Tag: salt

Does your horse need electolytes?

July 8, 2011.Reading time 4 minutes.

Judging by the catalogs I get in the mail, there are a lot of people feeding their horses electrolytes in the summer months. The premise is good: they help prevent your horse from becoming dehydrated. But are they essential to your horse’s health? According to this article on http://www.horsetalk.co.nz, Pass the Salt: electrolyte replacement for […]

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How Much Salt Does your Horse Need?

August 9, 2008.Reading time 1 minute.

How much salt should your horse get on a daily basis? Certainly, it’s more than I thought. Researchers in Michigan measured the daily salt consumption of 12 horses during the hottest months of the year from the beginning of May to the end of August. Salt consumption averaged 0.64 ounces per horse in May and […]

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