Re: Electrolytes

["Susan Garlinghouse" <suendavid@worldnet.att.net>]

Dical is only slightly higher in calcium than it is in phosphorus, and not
the best source of calcium for endurance horses in an electrolyte mix.  It's
not *bad* per se, just not providing quite the right amounts of what you're
losing in the sweat.  Calcium carbonate (ground limestone) would be a better
choice, and usually cheaper, too.

Susan G

----- Original Message -----
From: Rides 2 Far <rides2far@juno.com>
To: <mwdodger@mweb.co.za>
Cc: <rides2far@juno.com>; <celestem@badgermining.co.za>;
<ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2001 1:42 PM
Subject: RC: Electrolytes


> > > I used to add Dicalcium phosphate, then someone on here told me >
> that isbad<
> >
> > Why is that?
>
> If I remember correctly, it's something like that Calcium & Phosphorous
> have to be balanced, and that the endurance horse loses lots of calcium
> but not necessarily phosphorous? throwing it out of balance. You add
> calcium to balance it back but if you add phosphorous too you never catch
> up. That's from memory and I could have it mixed up. Why don't you ask
> Susan Garlinghouse. I was happy when I discovered dicalcium phosphate
> because it was packaged for horses and it gave me confidence to be sure
> it was edible. But then I mentioned it on ridecamp and someone told me
> about the phosphate being a problem.
>
> Angie
>
>
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