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๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ž ๐ข๐ฆ๐›๐š๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ž? Read our advice bl

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Electrolytes & horse – A necessity not a luxury!

Electrolytes are charged particles, which when dissolved in water or body fluids produce positive (cations) and negative (anions) ions. These ions have a crucial role in maintaining normal health and functioning of the body in a horse.

They ensure smooth working of enzymatic pathways, nervous, cardiac, musculo-skeletal and even digestive system, apart from also helping maintain osmotic pressure and fluid balance. As a result, a balanced homeostasis (bodyโ€™s ability to maintain a stable internal environment) is achieved.

The 5 major ions required by a growing and an adult horse include sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), chloride (Clโ€“), calcium (Ca2+) and magnesium (Mg2+).

Functions of the major ions: 
  • Sodium (Na+) 
    Most abundant extracellular ion, maintains blood pressure and nerve impulse, replenishes negative sodium levels due to sweating while exercising, working and in conditions like diarrhoea.  
  • Potassium (K+) 
    Present as intracellular ion, maintains nerve impulses, cardiac health and in conjunction with Na+ ensures osmotic and acid-base balance.
  • Chloride (Clโ€“)
    Most significant extracellular anion, helps maintain isotonicity and co-exists with sodium to maintain fluid balance. 
  • Calcium (Ca2+)
    Present as extracellular ion, regulates membrane potential (neuromuscular) which is crucial for muscle contraction and relaxation including the cardiac muscles. 
  • Magnesium (Mg2+)
    Second most abundant intracellular cation, works as co-factor of various enzymatic activities in numerous metabolic pathways, phosphate transfers, muscle contractility and neuronal transmission.

Woodland Opera and Robbie Power. A breathtaking leap,and one of my favourite racing photos – Dan Heap #horseaware #REDMILLS

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gives you wings โœˆ๏ธโœˆ๏ธโœˆ๏ธ ๐Ÿ“ธ Dan Heap

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Woodland Opera and fly the last to win the Champion Chase for A breathtaking leap, and one of my favourite racing photos I’ve taken.

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