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We had a pretty good time last weekend. I rode Chief on Friday to mark trail along with Sue Wilkie and her horse Rocky. Then, I rode Bo on the first day of the ride in the 50, and Chief in the 50 on the 2nd day. The weather turned out great, and all things considered the turnout was decent – though still down over the previous year. I think that may just be Continue reading Death Valley Warmup, December 10 & 11, 2011 I took Bo out for a ride yesterday evening to do a final check on our tack and hoof boots. The first photo is of Bo just before we left to head out for the trail. I think everything is good to go – after our ride I put most of the tack in the dishwasher so it will be clean for the ride on Saturday. While I am going to glue Renegades on Continue reading Pre-ride check, before cleaning everything for….Tevis on Saturday! Can you tell this is a spoiled horse? I mean really – look at how many bags of hay and buckets of water and feed he has? This is for just one horse! I put out plenty of water so that way I’d have it available for sponging during the vet checks, and also for washing my tack (I call it doing “horse laundry” items). When I have only one horse I can keep Continue reading Musings about high-lining horses and improving the rate of rehydration post ride Here are some of the things I’ve been using on rides recently, mainly as snacks or for an energy or electrolyte boost for myself. I find that if I do a pretty decent job taking care of myself, then I can do an even better job taking care of my horse. It can be hard as a rider to keep up with everything. Especially if I am traveling a long distance to a ride Continue reading Taking care of the rider Photo by Vicki Gaebe. Karen & Chief, Day 2 Strawberry Fields Forever It took me awhile to get these posted, because I had to go through a lot of photos. I have narrowed them down to only 265 in the album. There are a lot of photos here – from all four days of the ride plus trail marking and trail work. Rider photos were taken by Vicki Gaebe, and can be Continue reading Strawberry Fields Forever 2010 Ride Photos! Connie Hoge has set up a new group on yahoo on the topic of electrolytes. Click here to visit the group or to join! What do I do in regards to electrolyte supplementation on my own horses during rides? I add plain salt to my horses soaked mashes. I try to preload them a little ahead of traveling and of course try to do what I can post ride to help them recover after Continue reading Electrolytes and the endurance horse Bo ready to leave for the last loop on the 100 I’m sure that Bo was happy to get back home after completing the 100 at 20 Mule Team. He sure appeared to come through the ride in really good shape. I think he had fun and I know he learned a lot! I was really pleased with his performance. I know that I rode him well within his limitations and could have Continue reading Post ride recovery for my 100 mile endurance horse Endurance riding can lead to significant losses of water and electrolytes, which can cause clinical illnesses related to increased neuromuscular excitability, including cardiac arrhythmia, muscle cramping and twitching, and gut motility changes. When plasma potassium (K+) increases–as it does with increasing exercise intensity–there is a concomitant increase in neuromuscular excitability. Yet, many endurance riders believe that oral potassium supplementation before and during competition is critical to the good health of their horses. Click here Continue reading Endurance Horse Electrolyte Research Rocky and Granite Chief drinking during endurance ride Here is a link to my electrolyte comparison chart. You can also get to it from the top menu buttons. I’d like to update it so if anybody reading this could take the time to check it and see if they are using a brand of electrolyte that isn’t on the chart, let me know via email or by posting a comment in the blog. Continue reading Electrolytes and Endurance Riding |
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