NAF Oestress

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HollyWoozle

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Does it work?

Belle has been on Stroppy Mare for a little while now but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I think I will run her to the end of this tub and if there's still no difference, I'd like to give NAF Oestress a try. Does anybody have any experience of this? Positive or negative.

Seeing as I gave jelly tots in my other post, I think this time we'll go for... whoopie pies (they're the cool new fashion in baking and I'm going to make some later!).
 
i had that for my old mare (its really funny coz her name was called belle aswell) lol. i found with her that she was best on mollychaff calmer its great stuff it really calmed her down, i have also used it on other horses and it has worked on them as well. here is the website for you to have a look at. xx

http://www.horsehage.co.uk/MC-Calmer.html
 
Ive got friends who think both ways - but they say you have to try a couple of seasons long to see an effect

EVERYONE says that some horses can dislike the taste of it though! not one for fussy eaters!
 
My mare (Bella similar name to Belle as well!) had it last year and this year, last year it seemed to work but this year not a bit. I liked it as a product because it also contains magnesium (which acts as a calmer) so we were disappointed when it didn't make a difference.

She is now on regumate and will be having a vaccine injection that stops them coming into heat if the regumate works. She gets almost unrideable, nappy, rearing, kicky... she is always a bit quirky but every spring it is like a switch turns in her head and all bets are off.

I also like mollichaff calmer, it is nice stuff, she isn't on it at the moment though as my daughter (who rides and manages her) is doing a high fibre diet with her to see if she can stop or reduce her wind sucking.
 
My mare has been on it for years. I took her off it a few summers ago just to see if it made a difference and she was back on it again within a week!
I think it eases the discomfort of 'period pain'.
Where the ovaries are is pretty much where the back of the saddle sits. If they are a bit sensitive in that area when they are in season and then someone sits on that bit then you can see why they would get a bit stroppy really. I would lol.
Maybe if she isn't better with the one she is on, then maybe Naf will suit her better. I suppose you can only have a go.
 
Thanks for the replies everyone, really helpful. I always think that she's not that bad, and I suppose she isn't in the grand scheme of things, but whenever anything particularly bad happens (she broke her bridle, I fell off etc.) I consult my diary and it's always 3 weeks apart and she's in season.

I do understand that it must be uncomfortable for her though, I'd just like to try something to help.

Thanks! :)
 
Made no difference to mine im afraid, the only thing ive found which works is Regumate, but mine is a particularly difficult mare.
 
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