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Post by jill on Jan 9, 2013 22:49:41 GMT 1
Same experience I had with Caspar. Great outcome and well done you for not just thinking he was "naughty"
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Post by ladyndibs on Jan 9, 2013 23:12:08 GMT 1
I bet he feels so much happier in himself too, magnesium often helps their feet as well.
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Post by kafee on Jan 9, 2013 23:36:16 GMT 1
Isn't that wonderful that something so simple can make such a difference! I'd struggled with Taylor's seperation anxiety for years before I read about mag ox on this forum, and tried it.
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Post by Emma Louise on Jan 10, 2013 11:02:28 GMT 1
I'm glad all these reviews are positive as I've just put my new boy on it as he gets worried when on his own for 2 mins when I'm bringing my other horse in. At the moment I'm using food as a distraction but I want him to feel happier about it. I've also put my mare on it to see if it makes any difference to her-she is not very stressy but knew it wouldn't do her any harm!
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Post by mrsfields on Jan 10, 2013 11:51:37 GMT 1
this is really interesting because my two had terrible separation anxiety - however, i haven't had to separate them for the past couple of months (since they've been on magnesium oxide+balanced minerals) as they have been having the winter off, so it will be really interesting to see how they cope with being left while the other is worked come spring...
i've noticed though, that they seem incredibly mellow, and i often find them grazing on different parts of the track and not fretting about being a long way apart, which wasn't the case previously as they would constantly be glued together, so maybe it's having the same effect - i really hope so!
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Post by jill on Jan 10, 2013 12:23:40 GMT 1
There is a caveat - good results from magnesium only happen if the horse was short of mg in the first place, i.e. they are not getting sufficient from the grass/fodder. That said, a lot of grassland in this country is short of it, possibly as a result of having nitrogen whacked on it year after year. But it is always worth a try - it is relatively cheap and the benefits can be seen fairly quickly.
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Post by mrsfields on Jan 10, 2013 12:43:42 GMT 1
There is a caveat - good results from magnesium only happen if the horse was short of mg in the first place, i.e. they are not getting sufficient from the grass/fodder. That said, a lot of grassland in this country is short of it, possibly as a result of having nitrogen whacked on it year after year. But it is always worth a try - it is relatively cheap and the benefits can be seen fairly quickly. ooh i'm really hoping it will make a difference when they're back in work again because our forage analysis did come back low in magnesium! fingers crossed!
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Post by mmel001 on Jan 10, 2013 12:53:24 GMT 1
I've had to deal with separation anxiety in the past, it isn't fun, but my circumstances were different and it was a change of routine rather than a supplement that resolved that problem for us!
Just wondering about the magnesium. I was once recommended it for my horse, but I just wondered if anyone can tell me what benefits it can have and whether there are other things in relation to behaviour it can affect?
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Post by jill on Jan 10, 2013 14:04:23 GMT 1
Just wondering about the magnesium. I was once recommended it for my horse, but I just wondered if anyone can tell me what benefits it can have and whether there are other things in relation to behaviour it can affect? I am told that Mg is needed to block the action of adrenaline. So Mg deficiency is indicated by a horse who appears to be permanently adrenaline fuelled, spooking at and getting wound up by stuff they really shouldn't have a problem with. I knew there was something wrong one day when I got on Caspar and reached down to put my foot in the offside stirrup, at which point for no other reason than feeling my foot brush his ribs he did a major spook. That ain't normal Now he takes much more in his stride.
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