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Re: [RC] [RC] Ol' Time E'olytes - Truman Prevatt - Joe LongOn Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:35:41 -0500, Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I've worked many a rides in my day. When you see a horse in stress and new riders telling the vets they didn't give electrolytes because they read they shouldn't on ride camp - it can get a bit frustrating. Here they have some of the best vets in the country they can ask. They have vets that have been vetting rides and treating horses at rides for years in the conditions right there at their disposal, but for some reason they don't bother to take advantage of that knowledge. I've never known a ride vet to not spend time with new riders answering their questions. But for some reason people are taking their ques from ridecamp. Something just doesn't make sense in this picture. Reading the current incarnation of "electrolytes" - this subject is starting to take on the "religious fervor" of the "barefoot wars" more than the a logical discussion. Sorry to say this, Truman, but the ONLY posts I've seen on this subject that have a "religious fervor" to them have been from you. You've been insisting that large quantities of e-lytes are necessary for all horses if they ride in the Southeast, and that anyone suggesting otherwise is endangering horses. For the most part this discussion has been remarkably free of the rancor that we often see. Well, Truman, I rode a few miles in the SE myself -- about ten thousand or so, most on the same horse that is still with us. I started before anyone ever heard of e-lytes, and along the way I tried about every way known to administer them, I tried different preparations, and different amounts. I also paid attention to what the riders around me were doing. I've seen the good and the bad. I believe that there were occasions that I made it more difficult for Kahlil, rather than helping him, by misuse of e-lytes. Nobody on this list has said to never use e-lytes. I use them today, in moderation. We've advocated using them in moderation, with an understanding of their costs and downsides as well as their benefits, understanding the right way to use them, adapting your use to the conditions, and using what works for your own horse. If people truly want to learn and understand the rolls of electrolytes the best place for them to start is the ride vets that vet the rides in the area where they are riding and/or at clinics put on by regional and/or local distance riding organizations in the areas they are riding. I've ridden enough in the east, west, north and south to tell you there are many factors that go into the electrolyte equation. It a big country. It has climatic zones that go from tropical to arid. The east coast along runs from Cuba to Canada. The place for new riders to start understanding the roll and function of electrolyte replacement is from the folks in the region (and climate) they ride. We've had people from various Regions posting here, and most of the advice is NOT to just blindly give them by rote but to understand what you're doing. That applies to all Regions and climates. By all means riders, especially new riders, should consider the advice of vets at the rides they attend. Along with other good sources of information, like this list. -- Joe Long jlong@xxxxxxxx http://www.rnbw.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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