Re: RC: Re: Parameters

[DreamWeaver <karen@chaton.gardnerville.nv.us>]

At 07:12 PM 12/20/1999 -0800, you wrote:
>    OK   RC is getting boring again. ;^}    Lets put some real numbers up
>here. I just got the blood work from Barney back on our horse JD at the
>first day of Silver State.  This was a horse that went all 3 days and was
>ridden with that in mind.  I believe we finished about 30th out of 90 on a
>real 50 (darn GPS units) with 4200 feet of climbing.   The most obvious item
>is his blood glucose went from 93 to 63 to 39 taken , the night before, just
>after the first 35 miles and 15 minutes after the finish.  There is only one
>required hold in this ride and it is at 35 miles for 1 hour.  He did not eat
>that well at lunch on day 1.   This horse is an experienced campaigner now,
>1150 miles this season with no pulls. He completed a one day 100 and 3 full
>multidays this season.  He was carrying about 185 lb.s and he weighs 850
>lb.s.

Rocky's glucose on day 3 was 89, 85, 72.

Carbs were concrete, he didn't get any except in the grain he 
ate.  :(   Pretty much did the ride on hay.    Used Enduro max 
electrolytes, prior to starting, everytime he drinks, and post ride.  He 
finished similar to JD.  Completed 1335 miles with no pulls this season, 
weighs about 970 and carries about 155 pounds.  Did three 100's, one 5 day, 
one 4 day, one 3 day and 3 out of 5 (every other day) on one other 
multiday, and various one day rides of 50-65 miles, mostly traveling at 7 
mph.  Barney got his blood at the finish as soon as we crossed the line, 
even before Rocky could drink.

>     Heat did not seem to be a factor as his Ph stayed in 7.3 range all day.
>HCO3 also styaed at 29 to 30.  Electrolytes (blood gases done at the ride)
>also stayed OK ( I guess) with Na and K varying only slightly at all 3
>testings.

Let's see.  7.359 before.  7.438 during, 7.428 after PH  Day 1
                 7.343 before   7.426 during  7.483 after PH  Day 3

HC03, Na and K varying slightly all 6 testings

>    Comments or does anybody want results of other parameters?

No, just tell me what this means <bg>  Jim, are you going to have this 
horse tested at Death Valley?  I'm going to mix those dang carbs thinner 
this time and see how he tests if he actually gets them every two hours.

Karen
& Rocky....uhhhh...does this mean more needles?




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