It's important to recognize that the mind and the body are connected. Some horses are just more busy minded and lack the confidence they need to perform making them harder to train and show. These horses can have a higher magnesium requirement than a horse that is naturally calm and takes things in stride. Now add in hauling, physical exertion and showing and it's easy to see how a horse can develop a magnesium shortfall. Instead of getting better with age, experience and training, these horses get worse and worse.A horse that is usually kind and quiet may develop low magnesium towards the end of a strenuous show season and may begin to exhibit behaviors that are out of character.
When a horse has been coping with low magnesium for some time, it can develop a negative association to work, people, the trailer, baths, saddling, brushing etc. They will often start to refuse to work and become difficult to train. That is mental and Focus helps in this area. They often work up instead of down. They are now in a cycle that is hard to break unless we help. Low magnesium creates mental anxiety, anxiety and fear release adrenaline which rapidly depletes available magnesium. This becomes a vicious cycle. Focus quiets a busy, fearful, anxious mind reducing the bodies need to release adrenaline. It also addresses the bad mental habits that have now become part of the horses daily behavior while magnesium addresses they physical symptoms that started this whole cycle in motion. Soon, the horse begins to feel better physically and mentally and coping with everyday things becomes easier.
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From Tiffany Buob of Coulee City, Washington on 2/16/2017 .
I have a younger horse that I started shoeing a couple of years ago and he was very uncooperative with the farrier. We started hauling him to the vet to be sedated just to get shoes on him. Khash is very cooperative normally so this was unexpected. If I did the oral Dermosedan he would immediately wake up and not cooperate. I decided to start him on Focus & MagRestore before the next farrier visit and had figured if it didn't work we'd have to haul to the vet. Khash was so well behaved being on these products that nothing was required except a few cookies to keep his mouth busy! He was the best he'd EVER been for the farrier and was not upset by having the shoes nailed on for the first time. I believe that these products made a huge difference. The next time the farrier was back we were able to pull his shoes for winter with no problem. Last year we left them on until they just fell off! This has made a remarkable difference for us and I believe this brand is the best. It is saving me both money and time plus the horses are just more relaxed about whatever comes their way.