Very ggod article and was saying what I was kinda thinking. One small article I was able to pull on endurance.net suggested ( after a study done in France) that the horses that were not electrolyted actually did better than the ones that received the electrolytes. Khaterina loves soupy beet bulp, so I think that is a better avenue to follow on this first ride. After she has one under her belt we will know more and can adjust accordingly