AGE: 10
CONDITION: Shakes
LOCATION: NSW
“She is so much happier”
This is Ebony she's a 10 year old mare who I have owned since she was 3. Her head shaking began in the first year I got her. It gradually got worse but always seemed to be seasonal. March was worst time of year and then change from winter to spring but not so bad. It got to the stage we couldn't compete at those times. We had everything checked by vets to rule out any other cause. She also has always creaked when she walked not consistently but enough you would notice it. About 2 years ago I put her on Rose-Hip Vital. After few months my coach noticed before me that she couldn't hear her creak much any more and now it has gone. Last March we also noticed her headshaking had all but disappeared and have attributed that to the Rose-Hip also. She is a bit of a hot horse and as such only gets fed hay no hard feed whatsoever. Her only supplements are Mag E and Rose-Hip Vital apart from salts. As you can see she is very healthy and shiny. She is so much happier too the headshaking problem used to annoy her so much. Its such an involuntary thing she would try so hard but you could tell she had no control over it. Now I can compete her all through the year thanks to Rose-Hip Vital.
