Magnesium Supplement… what a difference!

MagRestore

Living in Maui, we are blessed with lush green pastures and lots of sunshine. It’s a great combination for a happy horse. Despite having such wonderful grazing options, I’ve needed to add in a few additional supplements to help balance the pasture nutrients and to help Athena function at her best.   

  One supplement that we LOVE is MagRestore®by Performance Equine Nutrition. 

  MagRestore®is a Magnesium supplement; Magnesium as Di-magnesium malate to be specific. It is formulated to be highly palatable and absorbable by the body, unlike other forms of magnesium.

Magnesium is vital for correct muscle and nerve function and regulates over 300 different enzyme reactions in the body. It is often overlooked in feeds and many horses suffer from magnesium deficiency as a result. 

Common signs of Magnesium deficiency in horses include sore and stiff backs, despite well fitting tack, muscle tremors, twitches, flinching skin and teeth grinding.Behaviorally, they tend to be over reactive to outside stimuli, resentful of being touched, and can become fractious, worried, fearful, unfocused and resistant to training. In some cases they become almost un-rideable. 

At the beginning of my journey with Athena, I was at the point of “almost un-rideable I began to research a reason for her crazy behavior. One day, she was pleasant and the next she was a nightmare to work with. I used to say she was consistently inconsistent. Every time I would touch her to say hello or brush her, she would throw her head up in protest and sometimes, she would try to nip at me. She was unsettled, spooky and over excited all the time, similar to how horses get in the middle of a windstorm. Under saddle she was hyper sensitive to my leg, jumping forward with the slightest aid. She was unfocussed and stressed. Trying to “push through” this behavior only made it worse and she developed a bucking habit. 

 My Dressage coach suggested I try a magnesium supplement to help calm her twitching wither muscles and nervous behavior.  After a lot of research, I found MagRestore and have been hooked ever sense. In conjunction with good training and this supplement, Athena is a different horse. She is much calmer and less nervous and spooky. She doesn’t try to bite me anymore when I brush her and is more focused in our rides. She is now willing to work through my requests instead of simply blowing me off. 

 While we still have our challenges and moody mare behaviors sometimes, I’ve found this supplement has really benefited Athena. A few months ago I decided to stop the daily supplement just to double check that it was still needed. OMG! The difference was night and day. Needless to say, I immediately put her back on the magnesium. If this story resonates with you on any level, I would encourage you to explore MagRestore® and see if it helps your horse too. 

 For more information on MagRestore® and to purchase check out: https://performanceequinenutrition.com

 Disclaimer: I am not a licensed veterinarian. The information in this blog post is intended to be a helpful sharing of knowledge and information for a product I have found to be beneficial to my horse. I encourage you to formulate your own health care decisions for your horse based upon your own research and in partnership with a qualified veterinarian.