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RE: [RC] Magnesium supplementing...etc. - Jim Holland-----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 8:47 PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] Magnesium supplementing...etc. And just as a trainer might be able to get a horse that has a pathology in its right hind to pick up the left canter lead anyway (horses being the agreeable creatures that they are are frequently willing to overcome their physical discomforts and preferences to accommodate their human handlers), you might also be able to train the spookiness out of your horse even if the underlying cause of its spookiness is a magnesium deficiency. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I concur.....magnesium deficiency might CONTRIBUTE to the problem, but this would be something I would check as a matter of general health anyway if I felt my training program was not progressing as expected, based on my knowledge of the horse in general. My point was that looking for an "easy fix" like a diet deficiency would not be my first assumption when trying to solve a spook problem. However, there are many OTHER indicators which would tell me what the "personality" of that horse is and how to deal with it. It's not a "one fix" problem, but no matter WHAT you do with diet, you MUST provide the training or live with the spook. The point is, simply adding magnesium to a magnesium deficient diet, IMHO, is not going to result in a "magical" change in behavior. Jim, Sun of Dimanche+, and Mahada Magic ---------------------------------------------------------------------- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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