Lytes..horse and human

[lpopp <lpopp@pa.net>]

Hi Campers, 

I know I'm a little behind the eight ball on this one, but with all this
talk of electrolytes......  Does anyone have an opinion on the Ride Rite
lytes by ABC?  I am a believer in their Plus vitamin supplement and
recently purchased a 5 pound container of the lytes.  I haven't used
them yet as my endurance mare tied up severely on a training ride, just
before OD (Waaaaaah).
Also, I tried the Ultra Fuel by Twinlab (as recommended by a Ridecamper
probably a year or more ago) at the NO Frills this year.  It goes down
well, is very tasty and didn't upset my stomach.  I also felt great by
the end of the ride, which by the way, I used the entire time allowed. 
I drank 2 bottles during the ride.
One more question.....  Got the blood test results back on my mare the
morning after her tie up.  In addition to elevated SGOT/AST (5180), LDH
(5210) and CPK (32390), she has elevated BUN/Creatinine ratio (24) and
low Creatinine (0.8).  Her lymphocytes were also low (1.9).  Do these
unusual readings relate to the tie up?  I also found out that she is
deficient in Se.  Her results were 0.12 with normals in the 0.14-0.25
range.  I was wondering How much selenium I could safely supplement her
with at this time.  I am currently feeding the recommended dosage of
SE-E, but wonder if I should be giving more.   Thanks in advance, 

Lisa and Rococco Saffron (I'm feeling MUCH better now)