Every horse owner understands the importance of replacing the electrolytes lost in sweat, but most owners do not realize that horses sweat all the time whether they are exercising or not, only difference is the amount of sweat
The residual electrolytes that have left the body with the sweat and dried on the coat is easy to see that the more the horse sweats, the greater the lost electrolytes. In fact, horse sweat is more concentrated in electrolytes than blood, which is the opposite to humans, so there is potential for extreme losses of electrolytes in exercising horses.
Feeding electrolytes can be a challenge as the horse refuses the electrolyte-laden water but needs to drink. Most horses have to learn to drink electrolytes in the water, and it is not usually something the horse takes to easily. So we have come up with the innovative idea to incorporate the electrolytes in easy to feed pellets, they don't get left in the feeding bin and do not percolate down like powders to the bottom of the bin. Most horses like Ionique electrolyte pellets which are easy to feed out of the hand or mix in the feed. They should be introduced to the horse very slowly same as any other new feed.
Typical Analysis
DE: 10.3Mj/Kg
Crude Protein: 4.0% min
Crude Fat: 1.0% max
Starch: 37.0% min
Crude fiber: 2.0% max
NDF: 7.0% min
ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS g/Kg of feed
Sodium (Na) as Chloride: 250.0
Potassium (K) as Chloride: 90.0
Chloride (Cl) as Sodium & Potassium Chloride: 470.0
Magnesium(Mg) as Sulphate 9.5
Sulphate(SO4) as Magnesium Sulphate 80.0
Calcium(Ca) as Calcium Carbonate & Dicalcium Phosphate: 47.5
Phosphate(P) as Dicalcium Phosphate 6.5
Base: Glycine max mill run, Molasses, Brassica napus oil
DIRECTIONS FOR USE (For a 500Kg horse)
CLEAN DRINKING WATER SHOULD BE AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES
Light Sweating: 50g twice daily
Heavy Sweating: 100g twice daily
