Signs of an electrolyte imbalance in your horse @TRMNutrition #horseaware

TRMยฎ Nutrition | Equine Health

@TRMNutrition

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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.

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? @TRMNutrition #horseaware

TRMยฎ Nutrition | Equine Health

@TRMNutrition

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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

ยท

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.

Leona Maguire, Rachael Blackmore in conversation with Jacqui Hurley @kpmg_ireland #horseaware


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Another Masterclass – Epsom Derby – Ryan Moore gets Auguste Rodin first over the line for Aidan O’Brien #coolmore #horseaware

1.30 1m. 4f. 6yds. (Class 1) 3-y-o14 Ran
Betfred Derby (Group 1) (British Champions Series) of ยฃ1,561,950.00 3-y-o

1st – ยฃ885,782.00, 2nd – ยฃ335,819.00, 3rd – ยฃ168,066.00, 4th – ยฃ83,721.00, 5th – ยฃ42,016.00, 6th – ยฃ21,086.00 14 Ran

1st

silks

Auguste Rodin (IRE)3, br c 9-2 (M Tabor/d Smith/mrs J Magnier/westerbe)
(Drawn 10) Rated 117
Deep Impact (JPN) – Rhododendron (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder – Coolmore

(Morning price: 5/2 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Aidan O’Brien does it again -another Epsom Derby- Ryan Moore gets Auguste Rodin first over the line. Seen here with Anne Marie O’Brien #coolmore #horseaware

1.30 1m. 4f. 6yds. (Class 1) 3-y-o14 Ran
Betfred Derby (Group 1) (British Champions Series) of ยฃ1,561,950.00 3-y-o

1st – ยฃ885,782.00, 2nd – ยฃ335,819.00, 3rd – ยฃ168,066.00, 4th – ยฃ83,721.00, 5th – ยฃ42,016.00, 6th – ยฃ21,086.00 14 Ran

1st

silks

Auguste Rodin (IRE)3, br c 9-2 (M Tabor/d Smith/mrs J Magnier/westerbe)
(Drawn 10) Rated 117
Deep Impact (JPN) – Rhododendron (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder – Coolmore

(Morning price: 5/2 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Another Masterclass – Epsom Derby – Ryan Moore gets Auguste Rodin first over the line for Aidan O’Brien #coolmore #horseaware

1.30 1m. 4f. 6yds. (Class 1) 3-y-o14 Ran
Betfred Derby (Group 1) (British Champions Series) of ยฃ1,561,950.00 3-y-o

1st – ยฃ885,782.00, 2nd – ยฃ335,819.00, 3rd – ยฃ168,066.00, 4th – ยฃ83,721.00, 5th – ยฃ42,016.00, 6th – ยฃ21,086.00 14 Ran

1st

silks

Auguste Rodin (IRE)3, br c 9-2 (M Tabor/d Smith/mrs J Magnier/westerbe)
(Drawn 10) Rated 117
Deep Impact (JPN) – Rhododendron (IRE)(Galileo (IRE))
Breeder – Coolmore

(Morning price: 5/2 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 5/1)
(Ring price: 9/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

“Rachael was super and the horse was super “. John Hanlon wins the Boyle Sports H’Cap Hurdle on Hallowed Star at 8/1 #horseaware #galwayraces

Rachael was super and the horse was super. He was keen in her hands and she had the brains to let him roll on. When you are up there you are out of trouble. She was very good on him, as she is on them all. She rode one of her first winners here for the Mees on Camlann so it’s great to have her back in the colours and get another winner for them. For me it’s some week to win two feature races in Galway. We have only a small team of horses and to have two features going home is unbelievable. I have to thank the staff at home and Rachel, my partner. Without them I’d be no-one and it’s the same with every trainer, without the staff they are no-one. It’s a tough time with staff, expensive times. For any small trainers out there I’d say keep at it because you’ll get there. This means so much to everyone that is involved in horses. It’s a tough time on owners as well because everything has gone so expensive. It’s a good crowd today and the other day they were five deep all around when Hewick won (Galway Plate). It’s unreal and when they see a small trainer winning they are always there to support them.