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Re: [RC] Secrets to Hydration??? help...... - Becky HuffmanI have pretty severe heat intolerance and take my horses enduralytes, a calcium supplement and the KM supplement that Darolyn sells. My Dr had a fit, years ago, about me taking equine electrolytes and I tried *everything* I could find for runners and anything else and didn't find anything, no matter how expensive, that worked as well. the only thing I will say is START SLOW with it, if you take too much, you'll be PAINFULLY sick. If it's not so hot, I just wet my finger and dip it in the powder and take as much as sticks. If it's really hot and I know I'm going to be out all day, I might take as much as a dime sized spot in my palm, but drink LOTS of water with it. - also the KM, an ounce every hour. Becky Huffman, Cleburne, Texas www.TheOriginalSeries.com "Of the long years of peace ... there is little tale." JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion ----- Original Message ----- From: Laney Humphrey <laneyhh@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: Jonni <jonnij@xxxxxxxx> Cc: Ridecamp <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:28 PM Subject: Re: [RC] Secrets to Hydration??? help...... I've also used SUCCEED the ultrasports drink. Not icky sweet. Also carry some e'lyte caps with me "in case." But once when I really needed e'lytes and didn't have any caps, I swallowed a tad of my horse's e'lytes. Whew, what we put in our horses' mouths! Did the trick almost instantaneously. Laney Jonni wrote:What I realized I was NOT doing, was pre-load hydrating myself the days before a ride. We all worry so much about out horses doing so, yet I think many of us do not drink enough before the rides ourselves to go into it well hydrated. So, I start really making sure I am drinking lots of water the days before. I also found, that even though many can't taste a difference in types of water, for me, I found I can drink Aqua Fina bottles water easier than other bottles water, or tap water. It goes down better if room temperature, or just slightly cooler. If really cold, I can not drink it as well. I fill my water bottles on my saddle with Aqua Fina, and will drink about one bottle per hour on the trail.I carry 4 water bottles. I usually am good at eating snacks, and will often eat salted nuts or such. At vet checks, or lunch, I will try to drink some 1/2 and 1/2 Gatorade/water and I often crave some sort of salty food, like chips, crackers etc. On the trail I carry with me, some Emergent C powder (Wal-Marts have it now) and some Succeed electrolyte tablets. (link below...used by ultra runners) Also some GU, or Powerbar gel. I can usually feel if I need to replace electrolytes, and not just drink straight water before I get funky. So I just pay attention to how I am feeling. I was getting horrible headaches with the humid TX heat. Lived in CA most of my life, and always had relatively dry heat. So even No. TX, which has a much more mild humidity level was tough on me. Took me until last year to figure out my sinuses were part of the issue. If I take an Actifed before I ride, my headaches often don't happen. BUT, because they are dehydrating, I need to drink even more. I don't recommend this, just offering what I found that worked for the heat headaches I was getting. The bottom line is drink water, and start the ride well hydrated. Just like how you want your horse, eh? Here is the link to the company that sells stuff to the ultra runners. Real nice small business, that has been very helpful. http://www.ultrafit-endurance.com/ Jonni in very hot TX. (what happen to spring???) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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