Mag-Eze magnesium for horses in bio-available chelate form for fast absorption, quickly restoring magnesium levels in deficient horses to achieve calming of muscles and nerves.

Horses that stress, exhibit anxiety, over excitement or during active pasture flush benefit from feeding magnesium. While pasture must also be managed, using Mag-Eze magnesium in combination can greatly assist in calming your horse.

Mag-eze is the perfect choice for the grass affected horse, those that suffer from anxiety or horses that need nutritional assistance to calm.

Oral magnesium for horses:

We recommend powder Mag-eze for highly strung horses as the amount can be controlled on a daily basis.

Mag-eze- magnesium for horses is the best chelate to assist the grass affected horse, stressed behaviour, anxiety, tension or tight muscles. Mag-eze is highly bio-available in chelate form.

When is magnesium for horses required?

Magnesium for horses is usually required during rapid pasture growth such as perennial rye grass, where a large concentration of N, P, K (known as nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium) is taken up by the grass roots and therefore becomes contained in the grass consumed by your horse. The grass requires these elements in abundance to grow. However, these spikes of N, P, K cause imbalances in other minerals by causing competition for uptake, namely sodium and magnesium, which become low (in shortfall).

Therefore, when pasture growth is rapid i.e. spring and autumn – the addition of salt (sodium chloride) and magnesium should be administered to correct levels and make up nutritional shortfalls. This will rebalance your horses’ nutritional levels and also flush through unwanted excess of nitrogen and potassium in your horse’s system (by feeding sodium chloride) and (by feeding magnesium) re-establish normal levels of magnesium this will in turn, relax muscles and nerves.

Grass affected horses or low magnesium in horses

A sudden change in behaviour such as becoming over reactive, erratic or anxious, which are noticed by the horse owner as out of character are signs magnesium may be required.

Behavioural signs are commonly referred to as grass behaviour or grass affected horses. However, not all horses are the same and some cooler breeds may not be as exuberant showing these signs. So, it is important to understand that during active pasture flush most horses on fast growing, green pasture would benefit from some magnesium added to the diet.

Benefits of magnesium for horses

By correcting your horse’s magnesium status, this will hugely improve your horse’s behaviour. This is however one part of a larger picture, as other factors such as pasture management should also be adhered to.

Adding salt helps to keep your horse balanced due to the spike in potassium with fast growing rye pastures. It is recommended to feed alongside your horse magnesium.

Magnesium for horses is also recommended for those with fatty deposits, as magnesium is used for many internal bodily reactions where it helps with the breakdown and metabolism of fat. This is important for horses and ponies who rapidly gain weight. Their feed should therefore include magnesium to help metabolize fat.

Highly strung or higher performance horses may need daily magnesium supplementation regardless of grass status or weight as magnesium (also being an electrolyte) is required for muscle and nerve function. When magnesium levels are low, horses become more easily stressed, unsettled, anxious or distracted making horse riding or handling unpleasant.

Best form of magnesium

Magnesium for horses in its organic chelate form known as magnesium chelate is the preferred form over inorganic forms for horses. This is because cell receptors recognize organic material such as protein, amino acids (the building blocks of protein), carbohydrates and fats.

Organic is a chemistry term that refers to the natural form that is most bioavailable and best recognized by the body.

The “organic” part of magnesium is attached and bound to the magnesium part to form a compound, such as an amino acid chelate. The process of binding these two elements to form a compound is known as chelation. The body’s natural affinity for organic means the cell receptors will instantly recognize and readily absorb the compound. Magnesium in this unique form has a higher bioavailability and therefore higher uptake when compared to an inorganic form such as magnesium oxide.

The highly efficient organic form of magnesium means less wastage and less disruption in the gut with a faster response in raising magnesium levels. Mag-Eze is recommended as the best magnesium for horses and the ideal choice for the grass affected horse.

Magnesium such as magnesium Oxide

Inorganics such as magnesium oxide are mined from the ground, are often cheap but don’t work as well.

Some other inorganic examples are magnesium chloride, magnesium carbonate and magnesium sulphate. These types of magnesium are not bound to organic substances the body recognizes so the uptake is less, the amount therefore required is much more, and as a result it is harder on the gut and can cause gastric disturbances. Overall, it is a much less efficient process and often makes feed unpalatable.

The best way to feed magnesium

Magnesium for horses can be liquid or powder.

To maintain an even temperament or steady magnesium status we however recommend a daily powder. Magnesium in organic form is water soluble so is readily available for fast uptake by your horse.

We recommend magnesium powder for more highly strung horses. The liquid version is convenient and economical, where it is dosed into feed every 7 days. Some more highly strung horses may need a full dose at day 1 and day 5 to raise levels.

Magnesium for horse behaviour

Magnesium can be fed during active grass growth, and also to horses for calming.

It is therefore helpful during times of stress, over excitement or when the horse is anxious or struggling to focus or settle. As magnesium is required for muscle and nerve function horses in these situations will benefit from the addition of magnesium.

To enjoy horse riding or handling of your horse, the benefits of supplementing your horses feed with Mag-Eze enables blood magnesium to quickly restore so your horse can relax and feel calm again. This is often a considerable step in correcting grass affected horses when grass is growing quickly.

Some people worry about feeding too much magnesium. Excess magnesium in the amino acid chelate form is excreted by the body. We do however recommend following dose rates on the label and never exceed the dose stated.

Mag-Eze offers the best magnesium for horses. It has easy to follow, user friendly instructions that will get you back on track. It does not matter using either an oral powder or liquid magnesium, it is about the type of magnesium used and its bioavailability which counts. Mag-Eze is a trusted magnesium supplement for horses.

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