Quietex, Or A Similar Product

We used something like that years ago for the first few horse shows that we took a young horse to. It was just local shows and we just wanted him to have a good experience. It didn't make a huge difference but just took the edge off. I don't see a problem with it. I'm glad it's working for you but I bet it's pricey. Heather used BCalm for Fox a few months ago and it settled her right down. Then she stopped using it and Fox has been like difference horse ever since, not spooky and level headed. So we don't know if she just matured enough and would have been good anyway or what happened.

If it works, go for it! As you may have read, I finally resorted to Ace for getting Jacques into a trailer. Prior to going that route, I had tried Quietex, Tryptoplex, Divine Equine, and Total Calm & Focus. I was aiming for products that had different active ingredients. I'm putting the list of products down the bottom here in case you do want to shop around and try different ones.

In Jacques' case, not one of them made a dent in his tantrums.  (And yes, I was using a weight based dosing, figuring he was 1700lbs, which was basically 2 tubes of each product.) He would go into the trailer fine, but the moment I would start making movements to tie him in there or close up the doors, he would panic, and because he's 1700lbs of angry, he would win.

So now that we had one utterly and completely successful loading in which I used Ace to get him in the tin can, I'm seriously considering getting another dose of Ace and trying again. My goal would be to load him up without it, but use it as my backup. My hope would be that by having one or more experiences in the trailer that go well, I might win back his confidence in me that the trailer doesn't automatically mean a bad thing. So that yes, my goal would be to wean him off it.

In your case, I'm kind of thinking the same thing ... use it to your advantage, and don't be too quick to stop it, but my hope would be that the more positivie experiences you both have together, the more likely he may do OK without it, or wean him down off it rather than cold turkey. (hah, notice the reference to a natural tryptophan source there?)







Quietex
Active Ingredients per ounce:
Ignatia amara .00476 mg, Valerian root .00476 mg
Inactive Ingredients:
Aqueous gelatin, methyl paraben, propyl paraben, saccharinate

Tryptoplex
Water, L-Tryptophan, Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Ginger, Glycyrrhiza, Juniper Berries, Cherry Extract for flavoring, Benzoic Acid (a preservative), Sorbic Acid (a preservative), Xanthan gum.

Divine Equine
Active Ingredients:
L-Tryptophan 5%/1.7 gm
Inactive Ingredients:
Valerian Root, Black Cohosh, Passion Flower, Ginger Root, Hops, Wood Betony, Cherry Extract for flavoring, Benzol Alcohol .05%, Sorbic Acid as a preservative, Xanthan Gum.

Total Calm & Focus
Active Ingredient Ramisol