Summer Games Plus is a buffered oral electrolyte supplement for horses. When horses sweat, they lose a significant amount of essential electrolytes necessary for top performance, particularly sodium, chloride, and potassium. Summer Games Plus is formulated to replace these key electrolytes in the exact amounts and ratios in which they are lost.
How is Summer Games Plus different from other electrolyte products?
Summer Games Plus contains the same electrolyte formulation as Summer Games Electrolyte, which was originally formulated for the horses competing at the 1996 Olympics. The formulation was based on the results of research conducted in anticipation of the Games, which were held in Atlanta, known for its hot, humid summers. Summer Games Plus mimics the composition of equine sweat, supplying the horse with the exact amounts and ratios of electrolytes relinquished in sweat. Summer Games Plus contains no sugar like many popular commercial electrolyte supplements.
Summer Games Plus also contains a buffering agent that helps create a soothing gastric environment. This is especially important for horses subjected to the stresses often related to top performance such exertion, transportation, and unfamiliar stabling and atmosphere.
ELECTROLYTE FACTS
What are electrolytes?
Electrolytes are substances that dissociate in solution into electrically charged particles called ions. The major electrolytes are sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), chloride (Cl-) and magnesium (Mg++).
What is the role of electrolytes?
Electrolytes play an important role in maintaining osmotic pressure, fluid balance, and nerve and muscle activity.
What happens without electrolytes?
Loss of electrolytes causes fatigue and muscle weakness, and decreases the thirst response to dehydration.
What is the visible difference in horses receiving electrolyte supplementation?
Horses offered electrolytes tend to rebound from hard exercise sooner, return to feed quicker and begin the necessary rebuilding phase that occurs after exertion.
What is the best way to estimate electrolyte loss?
Electrolyte requirements can be determined by measuring sweat loss. Fluid loss can be estimated by measuring body weight loss with this simple formula: 1 kg (2.2 lb) body weight loss = 0.9 liters (approx. 1 quart) body water loss, so an
11-lb body weight loss = approx. 5 liters sweat loss (light work) = 2 oz per day of Summer Games Plus.
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