[RC] New Endurance Horse Electrolyte Research - Karen . Chaton
I posted some new stuff about electrolyte research in
endurance horses in my blog. Here
is the link
Here is an excerpt: In conclusion, despite greater water
intake with HD, this treatment did not result in faster competition time or
provide any detectable competitive advantage in the horse and rider teams that
participated in this study. Although BM loss was not attenuated by greater
water intake with HD, a reason for this discrepancy was not clearly determined.
Next, HD resulted in hypernatremia and hyperchloremia, yet at the same time,
produced a subtle improvement in owner-perceived performance; it was also
associated with detectable improvements in bicarbonate concentration and blood
pH.; However, development of hypernatremia and hyperchloremia with HD, in these
endurance horses, remains a concern, and until more definitive data becomes
available, it has led us to decrease our current recommendation for electrolyte
replacement to no more than one-third of the estimated deficits incurred by the
exercise bout.
John - I wanted to also post that in my page on
endurance.net that I set up but I forgot to bookmark it and can't figure out
how to get back there? Can you send me the link or put one on the front
page of endurance.net (sorry if there is one there and I can't find it, maybe a
brightly colored trail marker would help) Thanks!
