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Salt

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  • Vendor: Thompson and Redwood
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Horses require salt (sodium chloride) for essential bodily functions, including nerve/muscle function, hydration, and maintaining thirst, with a 500kg horse typically needing about 30g–50g (2 tablespoons) daily. Adding 1–2 tablespoons of loose, plain white salt to feed ensures adequate intake.

 

The key electrolytes include sodium, chloride and potassium. Grass/hay and other feeds are relatively high in potassium for horses which is fantastic as it means you generally don’t need to supplement potassium, unless the horse has no access to feed for a period of time and is sweating. 

Horses need electrolytes for daily body maintenance jobs (staying alive) and to replace what is lost in sweat. Some of the important jobs include:

  • The production and secretion of sweat, saliva, intestinal tract fluids, urine and mucus

  • Skeletal muscle contraction

  • Heart contraction

  • Nerve function

  • Intestinal movement (and other involuntary smooth muscle contraction, such as the uterus)

  • Absorption of nutrients across the intestinal wall and into the body cells

  • Maintenance of normal acid-base balance (pH)

  • Maintenance of normal hydration (the body contains roughly 70% water)

  • Preventing tying up

  • Preventing fatigue

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Salt