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Re: [RC] When to electrolyte - heidi sowardsI would like to know the answer to this as well, this past weekend Ash and I completed the 30 mile ride at Santiam Cascade, middle of the pack, all A's on the finish!!! Anyhow, the night before, I electrolyted and the morning of the trailer ride I did also. By the time we got to the ridecamp, 4+ hour trailer ride (offered water during a break but didn't drink) he had diarrhea. Gave him 2-3 hours to relax, eat, drink (which he did) while we set up camp. Saw the vet for our check on Friday evening (Dr. Sears) and he vetted in with all A's but what he called hyperacative gut sounds and told me that possibly my electrolyte protocol was too much for this horse, that the electrolytes could have been overdone and are now taking the fluids out of the horse. (Now I start to worry!) I don't electrolyte him that night or the ride morning as he still has cow pie stools. First loop was 20 miles, 3 water stops which he drank at all of them, I also let him grab bites to eat after the first 7 miles. He was hungry, but would not touch a carrot, in fact wouldn't touch one since arriving at RC. (This horse generally eats anything!!!) At our vet check/30 min. hold we saw Dr. Foss and I commented about the diarrhea and how we had withheld electrolytes for that morning and he said, THAT was the problem causing the diarrhea. (Opposite of what the first vet said.) Told me to get more electrolytes into him, which I did. He ate and drank great during the hold (still no carrots). On the 10 mile loop he drank great and ate when I asked him to and I also carried a small bag of hay that was wet and I had him stop and eat a bite whenever it was rocky and we were walking. Like I said, he vetted in with all A's and ate like a trooper at the end. By the end of the day was eating carrots again. heidi and Ash (with the long mane/everyone thought I was a girl and a mustang or paso fino or morgan! No, I'm an arab and I am a boy!!!) --- Benedikte Whitman <rallychk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Hi, I have been looking through the archives and did not see my exact question addressed (if it is I missed it - sorry). I wanted to find out how riders judge when to electrolyte their horses on the trail and when travelling. I don't want to do it at the wrong time and cause further problems by adding salt to their systems, but do need to give some on trail as one of my horses sweats a lot. Also, when trailering, do you give the night before you go, hours before you leave, as you load, and why? Thanks in advance, Benedikte =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ===== Heidi-aerc#M20935 /\_/\~ http://www.synjinarts.com ~~/~~ \\~~~~ (Wildlife/Western & Equine / O> ) \~~~~~ Art) / __/ \~~~~~~ (_@_/ | \~~~~ | \~~~~~~ | \~~~~ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= http://www.endurance.net/ads/seabiscuit.html Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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