{"id":5253,"date":"2021-03-19T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T11:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/?p=5253"},"modified":"2021-03-30T23:45:54","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T21:45:54","slug":"du-sel-pour-les-chevaux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/du-sel-pour-les-chevaux\/","title":{"rendered":"Salt for horses"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5253\" class=\"elementor elementor-5253\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34e1d35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34e1d35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da82e5d\" data-id=\"da82e5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30cae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e30cae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fb244c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fb244c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1.jpg 612w, https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1-50x33.jpg 50w, https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sel1-600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4a0758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4a0758\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giving salt to horses : essential and simple<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb202b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ecb202b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The body of a horse or pony is approximately :<\/p><ul><li>75% water<\/li><li>5 to 10 gr of salt per liter of water<\/li><\/ul><p>=&gt; that's 375 liters of water for the \u201cfamous\u201d 500 kg horse : which gives us from 2 to almost 4 kg of casually salt !<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfe172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dfe172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are we talking about when we talk about salt ?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8925e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8925e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Salt is found in diluted form in body fluids (plasma, interstitial fluid - between cells - and intracellular fluid). These are called electrolyte ions, including the macroelements we are talking about here :\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>Sodium (Na) : 12.4% of sodium is found in food content, in the digestive tract,<\/li><li>Chloride (Cl) : it is an essential component of hydrochloric acid produced in the stomach and necessary for digestion<\/li><\/ul><p>Sodium chloride (NaCl) is quite simply what makes up the white salt blocks.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53fbf35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53fbf35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There is block of salt and block of salt<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b27ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63b27ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We also often find ...<\/p><ul><li>lick blocks supplemented with vitamins and minerals: be careful, they very often contain molasses which is a residue from the manufacture of sugar and which in addition contains too much potassium (\u201cresidue\u201d that does not make you dream ...),<\/li><li>and also blocks of Himalayan salt: it is an ecological disaster and the trace elements they contain are found elsewhere, we cannot advise it here, but we seek to enrich the food intake by a great diversity ,<\/li><li>or even scented blocks (apple, banana, etc.): it is up to everyone to know how to position themselves against the weight of marketing. You just have to remember that the goal is to feed our horses naturally.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-483d43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"483d43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How much salt should I give ?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1253743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1253743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It all depends on 3 elements :<\/p><ul><li>its needs,<\/li><li>the factors that cause them to evolve,<\/li><li>and of course the food sources to cover these needs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Summer weather and physical exertion will increase the needs because sweat is mainly composed of water and electrolytes, one of the main ones being sodium chloride: our white salt.<\/p><p>=&gt; the more the horse sweats the more it needs salt intake : the case of the \u201cathlete\u201d horse subjected to intense efforts must be taken into account in an individualized way (we will not see this in detail in this article: but we draw attention to its increased needs)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbf3429 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbf3429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where will the horse find salt naturally ?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a29282 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a29282\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Simply in :\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>drinking water,<\/li><li>the different fodder available to it,<\/li><li>the soil of its habitat (earth and rocks),<\/li><li>the supplements that we are going to offer him.<\/li><\/ul><p>To find out more precisely what it has, it is necessary to go through the analysis of water and fodder (in particular hay for horses housed on tracks).<\/p><ul><li><strong>tap water<\/strong> :<ul><li>the legally authorized maximum concentration of chloride in water is 250 milligrams per liter (mg \/ l)<\/li><li>the amount of sodium in the water should not exceed 150 mg \/ l.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>hay<\/strong> : it is estimated that there is between 0.2 and 0.3 g of sodium per kg of dry matter<\/li><li><strong>lick stone<\/strong> : it is enough to leave some at the disposal of the horse. Usually they regulate without problem. But it is important to observe what is happening :<ul><li>with a horse that discovers a more \u201cnatural\u201d life<\/li><li>and because certain pathologies can arise which modify behavior.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>=&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/plaquette-de-presentation-soins-naturels-chevaux.pdf\"><strong>A lick stone recipe is available: go and discover it here<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>Watch this video which shows how an owner offered her horses the opportunity to search for salt on the tracks of her Paddock Paradise : 3 remarks\u2026<\/p><ul><li>burying the salt block in the middle of stone blocks is :<ul><li>be inspired by models from Nature<\/li><li>and this is a new opportunity to live a horse's life for our horses<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>to choose a block of white salt or a \"homemade\" block is :<ul><li>take care of Earth<\/li><li>and it is even better if the salt is not or little processed and if it comes from France.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>using a container that allows the salt not to melt in the soil water in the first rainfall is to take care of the soil ecosystem which would be destroyed by salinity<\/li><\/ul><p>=&gt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/EquineSoulNHC\/videos\/3698614003592773\"><strong> link to the video on Facebook here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ca486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ca486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOTES :<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee4bb66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee4bb66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Did you know ? the horse's tongue is smooth and unsuitable for collecting salt by licking ... Give horses a choice : putting a white salt stone on one side and a feed trough with powdered salt on the other gives them a lot of comfort\u00a0<\/li><li>salt stimulates \u201cwatering\u201d behavior: placing the salt block away from the water point stimulates movement behavior<\/li><li>nibbling on a block of salt stimulates the wear and tear of the incisors and contributes to the natural maintenance of the teeth.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3838900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3838900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giving salt to horses: essential and simple The body of a horse or a pony is approximately: 75% water from 5 to 10 gr of salt per liter of water =&gt; that makes 375 liters of water for the \u201cfamous\u201d horse of 500 kg: which gives us from 2 to almost 4 kg\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5264,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alimentation-naturelle"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/marais-salant2.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5253"}],"version-history":[{"count":88,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5427,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5253\/revisions\/5427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5264"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/permaculture-equine.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}