jaimebaker
Oct. 3, 2009, 11:03 AM
I emailed Smartpak but pretty much my only answer was 'talk to your vet'. My vet didn't even know what the supplement was so that didn't do me much good.
I've got a horse with a hard cresty neck, and big fat pad at her tail dock. But her weight is good. She also has the slowest growing hooves ever, despite supplementation. But anyway, I have not had the mare actually tested for IR, but she does fit some of the symptoms. I'm not all up to date on my herbs, so I'm not sure if anything in the Smartcontrol IR would hurt a horse that was not IR. She's been a variety of magnesium supps with no results. Would it be safe to use the supplement as a preventative or not even preventative, would it be safe to use on a horse not confirmed IR?? I know stuff like Thyroid supps/meds can cause a horse to not be able to regulate correctly once they are pulled off (or something to that effect, can't remember exactly). So, what ya think? Safe to use on a 'suspected IR' or not?
I've got a horse with a hard cresty neck, and big fat pad at her tail dock. But her weight is good. She also has the slowest growing hooves ever, despite supplementation. But anyway, I have not had the mare actually tested for IR, but she does fit some of the symptoms. I'm not all up to date on my herbs, so I'm not sure if anything in the Smartcontrol IR would hurt a horse that was not IR. She's been a variety of magnesium supps with no results. Would it be safe to use the supplement as a preventative or not even preventative, would it be safe to use on a horse not confirmed IR?? I know stuff like Thyroid supps/meds can cause a horse to not be able to regulate correctly once they are pulled off (or something to that effect, can't remember exactly). So, what ya think? Safe to use on a 'suspected IR' or not?