  I can only imagine the mess I'd have if I tried using a squirt 
bottle!

I can't wait to get the results back from the bloodwork testing we had done 
at Death Valley.  I had Rocky tested on day 2 and day 4 of the ride.  We'll 
see how it compares to Silver State, when he was tested on day 1 and day 3 
and I didn't use the CC.  I also gave him considerably more electrolytes at 
DVE, but then he was working harder and it was a longer ride.  (he got more 
e-lytes than CC)

Karen
& Rocky :+)...in need of a new nickname besides Alpo!
& Weaver....feeling neglected :~(  


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