Spillers Perform & Restore Mash
How does feeding SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash support hydration?
• Feeding SPILLERS™ Perform & Restore Mash (and other mashes) will help to increase your horse’s water intake. However, feeding a mash may also encourage your horse to drink more!
• Not eating can also lead to dehydration! Horses tend to drink around meal times and in particular after eating which means not eating may lead to reduced drinking. Getting too hot may lead to reduced appetite but SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash includes a delicious apple aroma to tempt your horse’s taste buds
• Electrolytes help to maintain water balance– drinking alone will not rehydrate your horse effectively after significant fluid losses. Feeding SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash helps to replace some of the electrolytes lost through sweating.
How does feeding SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash complement the replacement of electrolytes post exercise?
Spillers Perform & Restore Mash
When horses sweat they lose electrolytes, the main ones being sodium, potassium and chloride. Forage is typically high in potassium and if fed in sufficient amounts will meet requirements for the majority of horses – this leaves sodium and chloride
• Salt – the same salt you put on your chips and the main source of sodium in SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash – is a combination of sodium and chloride.
• If the majority of sodium lost in sweat is replaced by salt, chloride requirements will typically be met too for most horses in the UK (additional considerations may be needed for endurance horses).
Feeding SPILLERS Perform & Restore Mash helps to replace some of the electrolytes lost through sweating. Whether or not you need to feed additional salt or an electrolyte supplement (and how much) will depend on how much your horse sweats and his base diet so contact the Care-Line for specific advice.