best (human) energy drinks for long show days?

[sidewaysonacob]

I've got a few long show days coming up, one of which for various reasons looks particularly brutal (and much harder work for me than the horse!). Any recommendations please for pre/post riding energy-type drinks that don't need to be chilled and will give me a boost without caffeine jitters or a massive slump an hour later?

 

[Gloi]

We always took a flask of soup.

 

[Burnttoast]

You could try a carb-based energy drink like SiS Go Energy. Comes as a powder and you make up as much as you need. I've never found one that tastes great but they really work if you're working hard or at risk of dehydration.

 

[blitznbobs]

water and a chip butty?

 

[OldNag]

I'd definitely avoid the so-called energy drinks - as you say caffeine jitters and energy slumps. I;d have thought water and stuff like bananas, seeds, nuts.
Like the soup suggestion.
You've made me hungry :-( !

 

[Gloi]

Don't take tomato soup though or if you are anything like me you'll spill it on your jods just before you are due in the ring.

 

[sidewaysonacob]

Thanks everyone, snacks and water it is then - just wanted to make sure there wasn't some ace potion I didn't know about

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Take a berroca tablet to drop in your water?

 

[MileAMinute]

If you like bananas they are brilliant for slow release energy. A good idea (and one I'm going to try) is to buy those little pots of porridge and take some hot water (or ask the butty van) to mix them with.

I'm awful and cannot eat on show days and instead drown myself in full sugar coke to keep me functioning so am trying various things this year as I've got so many shows and outings and can't go every weekend without eating!

 

[cremedemonthe]

Coconut water, it hydrates you naturally and keeps your energy up without the spike here:
http://vitacoco.com/uk/
we buy a box of 12 at costco, keeps me going when needing energy and hydration

 

[Dry Rot]

A good single malt, preferably a Speyside.

 

[montanna]

Definitely water in the build up, I always crave an ice cold can of full fat coke after though so I always keep a case in the lorry!

 

[Red-1]

Pimms or Sloe Gin

Unless I am driving home, in which case flavoured water and lots of it, with crisps.

 

[DiNozzo]

Whatever you like drinking! I drink sparkling flavoured water and have a snack of fruit! Blueberries are my favourite, or apples but then the horse steals them