Science Supplements ProKalm

[Loopy_Loo]

Has anyone tried this calmer and if so what did you think?

It seems quite pricey, but I have a stressy horse on box rest and don't mind paying if it works!

Thank you

 

[Hattikins]

It's incredible stuff, only started using it 2 weeks ago. I'm totally scepticle about calmers of any sort but we decided we'd try Hattie on a calmer to see if it meant I could make it through the dressage warm up at events without her exploding. She's not a typically stressy/anxious horse but we felt that her explosions had to be linked to a small amount of anxiety. We spent a long time discussing the best dosages to use with the lady on the phone, and we trialled it first by going for a SJing lesson in an environment that she isnt normally stressy in but can take about 20mins to become truly rideable and likes to spook at the cows and horse walker etc. The difference it made was astounding, she became softer in transitions, softer over her back to jump and didnt look at anything going on around her yet she was more alert than usual with her ears flicking constantly in a happy way. Didnt hold our breaths as we wanted to trial it in more situations before swearing by the stuff!...so took her BSJA jumping - was incredibly busy, freezing cold and very very windy - enough to completely wind her up. Yet she stood like a saint to be tacked up, there was no prancing or spooking, was extremely laid back in the warm up where before she may have jinked and jumped sideways and been on edge. Yet it didnt affect her judgement or jumping it just removed any anxiety she may have had from the situation.

She was also brilliant on it at Tweseldown, perfect in the dressage warm up and quiet as a mouse walking to and from it. We misjudged the dosage slightly and should have given her more closer to my dressage timing to get the full effect but she was very rideable and wasnt looking for excuses to explode like she would have normally.

We're dead impressed, the lady Mum has spoken to on several occasions now has been incredibly helpful and just said as long as you get the dosage right it will work, they havent had a unsuccessful case yet apparently. Works on everything from bad travellers, clipping, competing, hacking out, everything. I really would look into it, we've tried other calmers on previous horses with no difference whatsoever because they were magnesium based and they only work if the horse is deficient in magnesium which is found readily in good grass. ProKalm contains no magnesium or valerian and seems to do the trick! Im calling it Gold Dust at home! Fascinating, and completely legal which for me was incredibly important as I wanted to compete on it.

I hope this helps you

 

[seabiscuit]

I wasnt at all impressed- the stuff costs a FORTUNE!! ( Rip off in my opinion) and I spent a fortune loading my horse up on higher and higher doses to absolutely NO avail- he was a complete maniac at his first few events ( everyone there will testify to that as he tried to gallop over everybody for the first couple of hours). So yes, was rather cross to have blown all that money on it- what is it £60 for a tiny pot? IMO no calmer should be that expensive, just because it has David Marlin's name on it tis no excuse to add £££££ to the price!!