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[RC] E-lytes on Conditioning Rides - RDCARRIEI live in East Texas, where the climate resembles a post-game locker room much of the year. :p I generally don't e-lyte after conditioning rides, except after really long rides during the hottest/most humid times, when I might give a small dose, but even that is not common. I recall reading that dosing the horse with e-lytes after every workout doesn't let their body adapt to working under slight deficiencies. This makes sense to me physiologically, as a biologist. I do use e-lytes at rides, both LDs and 50s, and have figured out the amounts my horse does best on. Our horses do have access to free choice salt at all times, which they make good use of, and free choice good quality grass hay. Any comments from others, esp. the vets, about this protocol? Dawn in East Texas ============================================================ Prudence and focus will carry you a long way on a horse. ~ Frank Solano ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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