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RE: Electrolyte comparison list.
I use
Lytenow for "competition" only and had bought a tub of Acculytes, because I
liked the ingredient list. I can't make my horse eat ANYTHING with
Acculytes for some reason. I put it into his LMF, bran, Complete
Advantage, made cookies, etc. all of which he adores, but there is
something he definitely doesn't like in it! So I feed him loose red
mineral salt and he is licking his white salt block very well in between
rides. I think it said not to feed the Acculytes in anything acidic,
so I wasn't sure about feeding it in applesauce. Anyone know about
this? I would love to use up the tub.
Kathy
Mayeda & Beau
hi Jennifer: I used to use P&W, but switched to
another brand and am much happier with the results. At first, the horses
did like P&W, they'd even drink water from with the stuff in it.
But...ah......endurance horses...they are forever changing and adapting and
just when you think something is working, they decide to prove you wrong
:^). So now I don't even bother messing with trying to put electrolytes
in water, or in their food (or if I do, it is available in addition to
everything else).....that way I can regulate and have some control over what
they are actually getting. (and no, I don't ask them if they like what
they getting now --- I just tell them that they can either deal with the
electrolytes or get a wormer instead, and they quit arguing <g>)
I'm just about thru getting a table set up with results from one day
of testing on one of my horses on a 50 from last month. It's the on-site
results, showing electrolytes and blood gases and may not be of much interest
to some but it does show at least that the electrolytes ARE indeed
working. I am always trying to find a better way (anything to help the
horses), though at the current time I'm a bit afraid to change or try a
different electrolyte. What is it they say, if it ain't broke don't fix
it? So for now we're going to keep with the current program until somebody can
show me why another electrolyte will get my horse thru a hard hot 100 miles
any better than what I'm currently using (and gain weight, to boot!).
Oh....Lyte Now does look interesting (I've never tried it), but it'd
be too darn pricey for me based on the amount of doses I give my horses.
I think that there are so many variables that it is hard to recommend to
somebody else how to manage their horse -- they all eat differently (at
rides), and are in different stages of conditioning and experience......and
those factors alone might have more to do with anything than the brand of
electrolytes or even how you provide them.
k
http://members.xoom.com/ridephotos/ <---check
later tonight, I'll have a link from here
At 10:11 AM 05/30/2000 -0700,
you wrote:
It appears that Perform N Win is much lower in
grams of all ingrediants per oz., compared to many of the others. Do those
of you that use it give higher doses than you would of the
others? I would be interested in any feed back from those using
Perform N Win (especially from anyone that may have switched recently from
some other brand, and why), or if the experts out there have a strong
opinion one way or the other on products. Also, I use a Endura Lytes
at the vet Checks and Lyte Now on the trail (ready tubes are easier to
carry), and thoughts on mixing the products like that?
Thanks,
Jennifer
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