<p><strong><strong><img src="images-joomla/guides/minus.png" alt="minus" style="vertical-align: middle;" />&nbsp; Too little Sod</strong>ium</strong></p>
<p>Requirement for sodium (Na) or common salt (NaCl) varies greatly according to the temperature and the working intensity of the horse.</p>
<p>PC-Horse estimates the requirements during winter (October - April) to be 60% of summer requirements.</p>
<p>Breeding mares and young, growing horses should always have access to a salt or mineral lick with a high salt content.</p>
<p>Horses which are trained or exercised heavily may have problems with regulation of salt intake. Such animals should therefore be given a controlled amount of salt every day.</p>
<p>Recommended amounts of salt for horses which are trained are 5-6 gram per 100 kg body weight in winter, and 6-10 gram during summer, when they sweat more.</p>
<p><strong><strong><img src="images-joomla/guides/plus.png" alt="plus" style="vertical-align: middle;" />&nbsp; </strong><strong><strong>Too much Sod</strong>ium</strong><br /></strong></p>
<p>Requirement for sodium (Na) or common salt (NaCl) varies greatly according to the temperature and the working intensity of the horse.</p>
<p>PC-Horse estimates the requirements during winter (October - April) to be 60% of summer requirements.</p>
<p>Breeding mares and young, growing horses should always have access to a salt or mineral lick with a high salt content.</p>
<p>Horses which are trained or exercised heavily may have problems with regulation of salt intake. Such animals should therefore be given a controlled amount of salt every day.</p>
<p>Recommended amounts of salt for horses which are trained are 5-6 gram per 100 kg body weight in winter, and 6-10 gram during summer, when they sweat more.</p>
<p>It is of particular importance that the horse is given free access to fresh water of good drinking quality if the diet contains more sodium (salt) than the calculated requirements.</p>
<p>Animals with free access to water can handle salt intakes which are well above the calculated requirements.</p>
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