RE: [RC] any good elyte "mixes"??? - Ranelle Rubin
Actually, DynaSpark is the best!! Horses love it, you can dip carrots in it, squirt some in a scoop to encourage them to drink at a water stop, squirt it into a mash, or like Fellow does, let them drink it mixed with water out of a Propel bottle right from the saddle! I had to switch to a Propel bottle after he ruined several of my good water bottles trying to get it out faster with his teeth!
It also gives them a trickle of glucose in the molasses (phosphorus source) which, when you are riding in a ride, is a great thing..keeps their blood sugar up so they continue to eat.
Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway. ~ John Wayne
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:46:10 -0800 Subject: Re: [RC] any good elyte "mixes"??? From: cest.mon.virage@xxxxxxxxx To: rides2far@xxxxxxxx CC: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oh dear, Angie, that makes me cringe. A number of years ago I had a friend come over for a cup of coffee. I had to run out to the barn and told him the sugar was on the counter in the glass jar. Instead he got the SALT! I came in just as he started to drink his coffee. He instantly spit it into the sink. I thought, "hey, now, my coffee isn't THAT bad!" Then he said, "salty" and I realized he got the wrong glass jar. Oopsie!
And what is wrong with just putting a hand full of coarse salt over the horses grain? Seems much easier to me and much more palatable for the equine.
