Explosive behaviour or nothing at all

[xeroxchick]

@Pehsness

This is completely anecdotal but I have had some recent experience that sounds a little bit similar. Super laid back horse I’ve owned for a couple of years, started refusing to trot. I was hauling him for lessons. Even stopped wanting to trot on the longe.

I took him off the complete feed I was using (for convenience for when we travel) and put him on a vit/min supplement with all the extras (fat supplement, msm etc) and on the advice of a feed store owner, magnesium. Voila, he’s back to normal. I don’t know if it’s the addition of the magnesium or removal of the complete feed, but I’m not messing with it now.

What kind/ brand of magnesium? I would like to try this with my mare.

To OP, could you give him some bute and see if any of the problems were resolved? A way to see if it is pain?

[IrishMilo]

We put him on a Danilon trial (2x per day) and it made no difference. He’s been turned away now until the lockdown is over!

[Posting_Trot]

@xeroxchick

What kind/ brand of magnesium? I would like to try this with my mare.

To OP, could you give him some bute and see if any of the problems were resolved? A way to see if it is pain?

I’m not the person you’re querying, but I’ve been using a magnesium based calmer for my mare, made by Horsetech.I;ve been very pleased with it, and I think it’s largely the magnesium that has been the important ingredient. The supplement is called MMX, and contains magnesium, B vitamins, and Tryptophan:

https://horsetech.com/mmx

Horsetech also sells just plain magnesium too.

[xeroxchick]

@Posting Trot

I’m not the person you’re querying, but I’ve been using a magnesium based calmer for my mare, made by Horsetech.I;ve been very pleased with it, and I think it’s largely the magnesium that has been the important ingredient. The supplement is called MMX, and contains magnesium, B vitamins, and Tryptophan:

https://horsetech.com/mmx

Horsetech also sells just plain magnesium too.

Thank you for the link!