- Nervous, anxious temperament
- Sudden shying at familiar objects
- Violent pulling-back when tied
- Dislike of grooming
- Aggression towards owners or herdmates
- Separation anxiety, herd-bound
- Restless under saddle, unable to focus on rider, bucking
- Poor hoof quality, footsore without shoes or boots on hard or rough ground
- Short stride with inappropriate toe-first hoof landing in movement
- Laminitis
- Grass belly
- Insulin resistant with heavy crest
- Stiff, braced posture with deep ‘V’ behind withers
- Front feet placed far back under body when resting
- Tight, sloping croup
- Stifle catch
- Tying-up
- Excessive sweating in hot weather, shivering in warm, wet weather
- Dry, flaky skin, Sweet-Itch, Qld Itch, Watery eyes
Horses like humans lose Magnesium under stress. The more stress the more magnesium deficient a Horse can be. Stresses can include emotional stress, physical stress (racing, eventing, etc), chemical stress (toxins found on farms that may lead into food and water supply) and immune stress (infections and disease). The biggest problem is also how to supply and replenish Magnesium levels to optimal ranges. Normally in the environment, horses will get enough Magnesium from a variety of grasses as they roam and travel around. In Australia however the grasses are higher in sugars and lower in minerals that you normally get from mountainous regions in Asia or Europe. So the combination of stresses and low levels in food supply means Horses become easily Magnesium Deficient.
The majority of readily available horse feeds and forages are grown commercially with the help of fertilizers that contain little or no magnesium. Over time, soils become depleted of magnesium and some other minerals, which are then not available for uptake by the growing plants. The result is an over-abundance of minerals such as phosphorous and potassium and a deficit of
Magnesium is needed directly for over 350 biochemical processes within the body, and is additionally involved in thousands of others. Magnesium is vital for energy production, metabolism of other minerals, regulation of blood sugars, maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, and maintaining strength of bones and teeth. Some legume forages such as and clover are naturally high in calcium but will be low in magnesium if grown in magnesium deficient soils.
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