The 2008 point standings have been updated online at http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Points%5Cdefault.asp Rides prior to 30 days ago not included are: Jun 27,...
Oh good Mike! I'm so glad you got so many good tips :) The 3x Gatorade has just worked really great for me. After heat strokes I've had a really hard time...
Those are really good ideas! The peanut butter crackers sounds like a great idea. I absolutely cannot eat before a ride. I just can't. Even looking at a...
... Gatorade has just worked really great for me. ... ice cold as possible. I guess this just proves we're all individuals. I make a point of cutting my...
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... The problem I have with Gatoraid is simple - sugar. If you need salts you need salts not sugar. If you need sugar there are much better ways of getting it...
It's not too late to sign up for the 2008 Appaloosa National 50 Mile Endurance Championship Ride! Contact Kevin Pullen at trailrides@... to enter...
Those were the Succeed electrolyte pills and I **HIGHLY** recommend them. I can't drink the too strong drink mixes, I find I'll just not drink to avoid the...
I remember reading that for the horses if they are dosed with electrolytes before they are drinking that it actually makes the problem worse as the body has...
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Oct 1, 2008 7:15 pm
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This is not quite true regarding electrolyte usage. An equine will maintain electrolyte balance by non isotonic secretion: i.e, urine and feces. Sweat is...
Hi All,  I have two horses for lease to approved homes.  1) 10yo Chestnut w/chrome Arab gelding 640 CTR miles over 4 years of competition. Always places...
Great point Angie, I agree with you 100%. That's part of the fun of this sport is doing all the detective work and coming up with a plan that works, right?...
Woo-Hoo!!! Mike Maul is an awesome individual. Here in the aftermath of hurricane Ike, Mike has taken the time to get the Armadillo Brochure on-line for us. ...
September 30: Nominations (and $5 filing fee) are due to the AERC office for Regional Director (odd-numbered years)/Director-at-Large (even-numbered years) ...
You all should try Gookinade. It works really well and doesn't taste at all - well, a little bit lemony. You can get it through The Australian Connection ...
I love Gookinaid but they have changed their name to Hydralyte or Vitalyte. Same great product - very light taste and goes down easy. Lee The happiest people...
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Hi Rita--will have these done in a bit and will let you know. Mark White Mainsail Web Development 769 Center Blvd, #5, Fairfax, CA 94930 www.mainsail.com...
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Thanks, Crysta. I think I'll get some to keep in my saddle packs. Never know when someone might need them. Kathy...
You should try Cytomax. I was introduced to it by my son who is a hard core soccer player and mt. bike racer. It is much better for you than Gatorade according...
I have some that my riding partner gave to me because he couldn't tolerate it...neither can I (:<( Kathy ... taste at all - well, a little bit lemony....
I'll take it off your hands :) Lee The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. In a...
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That's a good idea. Where do you live. I'll check the shipping cost. I can put it in a strong plastic bag instead of the can to keep weight down. Kathy ... ...
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Hi Patrick-- Interesting stuff on elyte metabolism. I think I missed something though. You mentioned a "20 kg" feeding the night before the ride. I think...
Bruce- Hate to confuse pounds and kg but I did. Our horses consume, usually, about 20 pounds of hay from 1 p.m. in the afternoon to 4 a.m pre race. Used to...
About 10 years ago when SERA got it's scale. The first year of so we had someone "man it." That is we had someone there to help people learn to use it. Often...
I was doing a little web surfing, and came across this website that has a nice-looking Arabian gelding, with an endurance background (or endurance prospect?)....
Hi, I have a young endurance horse who needs to be kept in a stall for the next 8 weeks due to a suspensory tear with a small area of bone torn away. This guy...
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Plenty of hay, grooming, hand walking & hosing his legs will help keep him from being bored. Hi, I have a young endurance horse who needs to be kept in a...
Participants entered in the 2008 AERC National Ride ride can be seen at the Daniel Boone Distance Riders website: www.dbdr.info To date we have 105 riders...