Magnesium and rain

YCBM - wow thats a lot. Certainly puts the amount I'd be feeding into context!

Muddy Monster - Thanks. I'll bear this in mind. I'm currently feeding 2 tbsp salt a day and he has a salt lick. Thankfully he's not a fussy eater but some great tips. We're in lowest 10%ile of sodium according to Leo's link which I didn't know.
 
MuddyMonster said:
Magnesium oxide did nothing for mine, whereas he was able to uptake a magnedium chloride based supplement much more effeciently. So sadly, just feeding a high amount of MgO doesn't always help in all cases - that would be so much cheaper ;).

@Flamenco I also forgot to add, I feed lot of salt too.I struggle to grt him to eat enough in his feed so spray his hay and add to his water too.
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Magnesium chloride is available from chemical suppliers at £10 a kilo, delivered. In theory you need to buy food grade. Much cheaper than feeding supplements. I did use the sulphate for a while to try to increase palatability, but it's a bit of a laxative.

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I haven't read all the replies but I will over lunch.

Has anyone noticed a difference between the original EA magnesium and the new size formulation. As in did their horse still eat it- mine is such a fussy moo.
Their website doesn't stock the old product anymore though I can still get it.

In order to fully test out another supplement for effectiveness I took her off this one summer, oh boy did she go back on it over the winter!!
I don't increase it if it's wet. But I could to see if she's better with the windy conditions I suppose.
But today's weather is 40moh and showers, I won't be working in that anyway.
 
ycbm said:
Magnesium chloride is available from chemical suppliers at £10 a kilo, delivered. In theory you need to buy food grade. Much cheaper than feeding supplements. I did use the sulphate for a while to try to increase palatability, but it's a bit of a laxative.

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Or most farm stores e.g. Molevalley / Countrywide sell 25kg sacks of Magnesium Chloride animal feed grade for under £7. Just make sure keep bag sealed and dry as it absorbs damp and solidifies.
 
ycbm said:
I've only just seen this question, sorry. I feed 15 grams of calmag but I know 25g and 50g isn't uncommon in barefooters. There are lots of reports of it improving feet, possibly because it's making the hind gut less acid and better absorbing, possibly a beneficial effect on insulin regulation, maybe both and more.

Sadly, though I hate to fall out with Rockley Farm who do great work in barefoot rehab, I think their suggested amounts of calmag are crazy. I think I read three 50ml scoops a day in the most recent book.
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Think need to remember that CalMag is pretty low purity actual elemental magnesium, so would be less actual magnesium than if feeding oxide. But I cannot imagine ever getting one of my horses to eat more than 50ml of CalMag in a day. Magnesium in larger amounts isn't very palatable. Though I found magnesium chloride better.
 
MuddyMonster said:
Magnesium oxide did nothing for mine, whereas he was able to uptake a magnedium chloride based supplement much more effeciently. So sadly, just feeding a high amount of MgO doesn't always help in all cases - that would be so much cheaper ;).

@Flamenco I also forgot to add, I feed lot of salt too.I struggle to grt him to eat enough in his feed so spray his hay and add to his water too.
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Does adding salt to water deter them from drinking enough?
 
@flying_high I can only speak from my own experience with my one horse, but it doesn't seem to. I add salt to one and not to the other bucket & he drinks salt water.

I do soak hay though when he's stabled so I'm not so worried about his moisture intake as I might be if I didn't. If that makes sense?!
 
The-Bookworm said:
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Has anyone noticed a difference between the original EA magnesium and the new size formulation. As in did their horse still eat it- mine is such a fussy moo..
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Is this EA magnitude? I haven't tried it, so I can't comment on whether they eat it. But their website says its 97.5% magnesium oxide and 2.5% calcium carbonate at £20+ for 1kg.

The supplier I buy magnesium oxide from on ebay - intralabs - charge £6.49 per kg or 100g for £1.99. If your horse won't eat the supplement it might be worth trying it as its a lot cheaper! Speedi beet is good for hiding supplements and high in calcium.
 
Flamenco said:
Is this EA magnitude? I haven't tried it, so I can't comment on whether they eat it. But their website says its 97.5% magnesium oxide and 2.5% calcium carbonate at £20+ for 1kg.

The supplier I buy magnesium oxide from on ebay - intralabs - charge £6.49 per kg or 100g for £1.99. If your horse won't eat the supplement it might be worth trying it as its a lot cheaper! Speedi beet is good for hiding supplements and high in calcium.
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Yes she eats the old one. I was pleased you only need to feed 5g as she's not fed at all. I just chop up a piece of banana.
I wish companies made small 10kg feed bags.
 
Just to update if anyone is interested.
The difference between the old AE magnesium and the new is the texture. It's more like grainy and Imo harder to disguise than the powder was.
The first change over she just spat it out, second day she ate it. Third day I am hoping I have sussed the how to mix it without needing to make a cake to disguise it.
Ideally it needs to be back in it's old powder form. I might just drop them a message. :)
 
The-Bookworm said:
Just to update if anyone is interested.
The difference between the old AE magnesium and the new is the texture. It's more like grainy and Imo harder to disguise than the powder was.
The first change over she just spat it out, second day she ate it. Third day I am hoping I have sussed the how to mix it without needing to make a cake to disguise it.
Ideally it needs to be back in it's old powder form. I might just drop them a message. :)
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Is it possible to grind it in a blender, bit like you would to make icing sugar out of caster.

Eta didn’t notice Was old post
 
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