Poll
Anti-Anxiety Products
When selecting an anti-anxiety/behavior-modification product for your horse, what is most important to you?(Select all that apply)
Total votes cast: 460
Comments & Write-in Answers
Owners need the drugs, not their horses.
4/2/2012 7:46:10 PM
Used a natural once. Did not work on my mare.
4/2/2012 4:21:24 PM
never have used them...never will.
4/2/2012 3:52:15 PM
I use all natural brewers yeast from the coop loaded with all kinds of b vitamins great for the nerv
4/2/2012 3:50:33 PM
Do Not Use!!!
4/2/2012 2:50:54 PM
don't need this product
4/2/2012 2:37:39 PM
Ways prevention mare from always coming into hormonal season when out among other horses constant.
4/1/2012 2:29:12 PM
safety for both horse and handler
3/31/2012 10:42:16 PM
Hrver had to in the 40 years I have owned horses excpt during vet work.
3/31/2012 11:48:20 AM
natural over chemical
3/30/2012 10:26:43 PM
I don't use these products. I try to find out what is causing the problem and address the source.
3/30/2012 6:47:43 PM
I need to know that in actual clinical studies, it has been proven to be effective and safe.
3/30/2012 2:56:26 PM
It really concerns me that we need to select a PRODUCT for this. We need to look at ourselves first!
3/29/2012 6:36:45 PM
I don't give my mare Anti-Anxiety meds. She dosen't need 'em!
3/29/2012 5:44:55 PM
have only used sedation for dental work
3/29/2012 3:59:30 PM
NONE at all you shouldn't be modifying behavior with chemicals at all. Change what YOU are doing!
3/29/2012 3:48:16 PM
product side effects or contra-indications
3/29/2012 3:46:35 PM
No need to use this product.
3/29/2012 3:41:06 PM
and no crazy herbal ingredients which often have the opposite effect
3/29/2012 3:25:25 PM
I would never use this kind of product, go back to basic training, there are holes in your training!
3/29/2012 3:19:47 PM
Must not be a prohibited substance by USEF or FEI
3/29/2012 2:29:09 PM
Don't use any..
3/29/2012 11:30:11 AM
Natural, safety and efficiency.
3/29/2012 1:57:17 AM
I would never use any "product" for such a purpose. Training and building trust should be used.
3/28/2012 11:40:00 PM
What is causing the stress? Correct the situation causing anxiety without drugs or products.
3/28/2012 11:45:56 AM
Cost and palatability are also factors.
3/28/2012 10:55:06 AM
First I make sure that the horse is not reacting to feeds, like alfalfa and grains or supplements
3/28/2012 10:42:28 AM
I always consult a variety of sources, then make my decision
3/28/2012 10:37:51 AM
FEI legal
3/28/2012 6:05:05 AM
palatability - doesn't matter how good it is if they won't eat it
3/28/2012 3:34:35 AM
palatability - doesn't matter how good it is if they won't eat it
3/28/2012 3:33:09 AM
lots of experience, not drugs. expose them to as much as possible
3/27/2012 9:08:36 PM
will not test
3/27/2012 6:47:40 PM
ALSO CONSIDER LIFESTYLE CHANGES: NO GRAIN, MORE TURN OUT, SLOWER WORK, ETC.
3/27/2012 6:16:09 PM
resolving the underlying cause
3/27/2012 6:09:00 PM
must be affordable
3/27/2012 5:47:35 PM
Never used any.
3/27/2012 5:43:50 PM
product that is legal
3/27/2012 5:28:40 PM
only use chemical control for medical procedures by veterinarian
3/27/2012 4:31:32 PM
Care is needed-I bought a tranquilized horse who jumped out the trailer window when it wore off.
3/27/2012 4:21:26 PM
I use
3/27/2012 4:19:13 PM
training
3/27/2012 4:00:19 PM
Natural and USEF legal
3/27/2012 3:51:46 PM
Must not test during a drug test during horse shows.
3/27/2012 3:46:18 PM
scientific proof it is effective
3/27/2012 3:44:18 PM
How well it works as well as possible side effects.
3/27/2012 3:43:52 PM
safety first, but if it doesn't work, why use it?
3/27/2012 2:58:11 PM
All the above, my mare was abused at 6 months by a farrier so she is a time bomb. Patience!!
3/27/2012 2:48:52 PM
Behavior modification doesn't mean "product", it means "action", same for anxiety.
3/27/2012 10:13:54 AM
My first choice in everything is safety and welfare.
3/27/2012 9:24:54 AM
If a product isn't effective in controlling anxiety, there's no point in using it...
3/27/2012 8:38:52 AM
Prof. endorsement based on scientific research
3/27/2012 7:06:57 AM
My horse does not need these products
3/27/2012 6:30:45 AM
no withdraw from racing
3/27/2012 2:16:29 AM
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Don't use them ever.
4/2/2012 10:01:31 PM