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Re: [RC] E-lytes - Heidi SmithDarlene, there is a considerable difference between voluntarily eating salty food and having a wad of salt arbitrarily stuffed in your mouth.I dunno. I've seen many a horse take a big ol' chunk off a salt block and eat it. As a kid I can remember how much I enjoyed pouring salt out in my hand and eating it. My mom used to tell me "it will dry up your blood!" (That sound pretty weird now thinking back on it). Anyway, I can imagine that I probably needed the salt. I was outside sweating and playing and I came in and ate salt. It was good too. >g< I also used to sneak and eat Nestle's Quik with a spoon but I won't go into that. As for mouth ulcers...my mom made us swish with salt water to help heal them. I've also seen numerous horses strenuously object to being dosed, I've seen them try to spit it out, and I've seen them completely stop eating as a result of having a big wad of e-lytes shoved into their mouths. The point here is that e-lytes are not a panacea. There is a time and a place for them, but the notion of shoving them down EVERY horse at EVERY ride is just as damaging as not EVER using them on ANY horse, regardless of the conditions. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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