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Re: [RC] e'lytes and supplements - Laney HumphreyOver the years, I'm using less and less so that now, I don't use any at all. Like you, I don't set speed records, but I do pile on the miles. By the end of xp01 I wasn't using any at all. Can't stop mixing the stuff up, though, just in case.Laney Laura Hayes wrote: I have stopped using everything but Se/E and Cosequin. I did 1200+ miles on five different horses last year with no e'lytes at all. I realize I did not set the world on fire in the speed department, but I honestly think that all this shit people are giving their horses is not helping and may hinder the horse's well being. I know...someone will tell me I have no hard scientific evidence, but my formerly colicy mare has not coliced once in over 600 miles of competition since I stopped shoving caustic crap down her throat - and I tried the milder brands and different size doses AND adding Neighlox to no avail. I am glad to see the French team say they use no oral supplements and are successful. Maybe our national team would have been more successful if those poor horses had not been NG TUBED with a very caustic electrolyte at least 6 times in two weeks before the WEC. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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