Well, as I recall, she did mention about the
elytes she gave before the horse left, and at the event. I am not pointing
fingers at all, like the rest of us, I am trying to discern something that I
feel is worthy of discussion, no matter whose horse we are talking
about.
We are all learning and sharing ideas "Because
of" the tragic death of Darolyn's horse, and for that, we are all grateful for
whatever information we can gleam.
I don't feel that the elyte question should be
shoved under the rug, I feel as Heidi and Gene Nance do, that we should step
back and see what the pros and cons are to all of this
electrolyting.
We know it causes ulcers and not
only in the stomach. Is working a horse so hard that we have to give constant
electrolytes good for the horse in the long run? or is it just another way to
keep them going to finish a race?
I will go back and find Darolyn's original post
on this and you should too and see exactly what she said about the amount of
elytes given. And as I recall, her thoughts that she should have doubled the
dose at some point.
you can defend them all you want, but there are
too many horses dying in endurance and there must be a very "complex" reason
why. I just want to find out more of the "why" in all of this. And if we don't
ask, or offer suggestions then how are we to learn?
>Has anyone thought about the huge amounts of >Electrolytes that
are being shoved down these horses >guts?
Are you aware of the
huge amounts of electrolytes being utilized and excreted by these
horses?
>I can't help but to think that over elyting is a major
>culprit here.
How are you able to come to that conclusion when
Darolyn made no mention of the quantity or concentration of electrolytes
she supplied?
>Just my opinion, so no flames, but food for
thought.
Fair enough, but unless Darolyn would like to publicly discuss
the details her e'lyting protocol (and I hope she does), then there is no
basis for judging whether Adios was overelectrolyted or not. My
gut feeling, like Darolyn's is...not. In fact, given that Adios
seemed to have been a very high octane horse, herd bound and nervous, then
I would strongly suspect that adrenaline release and the hormonal effect on
gut motility, had at least a significant part in what
happened.
Susan G, DVM
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