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For some horse owners, owning a ‘excitable or nervous’ horse or pony can have a huge impact on what they can and cannot do with their horses.
Some horses have different triggers, for some it will be arriving at a show ground or the competition atmosphere that pushes them over the edge, whilst for others it can be simply seeing horses in the distance out hacking. Whatever the cause, nervousness, wariness, excitability, apprehension and irritability can be detrimental to the horses’ performance under the saddle and lead to other health issues including muscle tremors and tying up.
Horses and ponies that display any of these characteristics on a long term basis are likely to have a magnesium deficiency. Horses have a limited ability to store magnesium and any behavioural problems arising from such a deficiency are likely to manifest themselves quite quickly. Magnesium is low in feed and grazing and the more the stresses a horse or pony becomes, the more they sweat, and any reserve of magnesium is lost through the sweating process, which is why it is not only important to feed magnesium but to feed the right type.
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