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In severe cases, this kind of stress caused by a lack of understanding can sometimes even decrease the amount of bloodflow to the horse’s stomach, which, in turn, makes the lining of the stomach more vulnerable to injury from an overproduction of stomach acid, thus causing stomach ulcers. Ulcers in horses are actually more common than a lot of people think or are aware of. In fact, some recent studies have shown that up to one-third of horses confined to stalls on a regular basis often have mild ulcers and up to 60 percent of show horses and 90 percent of racehorses have developed moderate to severe ulcers, primarily due to stress.

There are, of course, other factors besides stress that can cause ulcers in horses, such as various medications, types of feed, amount of exercise, and even the horse not getting fed in a timely manner.

So, instead of trying to fix the issue through training, we put Cooper on a product called U-Guard^™, a calcium-magnesium supplement that helps soothe and coat the horse’s stomach lining. We also put him on an herbal supplement called Calm and Collected that was developed by our friends over at Hilton Herbs^®. This particular supplement is designed to help support the horse’s nervous system so that he can naturally achieve a calmer state of mind.