from Mary in Oregon, Lew Hollander's book Endurance Riding
from Beginning to Winning has a recipe for homemade electrolites. He is a
physicist, endurance rider (AERC Hall of Fame) who analyzed the commercial
mixes and came up with his own for a lot less money. Here it
is: 16 oz. table salt, 22 oz Morton Lite Salt, 1 oz.
magnesium salts, (that's Epsom Salts). About 2 teaspoonfulls is a dose. Lew
feeds this in the horse's feed for 2 or 3 days before a ride, and uses a
syringe during and after the ride. His book is out in paperback,
available from Green Mansions Inc., PO Box 100, Redmond, Or. 97756. Price on
2nd edition was $13.95 plus 1.50 shipping US and Canada. I think the 3rd
edition may be out by now and I'm sure it would include pictures of he and
Hanne's induction into the AERC Hall of Fame. Maybe someone has an email
address for Green Mansions so you can get current info if you are interested
in the book.