calming supplement
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- drewsbadboy
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calming supplement
Does anyone know of any calming supplement for a very nervous horse? I have a new mare that is extremely nervous. I'm hoping she'll settle down after she gets turned out. I have her next to a very quiet gelding and they can socialize through the bars. Just wondering if anyone has ever had any luck with Quietex or any other safe, calming supplement.
- drewsbadboy
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Salt Peder, bee pollen or raspberry leaves are all options for hot mares. You can buy powdered tryptophan also that works very well. Vallium tablets, or ace tablets, a half or 1/4 tablet 30 mins before training works well. Not sure if you can get the vallium here though, we used it in new zealand and australia.
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Drew - another thing you can look into to settle down your mare may be to check the protein level in her grain and the type of hay she is getting. Sometimes if the protein is too high or the hay has too much alf. in it, that causes them to be a tad too hyper so you might need to reduce that while they are in the stall for an extended amount of time.
My weanling filly was a stress-monster last year and if I just took her out of the stall and hand walked her periodically throughout the day when she was in for prepping, that helped alot. It was a pain in the rear but it did help.
Good luck.
My weanling filly was a stress-monster last year and if I just took her out of the stall and hand walked her periodically throughout the day when she was in for prepping, that helped alot. It was a pain in the rear but it did help.
Good luck.
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