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Calmers
Calmers
An anxious horse can develop behaviours that affect their behaviour, making them more difficult to handle or train. A horse that is difficult to work with or ride can be more at risk of injuring themselves or the person handling or riding them. Therefore, it is important to try and resolve this. The first approach to calming your horse is to assess its management and training, sometimes a simple change in these areas can resolve any issues. If you find that your horse is still anxious, and you have consulted your vet on any possible health issues that may be related to this, then you may want to consider using a calmer.
Magnesium is often the most common ingredient in many ‘calming’ supplements. Another common ingredient in horse calmers is tryptophan, which is an amino acid that is a precursor for serotonin (a neurotransmitter). The “happy hormone” replicating mood behaviour and a more amenable temperament.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae, which is a yeast, has been seen in a growing number of research studies to improve digestion in horses and maintain a healthy hindgut environment. Therefore, given that Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been seen to maintain a healthy hindgut environment in horses, including those fed a high-starch diet, it is proposed that this yeast has the potential to act as a calmer in horses by stabilising the gut microbiota in horses
Vitamin B1 also has an important role in the production of the sleep hormone “melatonin”, thus also having a calming effect on the horse.
