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Discussion on Quietex for EPSM horse
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santucci
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 7, 2007 - 10:11 am:
Dr. O, my daughter purchased Quietex powder hoping it would help calm her hyper EPSM mare. But in reading the ingredients, she discovered that the main ingredient is lactose. Not good for EPSM, correct?
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gwen
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 7, 2007 - 12:38 pm:
I give my EPSM guy B1, which is supposed to do the same type of thing.
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DrO
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Posted on Thursday, Jun 7, 2007 - 10:38 pm:
And neither really effective at calming horses.
Concerning the nutrition, if the adult horse has the lactase enzyme, lactose is converted to a glucose and a galactose which is then converted to a glucose by the body. This should be avoided in this circumstance but as to whether adult horses have lactase has been questioned.
DrO
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aannk
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Posted on Friday, Jun 8, 2007 - 2:41 pm:
Carolyn,
I have used Quiessence from Foxden Equine in the past with good results, and it is marketed for nervous, tense, founder prone horses. The founder prone is related to insulin resistance, I think, which requires a similar diet as an EPSM horse.
Here is a web link. https://www.foxdenequine.com/quies.htm
I am partial to the company because they are local and I have fed their supplements for many years with good results.
Alicia
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gwen
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Posted on Friday, Jun 8, 2007 - 6:34 pm:
Is it really a waste of money? I have seen improvement in Jack's behavior, but I have also been working him much more and he is feeling much better physically...
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santucci
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Posted on Saturday, Jun 9, 2007 - 10:17 am:
Thanks, everyone. I've heard from several people that calming supplements seem to be more for the rider's benefit than the horse's! I think working the mare harder would be the answer. But sometimes spending money for something that "may" help is easier than spending time, which probably would help.
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DrO
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Posted on Monday, Jun 11, 2007 - 6:34 pm:
Alicia, there is nothing in there that has any scientific work to support it may be helpful for nervous tense founder prone horses, but I am delighted your horse is doing better. It strongly suggest that your other good horsemanship has had a positive effect.
DrO
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