calming supplements/feed help

Magic from NAFF is good but some horses can be picky and leave it in their food. I use nice and easy (think that is what it is called) from Net Tex on my 5 yr old. He is really quiet but can be spooky but it just takes the edge of him. It is liquid so a lot harder for him to ignore in his food. Good luck with him.
 
thanks for your help, i have got some topspec calmer left over i was going to try some of that, one of my friends said the naf one. just untill the wether dry's up a bit and then he can go out in the field..
 
I've tried a fair few but have decided my boy doesn't have a magnesium deficiency as nothing seems to make any difference to him!!

I'm now trying Simple Systems feed (another attempt to chill him out!) and he's still on Blue Chip Karma but I may just take him off that.
 
I'd suggest emailing them and asking for their advice. My boy's a stressy TB who doesn't hold his weight terribly well and is fed the luciebix, purabeet and blue bag grass nuts.

Not sure if it's making any difference yet but thought it was worth a try!
 
A lot of calmers are just magnesium supplements and as someone above indicated, unless your horse is deficient in magnesium, they will make no difference. Some others contain L Tryptophan. This was tested initially in humans with a view to acting as an anti-depressant/anxiolytic and it has proved to be effective. More modern componants are used in modern anti-depresants/anxiolytics for humans, but L Tryptophan has shown to be a good componant and unlike most ingrediants in horse supplements it has good research behind it! Feedmark Steady Up contains it, but I have found Equine America's So Calm more effective. I suspect this will be because there is more of a proper dose amount in the EA preparation (So Calm Plus also contains magnesium and I think it has replaced the earlier version).

My mare is a pretty easy going girl, but she can have her drama queen phases and I find a dose of SO Calm in her feed for a few nights sorts her out a treat - it also works out pretty cheep because you don't necessarily have to feed it all of the time.

There is also talk of something called Oxyshot being effective, but I don't know much about that.
 
Agree with Stella.I know Tryptophan is(or was many yrs ago)used as anti d.If remember think it increases/or helps seratonin levels.
Did use a Tryptophan calmer (Good as Gold also contains B12 complex) with good effect on daughters warmblood recently and before that my mare who liked to buck again with good results.
Will say it didn't work on daughters nutty pony tho!!
But would try it again if needed and as Stella said it doesn't have to be continual use,can use as and when required.We only use it now for going to shows or anything there may be extra stress factors(mainly cos mare tends to go on hind legs when stressed)hasn't done it in ages tho(touch wood)
 
Stay Calm from Equiform Nutrition contains magnesium, L tryptophan, natural flowere remedies, works really well on my silly mare.
 
I tried Magic from Naff but it didn't make any difference.
There have been a few posts about brewers yeast as a calmer, you may want to try and track those down.
 
Try feeding Equilibrium Low Energy, its one of the lowest energy feeds on the market but keeps them looking and feeling fantistic. If all else fails add Blue Chip Karma. I have a nutty trakhener and a combination of these 2 works wonders.
 
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