Calm Support
CALM SUPPORT can help nervous, spooky or anxious horses, as well as helping horses cope with stressful situations such as travel, competitions, or change of environment.
Irritable, hyper sensitive and/or over reactive behaviour can be symptomatic of a magnesium and vitamin B deficiency. CALM SUPPORT has been formulated with high strength Magnesium and Thiamine and 5 complimentary B Vitamins:
MAGNESIUM is a major mineral critical to the normal functioning of skeletal and heart muscle and the nervous system. It is a component of over 300 enzymes in the body. Hypersensitivity and irritability can be indicators of dietary magnesium deficiency. Diets high in calcium can result in a magnesium deficiency, as calcium can compete for absorption in the body.
B Vitamins are important to every cell and organ in the horse's body. B vitamins also work together, so supplementing with a combination of B vitamins is beneficial. A horse exhibiting nervousness, excitability, irritability, or jumpiness may be exhibiting symptoms of Vitamin B deficiency. B vitamin supplementation is recommended for horses being heavily exercised and for those under stress.
Thiamine (Vit B1) - Thiamine can have a calming effect on horses, and symptoms of a thiamine deficiency include nervousness, irritability and excitability.
Folic acid (Vit B9) - Adequate levels are vital to the production of normal levels of serotonin in the brain. Heavy exercise causes folic acid levels to drop.
Pyridoxine (Vit B6) - Pyridoxine assists in the production of neurotransmitters in the brain. Nervousness or irritability may be a sign of dietary deficiency because of pyridoxine's function in the production of brain chemicals.
Niacin (Vit B3) - Niacin is needed for the normal functioning of the nervous system.
Pantothenic acid (Vit B5) - Pantothenic Acid is needed for energy metabolism, the manufacture of steroid hormones and for the chemicals needed in the transmission of nerve impulses.
Riboflavin (Vit B2) - Riboflavin plays a critical role in the generation of energy aerobically, the normal functioning of other B vitamins and is essential to the conversion of tryptophan into niacin.
