Valerian Cordial

[Amie-Sian]

hey, my horse is a really fussy eater and turns his nose up at most things. what doesnt help is e is a nervous horse as well so have tried all calming supplements going and was recommend valerian cordial but i dont have a clue what to mix it with as in summer he has no hard feed and lives out 24/7.

does anyone have any ideas on what i can mix it in with ?

thankyou

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

You could make up a small feed with a few nuts, chaf & possibly a little apple juice in it to make it more acceptable for your horse & hide the valerian.

I presume you don't compete because Valerian is prohibited by some competing organisations.

 

[[59668]]

Valerian is no longer banned by the fei.

 

[Amie-Sian]

thanks i will give it a go and no i dont compete i will let you know how he goes with it its impossible having a horse thats a fussy eater lol

 

[Toby_Zaphod]

Valerian is no longer banned by the fei.

Sorry you are wrong, the current FEI banned substance list names Valerenic Acid & that comes from the Valerian Root. Fortunately the OP doesn't compete so it won't matter.

 

[[59668]]

I stand corrected! Oops!

 

[pixiebee]

i feed my project pony who is very nervous valarian root in a handful of chaff with some mint made by naf in it to disguise the strong valarian odour! cheap and works!

 

[Amie-Sian]

he isnt keen on mint unless they are polos lol :/ and is valerian root better than valerian cordial ?

 

[Erin]

I think the cordial just gets into the system quicker?

 

[Amie-Sian]

okay

 

[Louby]

It stinks but my fussy horse ate it no problem at all. I was amazed.

 

[Amie-Sian]

in cant stand the smell of it myself lol. and oh right he may surprise me then lol

 

[NOISYGIRL]

Can u feed it every day? I currently use magic. Someone told me about the lincoln cordial so just wondered

Thanks

 

[ossy]

The cordial does stink my horse wouldnt touch it unless feed was covered in molasses which was counter productive in my eyes. I ended up getting tablets from holland and barrett and fed them fine.

 

[Footprint]

I hollowed out half of an apple core and snuck it in there, chomped it no probs.

 

[Passtheshampoo]

Sorry you are wrong, the current FEI banned substance list names Valerenic Acid & that comes from the Valerian Root. Fortunately the OP doesn't compete so it won't matter.

Oh dear Valerian grows wild on my paddocks, good job we don't compete!

 

[1stclassalan]

Oh dear Valerian grows wild on my paddocks, good job we don't compete!

Do you have the right one? The drug is prepared from Valeriana officinalis - the common weed Valerian is more properly - Centranthus ruber - two quite different plants.

....tablets from holland and barrett

What's the stated strength / dosage of those Ossy? And what does the liquid smell like to you?

 

[Waffles]

Possibly a slightly irrelevant post here, but I've taken valerian tablets a couple of times when I was going through periods of not sleeping - they gave me a massive headache and I felt awful next day. Was wondering if it was the same for horses.