Asterin, our highly selective metabolic girl, is thriving on both the psyllium and OHD. She can be finicky with changes to the feeding program and is known for going "on strike" during the adjustment period and stop eating supplements all together when new things are added. Adding the psyllium and OHD was very seamless as both seem to be highly palatable and this is coming from a horse that knows when you add a single pinch of something new. Our vet found sand in the latest stool sample from psyllium which led us to trying the psyllium as a low NSC substitute for traditional products like SandClear. We're happy to report that the psyllium is clearing things up as intended. OHD was added to our feed program because we were noticing occasional loose stool for both Asterin and our young horse...

We have used chasteberry for 2 years now on a mare who previously lived in perpetual heat. She was always an oozing mess, so much so that her hind end was inflamed and she was reluctant to move forwards or even backwards at any time. After talking to a MB nutritionist, we decided to try chasteberry- after a few months of keeping on it at a high dose, we saw a night and day difference. No more heats, except when appropriate, and no debilitating hormonal leakage. She spent her second season of full time lessons happily walk and trotting along for her riders and even picked up a canter now and then when asked. She’s skated by on a minimal dose over the last year, bumping up during regular heats to minimize the discomfort and then being able to go right back down! I have recommended MB chasteb...