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Hi Mary Ann,

Haha....I can tell you've about had it too.....but for the record, I don't
feed grain.  None.   I forgot to list beet pulp to the stuff I feed....he
gets one large coffee can of shredded beet pulp daily, soaked, and that's
what I add his supplements to.  But no grain.

I can just imagine what he'd be like on grain.  Yikes!

Maybe the carrots (sugar) are adding to my problem...

Jennifer

Mary Ann Spencer wrote:

I and others are  finding the grain hypps up our horses.  Some are putting vet oil on grain rations to help this.  I think I will be putting my horse on hgh quality grass hay as my arag also does stupid things while on hi carb diet.  I too am tired of the spook spinning for noOBVIOUS reason.  Have broken two helmuts due to this. My fix is no grain for my Arab and am switching to TWH.  I may not ever place top ten but I will still be alive able to move around after the ride. 

 

Perhaps, the Arab metabolism is such that it can't handle those carbs?  Afterall, they did not develop over the centuries eating a high carb high protein diet.  mas

----- Original Message -----

From: Jennifer Fleet

To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:45 PM

Subject: [RC] Magnesium for spooky horse? Heidi or Dr. Garlinghouse?

Okay, I've had it with the spook and spins.  After almost three years of riding Shahtahr and managing to sit his huge spooks, he finally dumped me at a CTR this weekend.   He was unusually nervous and spooky during the morning of the ride, and did three huge spooks at NOTHING (drop and spins) within an hour.  The second one sent me flying.

I have heard that supplementing with magnesium can have a calming effect on some horses.  I used it on my mare years ago and I recall it helping somewhat.

My gelding is on the following feed:

morning:
 1 flake alfalfa or alfalfa/bermuda mix (depending on what the barn owner buys)

evening:
 1 1/2 flakes orchard grass hay that I supply (he'd get grass both feedings but I have to pay for it on top of full  board and at $15/bale I can't afford it)
 2 scoops Platinum Peformance vitamin/mineral supplement
 1 cup ground flax seed
 2,000 iu vitamin E
 5 lbs carrots
 glucosamine and MSM supplements (MSM is withdrawn before rides)


So....given the above, I'm wondering if additional magnesium would help....he already gets alfafa in the morning, which I believe has a high magnesium content, so it might be pointless to try.

Platinum Peformance has a producet called Platinum Gentle that is magnesium, calcium, and thianine (sp?) - an amino acid that has a calming affect - it is all legal for competition and is formulated to be fed along with Platinum Performance without causing any imbalances.

Could this be of any benefit, seeing's how my horse is already getting alfalfa in the a.m. ?

Any other suggestions to try?   Valium, Prozac, Xanax, a bullet?   LOL    Just kidding Shahtahr!

Jennifer






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