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In the west, there are many multi-day rides that have only one vet check, 
and if the terrain does not permit one at about 25 miles, then it is held 
wherever the terrain does permit.  As for the thumping, this horse had done 
it before, and according to the vet, was a direct result of dehydration.  My 
error was in giving e-lytes when the horse was already dehydrated.  I 
thought he had enough water to drink, but apparently this was not the case.

Barbara

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From: <rides2far@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:59 AM
Subject: [RC] Low Tech and electrolytes


> The vet check was at 35
> > miles into the 50.  We came in, Lud's horse drank a little and I
> > gave him a full dose of electrolytes (dumb!)  The horse soon started
> > thumping, then went into a full colic and had to have fluids IV.
>
> First, you'd never see a ride with a first (and only) check at 35 miles
> around here. Second...if the horse needed electrolytes, it was probably
> pretty late. On rides like this, does Heidi carry around 40 lbs of hay in
> a feed bag?  How does a horse *start* thumping because of electrolytes?
> If thumping is caused by a horse becoming alkaline and low calcium, how
> does adding it *cause* thumps (unless you used the feed store brand that
> is for horses that are acidic)?  If you wait till something's already
> going wrong, then give them, does that mean they caused the original
> problem?
>
> P.S. On the "Low Tech" rode with a heart monitor for awhile and got the
> feel of what different rates felt like, so I could better understand the
> training articles. Don't bother now since terrain regulates my speed more
> than heart rate.
>
> Angie
>
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