Tifu

[Roxylola]

By feeding Bon magnesium. He's had a minor puffy fetlock, and I have magnesium for Charlie for various reasons - metabolism type stuff. As it's good for a variety of things I thought it might help a bit for Bon.

He's on a good balancer which has some mg in already so I just popped a scoop in one feed a day.

I've never noticed any behavioral difference in Charlie on or off so it's taken me a few days to work out why my Saint of a horse, who's been a good boy on walks after box rest for three weeks suddenly turned in to a rodeo bull these last few days

Started on Monday, been progressively worse each day to ride, spooky, reactive, bronking etc. Yesterday I was making feeds and the penny dropped. So I gave none last night and tonight I had my delightful boy back (almost) to normal.

I'm a pretty experienced horse person, but I'm amazed how fast it has affected him, and how quickly stopping it has him back to his usual self. He'd been on a bit during his box rest - half way through then off a week as I ran out. And when I think back it coincided with some ridiculous behaviour in hand!

I'm just glad I realised rather than trying just to push through it!

 

[SEL]

It's funny the stuff that can set them off. I tried my youngster on Max gut health as I use it on the pony - it was like a toddler full of sugar. 48 hours after taking him off it back to normal

Magnesium is an odd one because it should have a calming effect ....

 

[Roxylola]

I'd always thought the reactions (both ways) were a bit exaggerated tbh
He's fine on releve, linseed, alfa, and grass nuts all of which I've heard others have had issues with. However when he briefly shared Charlie's performance balancer he spent a week cantering round like a hooligan.
In some ways it's nice to know he is quick to react to things - a saddle that looked "ok" was very swiftly abandoned after a 3 minute ride when he just didn't want to go forward.
He's a bit dramatic but at least I know when he's unhappy!

 

[Reacher]

I had to google Tifu

ETA as a random aside I’m currently trying magnesium myself for my sleep and I think it’s helping

 

[SEL]

I had to google Tifu

ETA as a random aside I’m currently trying magnesium myself for my sleep and I think it’s helping

Me too - but TIFU is now going to be in regular use! I also take magnesium for sleeping

At least magnesium is a cheap error. It's when you buy a v expensive supplement and it gathers dust ....

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

By feeding Bon magnesium. He's had a minor puffy fetlock, and I have magnesium for Charlie for various reasons - metabolism type stuff. As it's good for a variety of things I thought it might help a bit for Bon.

He's on a good balancer which has some mg in already so I just popped a scoop in one feed a day.

I've never noticed any behavioral difference in Charlie on or off so it's taken me a few days to work out why my Saint of a horse, who's been a good boy on walks after box rest for three weeks suddenly turned in to a rodeo bull these last few days

Started on Monday, been progressively worse each day to ride, spooky, reactive, bronking etc. Yesterday I was making feeds and the penny dropped. So I gave none last night and tonight I had my delightful boy back (almost) to normal.

I'm a pretty experienced horse person, but I'm amazed how fast it has affected him, and how quickly stopping it has him back to his usual self. He'd been on a bit during his box rest - half way through then off a week as I ran out. And when I think back it coincided with some ridiculous behaviour in hand!

I'm just glad I realised rather than trying just to push through it!

I accidently gave my mare who CANNOT have magnesium based treats or supplements, equivite for a few days, this was one product we removed at the beginning when trying to ascertain her behaviour. On Monday I noticed the strange look on her face, ( whites of eyes-fear uncertainty). Tuesday back to the spooking away from me, snorting at me, fear when my hand touched her or went to stroke her and she sniffed my arm and jumped back away from me.

Then went to feedroom and noticed I had put the Equivite which is in the identical container on top of the Flexi Joint. It has taken till now to become near her normal donut self.

Magnesium is like a psychotic drug for her. She changes into a wild animal never been touched or humans near her. So no herbal treats etc.