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Re: [RC] When to electrolyte - Susan Young CaseyAs Heidi pointed out, you MUST know your horse. However, when you're just starting, it's more of a "trial & error" system. Here's what has worked for me... No matter how long the trip is, I don't electrolite during the trip and I DO offer water at every stop along with some green grass that I've pulled at home and placed in a plastic baggie in with water in it. I also offer carrots. Once I get to camp, I feed electrolites in the grain then douse my horse with electrolites before going to bed. I give elecytrolites before the ride, at a water stop about 1/2 way along the trail, when walking into the vet check, back at the trailer before heading back out, repeat...then after the ride. I encourage water consumption during the ride and allow my horse to eat grass along the trail as well. I also add about 2 Tbs of Lite salt: 2 oz of electrolites. This adds a little more K since there doesn't seem to be enough in what I use and I don't really like making my own. Hope this helps! ===== Susan Young Casey, Princess of Pink; secretary, RRRSA Semper Obliquo (Always aside) Glenndale Grace Farm, Ft Gibson, Oklahoma U.S.A. "Ride on! Rough-shod if need be, smooth-shod if that will do, but ride on! Ride on over all obstacles, and win the race!" - Charles Dickens (1812-1870) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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