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Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2001 6:07
PM
Subject: RC: Re: Re: Re:
Electrolyting
That's almost exactly what I do. I also use Lyte
Now.....buy them by
the case (Teddy Lancaster sells them that way, ships
free) and carry the
single doses with me. However, it never occurred
to me to refill the
small ones. Duh! Hmmm. Truman, I gotta try that. Any
magic trick to do
this?
I've had people say to me "I don't use this
electrolyte or that one
because it's too expensive". The cost of your
electrolytes is
negligible compared to all the other expenses involved in
Endurance.
Cost should not be an issue here. I use Lyte Now
because:
1. Sunny doesn't object to the taste.
2. The texture
is slightly "sticky and paste like" and I can get it into
the horse better
than the dry ones mixed with water or applesauce.
Sunny just spits those
out or stands there and let them run out. I was
never sure how much was IN
the horse and how much was ON the horse.
3. After much experimentation,
they work better (for me) than anything
else I have used.
Every
horse is a little different. The secret is to experiment with YOUR
horse as
you start him in competition, with the goal of determining what
works for
him. For example, Sunny does not eat or drink well on the
trailer. I
take him off about every 3 1/2 hours to stretch and pee. If
there is
grass at the take off, he WILL eat that. (I GPS mark good take
off spots
for future reference) Otherwise, forget it....
Since generally
my ride schedule is to travel Friday, compete on
Saturday, return on
Sunday, he would not eat or drink much on Friday and
be slightly dehydrated
and his belly not as full as I liked on arrival.
(His pee would be light
green instead of the normal almost clear) In his
first year, he was
consistently B's on gut sounds and I had to watch his
hydration carefully.
He does not drink well in the first 15 miles or so
and it was easy for him
to get into a deficit.
After some experimentation and discussion with
Susan, I started feeding
many small meals (every 3 hours or so) and many
small electroylyte doses
(about 1/3 of a 26cc single dose) at every feeding
starting on Thursday.
I don't get up in the middle of the nite, but I do go
through bedtime. I
continue this on the trip every time I take him off. If
he doesn't eat
or drink, (always offered) he still gets the 1/3 dose of
electrolytes.
He gets one single 26cc dose after the morning meal
prior to ride start
and prior to leaving the first vet check, assuming it's
15 miles or
less, and the time to the first check is under 2 hrs) He's
usually
drinking by now, and I then electrolyte every hour. (If he's
not
drinking by now, I've got a problem and I need to pull, slow down,
or
spend more time in the vet check) If he drinks after the first hour
or
so BEFORE I get to the first vet check, I will electrolyte
immediately
at that time, then every hour thereafter, assuming he continues
to drink
normally.
I have noticed several changes:
1. He
drinks a LOT more water in the pasture on Thursday.
2. He drinks more
water in the paddock at the ride.
3. His gut sounds are now almost ALL
A's the entire ride.
4. He is much more hydrated upon arrival, even tho
he still does not
drink well while traveling. I have not taken him far
enough away to
require multi-day travel...I'm gonna have to fix this when
that
happens...suggestions are welcome.
4. Even tho he still doesn't
drink well early in the ride, his overall
hydration is much
better.
What works for YOUR horse, might be different, especially if
your region
is not Southeast, like mine.
Jim, Sun of Dimanche, and
Mahada Magic
Truman Prevatt wrote:
>
> I use Lyte Now on
the trail and give a single dose (26 cc) every hour. You
> can get Lyte
Now in single dose syringes and this is what I carry. The are a
> little
more expensive but you can reload them and use them over and over
> from
the three dose syringes.
>
> Truman
>
> "C. Eyler"
wrote:
>
> > > There are some prepared paste electrolytes
out there, Lyte Now, Endura
> > Max, etc.
> > > that are
fairly handly to carry with you on the trail.
> > >
> >
> Truman
> >
> > What portion of a regular dose of Lyte
Now would you give at one-hour
> > intervals on the trail?
>
>
> >
Cindy
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