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<description><![CDATA[ <p><a href="https://store.horsepower.com.au/Electrolyte-Balancer-Paste-10-x-60ml_p_60.html?referrer=rss"><img src="https://store.horsepower.com.au/assets/images/thumbnails/electropaste_bigfan_thumbnail.jpg" align="right" border=0></a>Horsepower Electrolyte Balancer Paste is designed to the rapid restoration of electrolytes lost through sweat over a brief, but intense exercise period, such as a race or full intensity training session.BENEFITSElectrolyte depletion through sweat los...<a href="https://store.horsepower.com.au/Electrolyte-Balancer-Paste-10-x-60ml_p_60.html?referrer=rss">[Read More]</a><br><b>Our Price:</b> $188.25 <font color="red"></font> [<a href="https://store.horsepower.com.au/add_cart.asp?quick=1&item_id=60&out=1" target="_new">Add to Cart</a>]</p><br clear=all> ]]></description>
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<isc:description><![CDATA[Horsepower Electrolyte Balancer Paste is designed to the rapid restoration of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Electrolytes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The components of living cells and body fluids which are present as electrically charged ions. They can be divided into the positively charged &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cations&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium and the negatively charged A&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;nions&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Chloride, Phosphate and Bicarbonate. Electrolytes are responsible for maintaining correct fluid balance between the intracellular and extracellular compartments of the body and for regulating the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells and from the body.Electrolytes, particularly salt, may be supplemented in the diet when losses are expected to be higher than intake, for example when sweat loss is raised through exercise in hot conditions. Sterile balanced electrolyte solutions may be given intravenously (saline drips) to dehydrated or ill horses.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/electrolytes" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">electrolytes</a> lost through <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sweat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Produced by glands in the skin in response to adrenergic stimulation sweat spreads over the skin surface aided by the surfactant protein Latherin to facilitate cooling by evaporation. Sweating is the main cooling mechanism used by horses and horses which are unable to sweat properly (anhidrosis or dry coat) are at risk of dangerous, potentially lethal overheating.Sweat contains electrolytes and some amino acids as well as water. It may appear to foam due to the soapy material Latherin. Sweat losses in exercised horses working at moderate pace in mild conditions average 4.5 L per hour rising steeply to 10L - 20l per hour for those working hard in high ambient temperatures and may reach 40L per day representing significant loss of electrolyte ions.Electrolyte depletion as well as dehydration may result from sweat losses causing reduced appetite, loss of skin elasticity (pinch test) and a ‘’tucked up’’ appearance in the belly due to loss of water from the gut reserves.Severely depleted horses may refuse to drink initially. In endurance racing, horses provided with electrolyte supplements immediately before the start and during the race replaced sweat losses better than those provided with plain water only. Similarly, horses subjected to extended treadmill exercise simulating endurance rides of 30-45km drank well when offered water with 0.9% salt but refused plain water in the first few minutes. Lowered sodium in the body fluid from sweat losses tends to reduce the thirst reflex by reducing plasma osmolarity. In the humid tropics of S.E. Asia electrolytes are normally administered in the drinking water, not the feed, to encourage drinking following the heavy sweat losses routinely encountered there. However, to avoid exacerbating dehydration by overdosing salts, plain water should preferably be offered also.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/sweat" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">sweat</a> over a brief, but intense exercise period, such as a race or full intensity training session.<div>BENEFITS</div><div><div><p>Electrolyte depletion through <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sweat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Produced by glands in the skin in response to adrenergic stimulation sweat spreads over the skin surface aided by the surfactant protein Latherin to facilitate cooling by evaporation. Sweating is the main cooling mechanism used by horses and horses which are unable to sweat properly (anhidrosis or dry coat) are at risk of dangerous, potentially lethal overheating.Sweat contains electrolytes and some amino acids as well as water. It may appear to foam due to the soapy material Latherin. Sweat losses in exercised horses working at moderate pace in mild conditions average 4.5 L per hour rising steeply to 10L - 20l per hour for those working hard in high ambient temperatures and may reach 40L per day representing significant loss of electrolyte ions.Electrolyte depletion as well as dehydration may result from sweat losses causing reduced appetite, loss of skin elasticity (pinch test) and a ‘’tucked up’’ appearance in the belly due to loss of water from the gut reserves.Severely depleted horses may refuse to drink initially. In endurance racing, horses provided with electrolyte supplements immediately before the start and during the race replaced sweat losses better than those provided with plain water only. Similarly, horses subjected to extended treadmill exercise simulating endurance rides of 30-45km drank well when offered water with 0.9% salt but refused plain water in the first few minutes. Lowered sodium in the body fluid from sweat losses tends to reduce the thirst reflex by reducing plasma osmolarity. In the humid tropics of S.E. Asia electrolytes are normally administered in the drinking water, not the feed, to encourage drinking following the heavy sweat losses routinely encountered there. However, to avoid exacerbating dehydration by overdosing salts, plain water should preferably be offered also.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/sweat" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">sweat</a> losses can reduce <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Appetite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Control is via highly complex neurological and hormonal mechanisms involving signaling from nutrients such as glucose and volatile fatty acids, gut fill, the gut hormone Ghrelin which stimulates hunger, and the hormone Leptin from fat tissue which suppresses appetite. Poor appetite can be an issue for performance horses, especially racehorses. Gastric ulceration EGUS is the first cause to be eliminated as gut pain depresses appetite. The old favorite remedy was Vitamin B12 which is required to metabolize propionate which is increased by high starch diets but it’s use is questionable because it is very rapidly cleared from the body. Thiamin B1 requirements are also elevated by hard exercise so B Vitamin supplementation may have some value. It should also be remembered that horses which are dehydrated, or electrolyte depleted, will often refuse food until those imbalances are rectified.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/appetite" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">appetite</a> and hinder recovery from hard work. If <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Appetite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Control is via highly complex neurological and hormonal mechanisms involving signaling from nutrients such as glucose and volatile fatty acids, gut fill, the gut hormone Ghrelin which stimulates hunger, and the hormone Leptin from fat tissue which suppresses appetite. Poor appetite can be an issue for performance horses, especially racehorses. Gastric ulceration EGUS is the first cause to be eliminated as gut pain depresses appetite. The old favorite remedy was Vitamin B12 which is required to metabolize propionate which is increased by high starch diets but it’s use is questionable because it is very rapidly cleared from the body. Thiamin B1 requirements are also elevated by hard exercise so B Vitamin supplementation may have some value. It should also be remembered that horses which are dehydrated, or electrolyte depleted, will often refuse food until those imbalances are rectified.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/appetite" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">appetite</a> is reduced then intake of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Electrolytes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The components of living cells and body fluids which are present as electrically charged ions. They can be divided into the positively charged &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cations&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium and the negatively charged A&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;nions&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Chloride, Phosphate and Bicarbonate. Electrolytes are responsible for maintaining correct fluid balance between the intracellular and extracellular compartments of the body and for regulating the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells and from the body.Electrolytes, particularly salt, may be supplemented in the diet when losses are expected to be higher than intake, for example when sweat loss is raised through exercise in hot conditions. Sterile balanced electrolyte solutions may be given intravenously (saline drips) to dehydrated or ill horses.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/electrolytes" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">electrolytes</a> in feed may be compromised.</p><p>Using fast-acting paste electrolyte provides rapid restoration of normal electrolyte balance in the body, reducing the chance of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dehydration&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Defined as a harmful reduction of the amount of water in the body, dehydration results from either a lack of water going in, either in the form of fluids or in the food, or too much water leaving the body in sweat, urine, faeces (diarrhoea) milk and breath. The water loss may be accompanied by loss of salts (electrolytes). Dehydration of 15% is potentially fatal to adult horses.In horses, the most common causes of dehydration are heavy sweating associated with exercise, and diarrhoea. In both cases electrolyte ions are lost with the water, principally Chloride and Sodium in sweat and those plus Potassium in diarrhoea. Lost electrolytes may well need replenishment as well as water.Mild dehydration stimulates thirst, but more severely dehydrated horse may refuse to drink and require drenching with water and electrolytes, or intravenous fluid therapy.The simplest test for dehydration is the skin pinch test where a fold of skin on the side of the neck is pinched between fingers and thumb – the fold should flatten out and return to normal within 2 seconds in a normally hydrated horse. Extension of that time indicates dehydration.Provision of adequate supplies of drinking water is fundamental to prevent dehydration and where water losses from sweating or other causes are increased, supplementary salt and electrolytes may also be required.See also Water Intake&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/dehydration" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">dehydration</a> and supporting regular <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Appetite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Control is via highly complex neurological and hormonal mechanisms involving signaling from nutrients such as glucose and volatile fatty acids, gut fill, the gut hormone Ghrelin which stimulates hunger, and the hormone Leptin from fat tissue which suppresses appetite. Poor appetite can be an issue for performance horses, especially racehorses. Gastric ulceration EGUS is the first cause to be eliminated as gut pain depresses appetite. The old favorite remedy was Vitamin B12 which is required to metabolize propionate which is increased by high starch diets but it’s use is questionable because it is very rapidly cleared from the body. Thiamin B1 requirements are also elevated by hard exercise so B Vitamin supplementation may have some value. It should also be remembered that horses which are dehydrated, or electrolyte depleted, will often refuse food until those imbalances are rectified.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/appetite" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">appetite</a>, <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Water Intake&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;All feeds contain some water, ranging from around 10% in concentrates, 10%-15% for hay and up to 80% in fresh pasture. Horses grazing on fresh pasture with a high moisture content can derive virtually all their water requirement from the herbage. Water is also generated by several normal metabolic processes, so the total water intake derives from that internal source, as well as feed and drinking water. As a guide to total daily intake the NRC 2007 provides the following estimates for a 500kg horse.Note the increase in water intake associated with the higher ambient temperature and exercise which is related mainly to sweat losses. High ambient temperature, solar radiation and high humidity can markedly increase requirements – up to three fold. Intake can also be influenced by water temperature and horses prefer tepid water at around 20&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; with a reduction of as much as 40% of intake when both water and ambient temperatures fall below 5&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. Horses also prefer to drink water from buckets rather than automatically fed water bowls – when both bucket and pressure fed, or float valve bowls were offered the test horses took 98% of their water from the bucket. Around 80% of drinking occurs within two hours of eating.Ideally water should be available ad lib throughout the day, but this is not always feasible and intermittent provision of water in buckets works fine so long as the amount is sufficient.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/water-intake" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">water intake</a> and recovery from exercise. Horsepower Electrolyte Balancer delivers fast acting salts in the same proportion as those lost in <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sweat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Produced by glands in the skin in response to adrenergic stimulation sweat spreads over the skin surface aided by the surfactant protein Latherin to facilitate cooling by evaporation. Sweating is the main cooling mechanism used by horses and horses which are unable to sweat properly (anhidrosis or dry coat) are at risk of dangerous, potentially lethal overheating.Sweat contains electrolytes and some amino acids as well as water. It may appear to foam due to the soapy material Latherin. Sweat losses in exercised horses working at moderate pace in mild conditions average 4.5 L per hour rising steeply to 10L - 20l per hour for those working hard in high ambient temperatures and may reach 40L per day representing significant loss of electrolyte ions.Electrolyte depletion as well as dehydration may result from sweat losses causing reduced appetite, loss of skin elasticity (pinch test) and a ‘’tucked up’’ appearance in the belly due to loss of water from the gut reserves.Severely depleted horses may refuse to drink initially. In endurance racing, horses provided with electrolyte supplements immediately before the start and during the race replaced sweat losses better than those provided with plain water only. Similarly, horses subjected to extended treadmill exercise simulating endurance rides of 30-45km drank well when offered water with 0.9% salt but refused plain water in the first few minutes. Lowered sodium in the body fluid from sweat losses tends to reduce the thirst reflex by reducing plasma osmolarity. In the humid tropics of S.E. Asia electrolytes are normally administered in the drinking water, not the feed, to encourage drinking following the heavy sweat losses routinely encountered there. However, to avoid exacerbating dehydration by overdosing salts, plain water should preferably be offered also.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/sweat" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">sweat</a> in a palatable fruit flavoured paste.</p></div> <span style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">*Contains no buffers – suitable for endurance horses.</span><div><br></div> </div>      ]]></isc:description>
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<isc:description><![CDATA[Horsepower Electrolyte Balancer Paste is designed to the rapid restoration of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Electrolytes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The components of living cells and body fluids which are present as electrically charged ions. They can be divided into the positively charged &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cations&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium and the negatively charged A&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;nions&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Chloride, Phosphate and Bicarbonate. Electrolytes are responsible for maintaining correct fluid balance between the intracellular and extracellular compartments of the body and for regulating the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells and from the body.Electrolytes, particularly salt, may be supplemented in the diet when losses are expected to be higher than intake, for example when sweat loss is raised through exercise in hot conditions. Sterile balanced electrolyte solutions may be given intravenously (saline drips) to dehydrated or ill horses.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/electrolytes" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">electrolytes</a> lost through <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sweat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Produced by glands in the skin in response to adrenergic stimulation sweat spreads over the skin surface aided by the surfactant protein Latherin to facilitate cooling by evaporation. Sweating is the main cooling mechanism used by horses and horses which are unable to sweat properly (anhidrosis or dry coat) are at risk of dangerous, potentially lethal overheating.Sweat contains electrolytes and some amino acids as well as water. It may appear to foam due to the soapy material Latherin. Sweat losses in exercised horses working at moderate pace in mild conditions average 4.5 L per hour rising steeply to 10L - 20l per hour for those working hard in high ambient temperatures and may reach 40L per day representing significant loss of electrolyte ions.Electrolyte depletion as well as dehydration may result from sweat losses causing reduced appetite, loss of skin elasticity (pinch test) and a ‘’tucked up’’ appearance in the belly due to loss of water from the gut reserves.Severely depleted horses may refuse to drink initially. In endurance racing, horses provided with electrolyte supplements immediately before the start and during the race replaced sweat losses better than those provided with plain water only. Similarly, horses subjected to extended treadmill exercise simulating endurance rides of 30-45km drank well when offered water with 0.9% salt but refused plain water in the first few minutes. Lowered sodium in the body fluid from sweat losses tends to reduce the thirst reflex by reducing plasma osmolarity. In the humid tropics of S.E. Asia electrolytes are normally administered in the drinking water, not the feed, to encourage drinking following the heavy sweat losses routinely encountered there. However, to avoid exacerbating dehydration by overdosing salts, plain water should preferably be offered also.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/sweat" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">sweat</a> over a brief, but intense exercise period, such as a race or full intensity training session.<div>BENEFITS</div><div><div><p>Electrolyte depletion through <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sweat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Produced by glands in the skin in response to adrenergic stimulation sweat spreads over the skin surface aided by the surfactant protein Latherin to facilitate cooling by evaporation. Sweating is the main cooling mechanism used by horses and horses which are unable to sweat properly (anhidrosis or dry coat) are at risk of dangerous, potentially lethal overheating.Sweat contains electrolytes and some amino acids as well as water. It may appear to foam due to the soapy material Latherin. Sweat losses in exercised horses working at moderate pace in mild conditions average 4.5 L per hour rising steeply to 10L - 20l per hour for those working hard in high ambient temperatures and may reach 40L per day representing significant loss of electrolyte ions.Electrolyte depletion as well as dehydration may result from sweat losses causing reduced appetite, loss of skin elasticity (pinch test) and a ‘’tucked up’’ appearance in the belly due to loss of water from the gut reserves.Severely depleted horses may refuse to drink initially. In endurance racing, horses provided with electrolyte supplements immediately before the start and during the race replaced sweat losses better than those provided with plain water only. Similarly, horses subjected to extended treadmill exercise simulating endurance rides of 30-45km drank well when offered water with 0.9% salt but refused plain water in the first few minutes. Lowered sodium in the body fluid from sweat losses tends to reduce the thirst reflex by reducing plasma osmolarity. In the humid tropics of S.E. Asia electrolytes are normally administered in the drinking water, not the feed, to encourage drinking following the heavy sweat losses routinely encountered there. However, to avoid exacerbating dehydration by overdosing salts, plain water should preferably be offered also.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/sweat" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">sweat</a> losses can reduce <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Appetite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Control is via highly complex neurological and hormonal mechanisms involving signaling from nutrients such as glucose and volatile fatty acids, gut fill, the gut hormone Ghrelin which stimulates hunger, and the hormone Leptin from fat tissue which suppresses appetite. Poor appetite can be an issue for performance horses, especially racehorses. Gastric ulceration EGUS is the first cause to be eliminated as gut pain depresses appetite. The old favorite remedy was Vitamin B12 which is required to metabolize propionate which is increased by high starch diets but it’s use is questionable because it is very rapidly cleared from the body. Thiamin B1 requirements are also elevated by hard exercise so B Vitamin supplementation may have some value. It should also be remembered that horses which are dehydrated, or electrolyte depleted, will often refuse food until those imbalances are rectified.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/appetite" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">appetite</a> and hinder recovery from hard work. If <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Appetite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Control is via highly complex neurological and hormonal mechanisms involving signaling from nutrients such as glucose and volatile fatty acids, gut fill, the gut hormone Ghrelin which stimulates hunger, and the hormone Leptin from fat tissue which suppresses appetite. Poor appetite can be an issue for performance horses, especially racehorses. Gastric ulceration EGUS is the first cause to be eliminated as gut pain depresses appetite. The old favorite remedy was Vitamin B12 which is required to metabolize propionate which is increased by high starch diets but it’s use is questionable because it is very rapidly cleared from the body. Thiamin B1 requirements are also elevated by hard exercise so B Vitamin supplementation may have some value. It should also be remembered that horses which are dehydrated, or electrolyte depleted, will often refuse food until those imbalances are rectified.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/appetite" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">appetite</a> is reduced then intake of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Electrolytes&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The components of living cells and body fluids which are present as electrically charged ions. They can be divided into the positively charged &amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;Cations&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium and Calcium and the negatively charged A&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;&amp;lt;em&amp;gt;nions&amp;lt;/em&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt; Chloride, Phosphate and Bicarbonate. Electrolytes are responsible for maintaining correct fluid balance between the intracellular and extracellular compartments of the body and for regulating the flow of nutrients into and waste products out of cells and from the body.Electrolytes, particularly salt, may be supplemented in the diet when losses are expected to be higher than intake, for example when sweat loss is raised through exercise in hot conditions. Sterile balanced electrolyte solutions may be given intravenously (saline drips) to dehydrated or ill horses.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/electrolytes" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">electrolytes</a> in feed may be compromised.</p><p>Using fast-acting paste electrolyte provides rapid restoration of normal electrolyte balance in the body, reducing the chance of <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Dehydration&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Defined as a harmful reduction of the amount of water in the body, dehydration results from either a lack of water going in, either in the form of fluids or in the food, or too much water leaving the body in sweat, urine, faeces (diarrhoea) milk and breath. The water loss may be accompanied by loss of salts (electrolytes). Dehydration of 15% is potentially fatal to adult horses.In horses, the most common causes of dehydration are heavy sweating associated with exercise, and diarrhoea. In both cases electrolyte ions are lost with the water, principally Chloride and Sodium in sweat and those plus Potassium in diarrhoea. Lost electrolytes may well need replenishment as well as water.Mild dehydration stimulates thirst, but more severely dehydrated horse may refuse to drink and require drenching with water and electrolytes, or intravenous fluid therapy.The simplest test for dehydration is the skin pinch test where a fold of skin on the side of the neck is pinched between fingers and thumb – the fold should flatten out and return to normal within 2 seconds in a normally hydrated horse. Extension of that time indicates dehydration.Provision of adequate supplies of drinking water is fundamental to prevent dehydration and where water losses from sweating or other causes are increased, supplementary salt and electrolytes may also be required.See also Water Intake&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/dehydration" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">dehydration</a> and supporting regular <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Appetite&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Control is via highly complex neurological and hormonal mechanisms involving signaling from nutrients such as glucose and volatile fatty acids, gut fill, the gut hormone Ghrelin which stimulates hunger, and the hormone Leptin from fat tissue which suppresses appetite. Poor appetite can be an issue for performance horses, especially racehorses. Gastric ulceration EGUS is the first cause to be eliminated as gut pain depresses appetite. The old favorite remedy was Vitamin B12 which is required to metabolize propionate which is increased by high starch diets but it’s use is questionable because it is very rapidly cleared from the body. Thiamin B1 requirements are also elevated by hard exercise so B Vitamin supplementation may have some value. It should also be remembered that horses which are dehydrated, or electrolyte depleted, will often refuse food until those imbalances are rectified.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/appetite" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">appetite</a>, <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Water Intake&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;All feeds contain some water, ranging from around 10% in concentrates, 10%-15% for hay and up to 80% in fresh pasture. Horses grazing on fresh pasture with a high moisture content can derive virtually all their water requirement from the herbage. Water is also generated by several normal metabolic processes, so the total water intake derives from that internal source, as well as feed and drinking water. As a guide to total daily intake the NRC 2007 provides the following estimates for a 500kg horse.Note the increase in water intake associated with the higher ambient temperature and exercise which is related mainly to sweat losses. High ambient temperature, solar radiation and high humidity can markedly increase requirements – up to three fold. Intake can also be influenced by water temperature and horses prefer tepid water at around 20&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; with a reduction of as much as 40% of intake when both water and ambient temperatures fall below 5&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;o&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. Horses also prefer to drink water from buckets rather than automatically fed water bowls – when both bucket and pressure fed, or float valve bowls were offered the test horses took 98% of their water from the bucket. Around 80% of drinking occurs within two hours of eating.Ideally water should be available ad lib throughout the day, but this is not always feasible and intermittent provision of water in buckets works fine so long as the amount is sufficient.&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/water-intake" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">water intake</a> and recovery from exercise. Horsepower Electrolyte Balancer delivers fast acting salts in the same proportion as those lost in <a class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Sweat&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Produced by glands in the skin in response to adrenergic stimulation sweat spreads over the skin surface aided by the surfactant protein Latherin to facilitate cooling by evaporation. Sweating is the main cooling mechanism used by horses and horses which are unable to sweat properly (anhidrosis or dry coat) are at risk of dangerous, potentially lethal overheating.Sweat contains electrolytes and some amino acids as well as water. It may appear to foam due to the soapy material Latherin. Sweat losses in exercised horses working at moderate pace in mild conditions average 4.5 L per hour rising steeply to 10L - 20l per hour for those working hard in high ambient temperatures and may reach 40L per day representing significant loss of electrolyte ions.Electrolyte depletion as well as dehydration may result from sweat losses causing reduced appetite, loss of skin elasticity (pinch test) and a ‘’tucked up’’ appearance in the belly due to loss of water from the gut reserves.Severely depleted horses may refuse to drink initially. In endurance racing, horses provided with electrolyte supplements immediately before the start and during the race replaced sweat losses better than those provided with plain water only. Similarly, horses subjected to extended treadmill exercise simulating endurance rides of 30-45km drank well when offered water with 0.9% salt but refused plain water in the first few minutes. Lowered sodium in the body fluid from sweat losses tends to reduce the thirst reflex by reducing plasma osmolarity. In the humid tropics of S.E. Asia electrolytes are normally administered in the drinking water, not the feed, to encourage drinking following the heavy sweat losses routinely encountered there. However, to avoid exacerbating dehydration by overdosing salts, plain water should preferably be offered also.&lt;/div&gt;" href="https://horsepower.com.au/glossary/sweat" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]">sweat</a> in a palatable fruit flavoured paste.</p></div> <span style="color: rgb(35, 31, 32); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">*Contains no buffers – suitable for endurance horses.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13px; font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">CHECK OUT OUR SPECIAL OFFER ON <a href="https://store.horsepower.com.au/Electrolyte-Balancer-Paste-10-x-60ml_p_60.html" style="">10 x 60ml Electrolyte Balancer Paste</a></span><br></span><div><br></div> </div>          ]]></isc:description>
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