Mellow Mare loves her new supplement

I've been getting catalogs from Chamisa Ridge for a while; years, probably. I think we ordered a really nice show brush set from them when the girls first hit the show circuit. A few weeks ago I was perusing their most recent catalog and noticed a product called Mellow Mare, full of herbs that are supposed to take the edge off a mare. Who wouldn't love a product description that begins, "The female equine can be a rather complicated animal..."!

I ordered it and Bestie has been on it for two weeks. I vaguely remember that I read the product's effects wouldn't show for a month or so, which I think is pretty much standard procedure for most of the herbal supplements. Plus, I started her on a half dose for a week just to make sure she wouldn't have any adverse effects.

So there's nothing really to report as of yet except that she LOVES the stuff. And I mean loves it like a cat with catnip! The first day I brought it into the barn I opened her door and announced "Here's your new supplement," while holding the container in the doorway. She sniffed it and started pushing it around; I thought she would knock it out of my hands. Then, a few days later, I was sitting in the aisle mixing up her supplement bags, and when I started scooping the Mellow Mare she started nickering and craning her neck out of the stall, almost like it was feeding time. Not sure which ingredient entices her so, but I bet she would eat the mix out of my hand.

I'll give it another few weeks to see how she does. All I'm looking for is a bit less of "the edge" and a little softening and relaxation.