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Careful...I believe Epsom salts also work as a laxative. Had a friend whose horse had trouble in the spring. Aparently green grass had lots of magnesium and she still added magnesium to her electrolytes and it caused the horse to have diarhea during competition and thus metabolic problems.

Angie

-- MtnRondi@xxxxxxx wrote:

 

In a message dated 9/1/2005 7:15:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, scharmen@xxxxxxx writes:

Does anyone here supplement their own diet with Magnesium?

I do. I make sure my calcium/magnesium ratio is 2:1 or slightly more magnesium. The type of magnesium is important also. They say magnesium oxide is the least absorbable form, magnesium citrate is better. I have noticed that I feel calmer (not that I am hyper) and for what it's worth, my heart no longer flutters when I climb a steep hill. Whether magnesium has anything to do with that, I don't know. But they say magnesium affects muscle contractions.

 

Years ago, an old vet told me that at the race track they always gave the horses Epsom Salts (which is magnesium) to keep them sane.

 

I feed my horses the supplement Mega-Mag. It has more magnesium than other supplements and when I started using that, I don't have to lunge my horse before riding. Before the Mega-Mag, he was a snorting, bucking fool that needed lunging before I hit the trail.

 

I get the Meg-Mag (they also sell Magesium 3000) from United Vet Equine www.unitedvetequine.com .

 

 

Bonnie

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