Magnesium for the lami prone!

[ownedbyaconnie]

I previously gave my connie mare mag ox from our local feed shop then moved and haven’t bought more since.

Any recommendations? I know some say cal mag is better/better value.

(Touching all wood and praying to the pony gods) she’s never had lami but a few are coming down with it at the yard and it’s kicked my butt into gear. She’s not hideously overweight but chunkier than I’d like going into spring so the rug is off and I’m upping her ridden work. Feed is already minimal.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

I buy magnesium oxide from intra labs and feed that it's the cheapest high grade I could find.

I started feeding it a few weeks back and I feed it until the winter now.

 

[ycbm]

Better value doesn't quite hack it for calmag. 25kg for the price of 1 or 2 kilos of any other source of magnesium. I've never fed anything else long term. I tried the white powder once to see if it was more palatable. It wasn't. It can sometimes be gritty and if I get a particularly gritty bag I sieve it.

I've never understood what the white stuff does that the pink stuff doesn't. Anyone know?
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[ownedbyaconnie]

Better value doesn't quite hack it for calmag. 25kg for the price of 1 or 2 kilos of any other source of magnesium. I've never fed anything else long term. I tried the white powder once to see if it was more palatable. It wasn't. It can sometimes be gritty and if I get a particularly gritty bag I sieve it.

I've never understood what the white stuff does that the pink stuff doesn't. Anyone know?
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Gosh that really is much cheaper. Pony isn’t fussy but doesn’t have much feed to hide it in if it is a bit gritty. What’s the feeding rate? At her heaviest (so ashamed but I blame baby) she was 450kg on the weighbridge coming out of summer. She literally gets a handful of chaff and pony nuts so not a lot to hide it in.

 

[MuddyMonster]

I buy magnesium oxide from intra labs and feed that it's the cheapest high grade I could find.

I started feeding it a few weeks back and I feed it until the winter now.

I do this too from eBay. I feed it all year around with cinnamon (from Horse Herbs).

 

[criso]

I've never understood what the white stuff does that the pink stuff doesn't. Anyone know?
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Gets eaten! even my non fussy one wouldn't touch calmag, luckily a friend gave me some she didn't need so hadn't bought a whole bag.

My really fussy one costs me a fortune as not that keen on magox either so currently feeding magnesium glycinate. He also likes the chelated magnesium.


Joking aside, I think the issue isn't just how pure it is in terms of how much magnesium us available but also iron levels in the less pure options.

 

[ycbm]

Gosh that really is much cheaper. Pony isn’t fussy but doesn’t have much feed to hide it in if it is a bit gritty. What’s the feeding rate? At her heaviest (so ashamed but I blame baby) she was 450kg on the weighbridge coming out of summer. She literally gets a handful of chaff and pony nuts so not a lot to hide it in.

I feed a 15ml scoop a day, it's guess about 15-20g . I'll send you some to test whether she'll eat it if you like?

 

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Better value doesn't quite hack it for calmag. 25kg for the price of 1 or 2 kilos of any other source of magnesium. I've never fed anything else long term. I tried the white powder once to see if it was more palatable. It wasn't. It can sometimes be gritty and if I get a particularly gritty bag I sieve it.

I've never understood what the white stuff does that the pink stuff doesn't. Anyone know?
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higher bioavailability by about 80% irrc and more palatable. mag ox is also marginally more water soluble.

 

[ycbm]

higher bioavailability by about 80% irrc and more palatable. mag ox is also marginally more water soluble.

The bioavailability isn't an issue if it's a tenth of the price and you need and can get the horse to eat twice as much.
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[ownedbyaconnie]

I feed a 15ml scoop a day, it's guess about 15-20g . I'll send you some to test whether she'll eat it if you like?

That would be amazing thank you! I’ll pm you my address.

 

[ownedbyaconnie]

To save me starting another thread I have another question.

Pony used to be rugless (has minimal clip) but she was stabled at night in quite a sheltered stable and also her field had a good hedgeline for hiding behind. Since moving she’s now out 24/7 (comes in for a couple of hours a day whilst I potter around/ride) so has had a rug on as her field has no shelter at all, is very exposed and now has very little grass (I add a haynet of hay a day to the field and she has one to nibble on when she comes in). Problem is I now want to whip the rug off to help lose a bit of weight but feel like I’ve ruined her coat and it’s ability to keep her warm as it’s been flattened down by the rug. She’s currently got a rain sheet on at night.

It’s 2 degrees tonight with a “moderate breeze”. Do I take it off? Previously I would have done but I feel like I don’t know the weather here and baby has made me soft.

As you can see she’s fluffy but her coat is very soft and fine.

 

[PinkvSantaboots]

One of my Arab's has a small bib clip and I rug him in the field but take the rug off in the stable I do check regularly to make sure his warm, last night was freezing and so windy I kept mine in and he felt cold so I just put a fleece on him.

He felt warm this morning so I think as long as you check them she should be fine.

 

[rabatsa]

A layer of mud and some grease build up will soon sort out the sleek coat. I would remove the rugs.

 

[ownedbyaconnie]

The rug has gone!