Horse Behaviour Linked to Poor Nutrition

in autumn and found he was not as stressed about leaving his mare behind when I took him for a ride. I was so happy with Alleviate I decided to start my mare Missy pictured here on it. She has had a great fear of being tied up from previous negative experiences and as soon as we would approach the tie up rail in the past she was tense and stressed out and would run backwards.
Amazingly after three weeks on Alleviate I am now able to drape the rope over the rail and brush her without any anxiety at all. I would recommend it to anyone.
Vanessa Macdonald Tas.
Some advice from Lucy Prior Something else we are about to add to our Provide It Plan is feeding your horses their hay first before they have a hard feed.
By giving the horses 30 60 minutes of hay first before they eat their hard feed it slows down the digestion of the nutrition in the hard feed and helps increase the absorption rate. This is particularly important for horses kept on a track or dry lot as their stomachs wont have as much in them particularly in the morning they will be almost empty.
Hard food will pass through an empty stomach much quicker possibly not allowing as much nutrition to be absorbed. I have noticed that the toxdefy also seems to be working more efficiently by feeding some hay first before the hard food.
It may take a couple of days for your horses to get used to the reversed feeding mine looked at me in disgust for the first couple of days wondering where their hard feed was.
Another tip which Im sure most of you are already aware of is to introduce your horses slowly from free grazing on grass to a track or large bare yard.
If you change your horses diet drastically it can kill off a large amount of the flora good bacteria in the hind gut that breaks down the fiber. If this happens your horse may go off their feed and the manure will go very dry. Try giving them a heaped table spoon or a Vit Min scoop full of Phsyillium Husk night and morning this will help regulate the digestive system.
The Natural Horse World Store stocks a range of herbal products that may help with behavioural and nutritional issues.