Equine Calming & Behaviour Supplement Comparison

Herbal / Tryptophan Calmer
Product
Dose rate Cost per day*
Use
Value
20 g/day $1.76

Calming recovery blend for tense, nervous or travelling horses lacking appetite.
Contains: Magnesium, calcium, vitamins B & E, tryptophan
◆ Best value: Cheapest per dose here ($1.76) with a solid formula (Magnesium, calcium, vitamins B & E, tryptophan).
10 g/day $1.79

Herbal adaptogen calming plus gut support for stressed performance and competition horses.
Contains: ashwagandha + red marine minerals
♥ Customer favourite: “This is great for chilling out your horse. Helps with spookiness and general shenanigans”5.0★ 
50 g/day $3.42

Hops-based calmer for focused, relaxed behaviour during stress or training.
Contains: NZ hops, chamomile, herbs, amino acids
30 ml/day $3.60

A daily liquid calmer for consistently sharp or anxious horses, easy to mix into a small feed.
Contains: L-tryptophan + magnesium + vitamin B1 + chastetree extract
30 g/day $3.60

A high-tryptophan daily calming powder for horses that stay tense through work and travel.
Contains: L-tryptophan (5g/serve) + magnesium + calcium + vitamin B1
22.5 g/day $5.58

Fast herbal calming paste; best for green or excitable horses travelling or competing.
Contains: Hops, chamomile, passionflower, tryptophan, magnesium
25 g/day $5.00

Tryptophan calmer for nervous horses in stressful situations, no prohibited substances.
Contains: Tryptophan, antioxidants
20 ml/day $2.53

Herbal calm and focus for young, green or excitable horses without dulling alertness.
Contains: herbal calming blend
20 ml/day $2.58

Kava calmer for excitable or green horses; contains a banned substance, not competition-legal.
Contains: Kava
30 ml/day $5.56

A competition-legal herbal calmer for high stress moments, suited to horses that get wound up at shows or in unfamiliar surroundings.
Contains: withania (ashwagandha) + wild lettuce
30 g/day $22.86

Fast-acting paste calming tense or excitable horses in acute stress like travel, storms or fireworks (FEI-banned).
Contains: Kava root, magnesium
30 ml/day $5.56

A slow-acting daily calmer for horses that are permanently on edge, distracted or resisting the discipline of work.
Contains: st john's wort (hypericum)
30 ml/day $5.56

The classic fast-acting calming herb for fractious, anxious or nervous horses at home, and for settling youngsters through travel, farrier, dentist and vet work.
Contains: valerian root
10 ml/day
A grab-and-go oral calming paste for one-off stressful moments like clipping, travel or a first outing.
Contains: L-tryptophan + magnesium + vitamin B1 + chamomile
10 ml/day
The strongest oral calming paste in the range, for genuinely difficult horses at one-off stressful events.
Contains: L-tryptophan (1g per 10ml) + magnesium + vitamin B1 + chamomile
30 ml/day
A herbal paste that settles the nervous system without sedating, for horses that lose focus travelling, competing or in new surroundings.
Contains: withania (ashwagandha) + hops + chamomile + thiamine
Magnesium Calmer · 16
30 g/day $2.08

Fortified calmer relaxing muscle and nerve tension in anxious, nervous or stressed horses.
Contains: Chelated magnesium, thiamine (B1), vitamin E, tryptophan
◆ Best value: A fuller formula (Chelated magnesium, thiamine (B1), vitamin E, tryptophan). Most ingredient quality per dollar.
5 g/day $0.52

Cal-mag for calm behaviour and muscle/respiratory function; boost before events.
Contains: chelated calcium + magnesium + boron
10 ml/day $0.39

Quickly-absorbed oral magnesium tonic protecting against ongoing magnesium deficiencies in horses and ponies.
Contains: 15% magnesium, seaweed
330 g/day $2.59

Magnesium prebiotic improving behaviour and recovery; best for easier training and stamina.
Contains: Magnesium lactate, yeast prebiotics, proteins
70 g/day $0.68

All-in-one balancer with extra magnesium and B1 to calm nervous, excitable or metabolic horses.
Contains: full balancer + high magnesium + B1
15 g/day $0.12

Bioavailable magnesium supporting nerve, muscle and bone function in horses.
Contains: Magnesium oxide
24 g/day $1.92≈ est

A palatable treat-form calmer that takes the edge off nervous tension, for anxious or excitable horses and for topping up ringside without syringing.
Contains: chelated magnesium + calcium + b-group vitamins + l-tryptophan
5 g/day $0.50

A very cheap, very concentrated magnesium top-up for tense, spooky horses on magnesium-short pasture.
Contains: magnesium oxide (2.6g elemental magnesium per serve)
15 g/day $1.04≈ est

Fast-absorbing magnesium to calm grass-affected, anxious or over-excitable horses.
Contains: chelated magnesium
50 g/day $0.74

Corrects grass-driven mineral imbalance to settle fizzy, spooky horses on green pasture.
Contains: magnesium-based mineral blend
20 g/day $0.82

Magnesium powder giving quick relief during stress like travel or heavy training, supporting muscle strength.
Contains: Magnesium
35 ml/day $0.95

Highly available magnesium for calmness and performance, best for grass-affected, edgy horses.
Contains: Magnesium liquid
♥ Customer favourite: “Great for our slightly spooky mare and easy to administer via feed.”5.0★ from 2 reviews
50 g/day $2.99

Calming formula replenishing B1, E and magnesium to settle nervous, tense horses and support muscle function.
Contains: Vitamin B1, vitamin E, magnesium
150 g/day $5.89

Fast-acting magnesium to settle acutely grass-affected, over-reactive horses.
Contains: magnesium-based acute grass formula
Liquid magnesium rapidly lifting blood levels to prevent deficiency; lasts 10-14 days.
Contains: magnesium pidolate (25%)
35 g/day
Convenient magnesium and tryptophan paste calming nervous, hot or stressed horses before exercise or stressful events.
Contains: Chelated magnesium, L-tryptophan, B vitamins
Moody Mare / Hormonal 
10 g/day $0.76

Supports hormonal balance and mood in mares through seasonal or behavioural changes.
Contains: chaste berry (vitex) + red marine minerals
◆ Best value: Cheapest per dose here ($0.76) with a solid formula (chaste berry (vitex) + red marine minerals).
♥ Customer favourite: “Works wonders for my mare when she is cycling, it stops all the irritability & she much calmer during those times.”4.9★ from 4 reviews
15 ml/day $1.89

Evens out hormonal, irritable behaviour in mares that are difficult to work when in season.
Contains: chastetree (agnus castus) extract + magnesium + vitamin B1
50 g/day $3.67

A herbal calmer that steadies hormonal ups and downs and improves focus, suited to sharp or moody mares, geldings and stallions.
Contains: chastetree + ashwagandha + magnesium + chamomile/lemon balm + B1/B6
24 g/day $1.92≈ est

Supports hormonal balance and steadier behaviour, for moody mares in season, difficult geldings and stallions, and horses with Cushing's.
Contains: chaste berry + chelated magnesium + b-group vitamins
20 g/day $1.30

Regulates hormones for moody mares and supports Cushings and metabolic health.
Contains: Chaste tree berry (Vitex)
30 ml/day $5.56

Evens out hormonal ups and downs, for mares who turn moody, touchy or difficult in season.
Contains: chaste berry + hypericum + licorice + schisandra
20 ml/day $2.53

Supports hormonal balance and calm mood, best for temperamental or seasonal mares.
Contains: Herbal hormonal blend
✦ Staff pick: What we reach for with mares who turn sharp and unpredictable in season, when chaste berry alone is not enough.
*Prices are subject to change