Magnesium Chelate of Glycine Hydrate is a highly absorbable organic source of Magnesium. This form of Magnesium is bound to the amino acid Glycine and is absorbed in the small intestines by means of amino acid receptors.

• Magnesium is the primary ingredient in many of the quality equine calming products on the market.
• Magnesium is needed for more than 325 enzymes within the horse's body.
• Involved in protein synthesis, so needed for general growth and repair of tissue, for example, Hooves.
• Required for the maintenance of normal blood circulation within the body, limbs, and feet of the horse.
• Magnesium is critical for balanced secretion of insulin and glucose uptake.
• It is involved in supporting correct blood sugar levels after carbohydrate intake, and inadequate levels are associated with incorrect insulin function. (Symptoms include cresty neck and/or fat deposits).
• Magnesium is essential for proper calcium absorption and is an important mineral in the bone matrix. It can also assist in the absorption and metabolism of Vitamins B, C, and E.
• Low levels of Magnesium can result in nervousness and an inability to concentrate, tight, tense muscles that are less able to relax, tightness or tenderness through the back, and slow to warm up.
• Periods of stress lead to an increased need for magnesium.
• Magnesium is often lacking in equine diets due to processed, preserved, high concentrated feeds.
• Magnesium is important for the detoxification of toxic substances from the body. It supports against heavy metal toxicity.
• The availability of magnesium can be low in fast-growing, lush grass, after periods of rainfall; in acid soils, or artificially fertilised pastures (acid conditions destroy soil microorganisms, which are used to make the minerals usable by plants).
• Useful when magnesium needs boosting in the diet of horses and ponies prone to laminitis. 

Fed at 25g per day, a 1kg bag of Magnesium Glycinate will last about 40 days.

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