pro hoof question

[asommerville]

if i feed pro hoof do i need to feed magnesium also? Or is there enough magnesium in it to act as a calmer?

 

[TheCurlyPony]

I added it, but tbh, it never made a difference to mine, he never needed it as a calmer any way .

 

[TwoStroke]

It depends . Have you already established that your horse is deficient in magnesium and this is what's causing the spooky behaviour, or are you wanting to rule it out using the Pro Hoof?

If using straight MgO to rule out Mg deficiency, I'd feed 25g which would provide about 12.5g of Mg. Pro Hoof provides 6g of Mg, so I'd be looking to feed an extra 12g of MgO to provide an extra 6g of Mg - if you decide you want to add more.

 

[asommerville]

thanks

yep currently on magnesium, all spooky behaviour and nonsense stopped once established on it.

i know i cant overdose him.on magnesium but i dont want to waste my money buying it if i dont need to.

pro hoof will be fed as a supplement for his hooves and my mare too...its funny shes the same with or without magnesium but the young ones like a different horse!

 

[TwoStroke]

How much magnesium is he currently getting, and what source? (Cal Mag, heavy Mag Ox, light Mag Ox etc).

 

[asommerville]

he is on 10g mag ox heavy atm

 

[TwoStroke]

he is on 10g mag ox heavy atm

In that case you should be fine with the levels provided in Pro Hoof .

 

[asommerville]

thanks for your help! suppose if he goes doolally i can just put him back on it