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I hear this same thing over and over--that somehow people who "live" in dry climates just can't possibly understand the needs or differences in other climates.  As John pointed out, the ride he was talking about was in Malaysia, NOT in Idaho...  And Malaysia is probably more extreme with regard to heat and humidity than pretty much anything even the folks in the SE region encounter. 

 

I also "live" in dryer Idaho, but have based my own observations on rides in TX and CA that were also hot and often humid, as well as on rides here at home.  None of us live in a vacuum, and as for the idea that those of us who don't "live" in the SE can't possibly comprehend the conditions, as my daddy used to say, "that dog don't hunt."

 

There is plenty of evidence that horses do fine in hotter, more humid conditions without e-lytes or with fewer e-lytes than we are giving. 

 

Heidi

On Mar 21, 2007, at 6:42 PM, rides2far@xxxxxxxx wrote:

 I know you're in Florida and *everybody* uses

electrolytes. John's in Idaho. It's hard for them to understand how hard

it would be to give nothing when you see everyone else dosing. They don't

carry sponges either...such regional differences. :-)  

I was thinking of malaysia not so much idaho. The two rides I've seen there have been both at relatively extreme conditions. The electrolyte regimes employed varied of course, but Steph, as I recall didn't give electrolytes in either the 80km or 120km rides she completed there. 

Cooling was an issue ...

jt

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