Product Description
Use Formula 707 Calming Essentials to help excitable horses relax
A horse that’s nervous, jumpy and easily distracted is hard to train, difficult to work with and dangerous to be around. While some horses are born nervous, others may suffer from environmentally induced stress.
Among the symptoms of low magnesium are nervousness, muscle tremors, a lusterless hair coat and intolerance to work or exercise; Thiamine deficiency may be expressed in nervousness, irritability, excitability, elevated blood lactate and pyruvate, and muscle cramping. Both are more likely to occur in horses on a high-carbohydrate (i.e. high-grain) diet.
Formula 707 Calming uses premium quality magnesium oxide to maximize bioavailability and combines it with two of the agents best known to have a calming effect in horses: thiamine and L-tryptophan.
A three-part solution
Thiamine, a vitamin of the B complex, has long been known to have a calming effect on some horses when used in higher doses of 500+ mg/day. Thiamine requires magnesium to be converted to its active form within the body and works with supplemental calcium to achieve its calming effect.
L-tryptophan is a vital precursor to serotonin and melatonin, important neurotransmitters associated with behavior, L-tryptophan is widely used in equine calming agents.
Taken together on a daily basis, the three-part solution of magnesium oxide, thiamine and L-tryptophan in Formula 707 Calming can help muscle-tight horses relax and focus on their work or training.
Calming Paste
A horse that’s nervous, jumpy and easily distracted is hard to train, difficult to work with and dangerous to be around. Calming Paste contains L-tryptophan, which can be very beneficial to horses demonstrating nervousness before or during transportation, competition or other stressful situations. Because Formula 707 equine pastes are administered directly on the back of the tongue, they are absorbed into the system – and therefore go to work – much more quickly than if the same ingredients were given with feed. Plus, they’re just the right size to stick in the tack box or glove compartment – ready when you are.
Administer Calming Paste 1½-2 hours before stressful times such as travel, heavy exercise or competition