Do I continue to give my horse oral electrolytes while using Equiwinner?
Although Equiwinner patches contain a carefully designed group of electrolytes, no substance whatsoever is transferred through the skin to the horse, only the cell signal to restore optimum electrolyte balance. In other words, Equiwinner makes electrolytes work properly. If necessary, electrolytes can be supplemented while using Equiwinner without any problem. However, there is no point in feeding electrolytes to horses unless a deficiency is suspected, in which case the horse would likely be in an obvious poor state of health. The majority of horses have healthy lives without ever having been fed oral electrolytes since they usually get enough electrolytes from a normal diet. If you do supplement with electrolytes (not to excess) any surplus will be eliminated in the urine and be sure to use a high quality brand that contains as little sugar as possible, if any at all.
