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Mag FAQs
Which product is right for my horse: Focus Equine or MagRestore?
Focus Equine is best for a
horse that lacks confidence, worries, and needs help for specific events
(trailering, shoeing, shows) but is otherwise manageable, trains and
behaves well at home. If you have a horse that misbehaves at home and
is difficult most of the time, it's wise to start with MagRestore. Many
horses need a calmative due to a longstanding magnesium deficiency.
MagRestore would be recommended for horses showing signs of magnesium deficiency.
Typically
what we see in working horses is chronic back/body pain in spite of
excellent saddle fit. Difficulty with collection, stiffness, short
attention span, poor work ethic, etc.
Loading dose: 2 scoops AM and
PM for 10 days. Some horses with serious and longstanding deficiency
may require a longer loading dose period. Maintenance doses vary from
horse to horse. Most working horses require an additional 20 grams
daily. 1 scoop AM and PM. Loading periods also vary depending on how
deficient the horse is and for how long.
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Can you use both products together?
Yes.
For a horse that is
generally a nervous type and worse at shows: We would recommend
MagRestore to start. It's possible that this behavior is from low mag
levels. This type of horse is also predisposed to low magnesium levels.
We would also recommend Focus Equine for show situations to help
overcome the anxiety, mitigate adrenaline (which wastes mag) and help to
establish a positive association towards being shown.
If most of
the nervous behavior is resolved at home with magnesium, that's the
best case scenario. If your horse still struggles with nerves, we can
always try Focus Equine as a maintenance dose at home to aid in
overcoming anxiety.
For your horse that is currently rehabbing. The
magnesium oil topically on the shoulder would be very therapeutic. Also
very useful prior to any chiro or body work.
Also, it is very common
for horses during and coming back from rehab to be low in magnesium.
Although they are not working, I believe the stress of being injured, in
pain and confined is very stressful and uses magnesium rapidly.
We
have many clients with horses that prior to rehab, were good citizens,
no issues to speak of. Coming off the rehab, they were hard to handle,
chronically body sore, and showed signs of low magnesium both mentally
and physically. These symptoms resolved with mag supplementation. Some
needed ongoing supplementation, some were able to discontinue gradually
until they were back to pre-rehab condition.
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Is your magnesium mixed with any other ingredients?
Our magnesium has no fillers or additives.
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How can I find out if my horse has a magnesium deficiency? Will a blood test show that?
You can fill out our magnesium questionnaire.
Magnesium Status Assessment Questionaire
Usually
blood tests are not a reflection of a horses true magnesium status.
Only 1% of the body's magnesium is found in the blood, the rest is in
bone or soft tissue.
You can also perform and EXATEST, which is a
non invasive, cell scraping from inside the horses mouth. This gives
an accurate intracellular mineral assessment.
The easiest, most economical way is to familiarize yourself with symptoms and signs of low magnesium and how your horse behaves physically and mentally when magnesium levels are low.
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