Dodson & Horrell Stroppy Mare – 1kg

Dodson & Horrell Stroppy Mare – 1kg

Stroppy Mare is the herbal blend Dodson & Horrell put together for mares whose behaviour changes with their season. Chaste tree berries and St John’s wort sit alongside chamomile, vervain and raspberry leaves — a combination aimed at the hormonal side of the problem rather than simply sedating the horse.

It is a dried blend fed by scoop into the daily feed, at 1½ scoops for ponies and smaller horses and 2 scoops for larger ones. A 1kg tub therefore lasts roughly five to six weeks on a full-size horse, and Dodson & Horrell also list 1kg refills, 2.5kg and 5kg packs in the range.

Performance & Benefits

• Chaste tree berries and St John’s wort, the two ingredients aimed at normal hormonal function.
• Chamomile and vervain, long used for their calming, settling properties.
• Raspberry leaves, traditionally fed for nutritional support of the reproductive system.
• Dried and milled to a scoop-measured blend that mixes readily into hard feed or a handful of chaff.
• Fed daily rather than as a one-off, so it suits a mare who is difficult for a season rather than a single day.

Suitable For

• Mares whose temperament and handling change noticeably in season.
• Mares difficult to work with through spring and summer.
• Horses already on a balanced diet, as a targeted addition rather than a feed.
• Not for mares in foal or at stud, and not for geldings or a generally excitable horse — Dodson & Horrell Placid is the blend for nervous or excitable horses of either sex.

Feeding

• Ponies and smaller horses: 1½ scoops per day, about 22.5g.
• Larger horses: 2 scoops per day, about 30g.
• One 100ml scoop weighs 15g. Use the scoop supplied in the tub.
• Mix into the normal feed and give time for the blend to take effect — herbal supplements are fed continuously, not as a pre-event dose.
• Do not exceed the stated rate without speaking to Dodson & Horrell or your vet.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: St John’s wort, chamomile, vervain, chaste tree berries, raspberry leaves, red clover flowers.
• Analytical constituents: crude protein 8.0%, crude oils and fats 4.0%, crude fibre 30.0%, crude ash 6.0%, sodium 0.2%.
• Supplied in a 1kg tub with a 24-month shelf life.
• Dodson & Horrell’s printed datasheet for this product lists peony petals in place of red clover flowers, and protein 12.0%, fibre 24.0% and ash 7.0%. The figures above are the ones currently published on their own product page.

Care & Caution

• Do not feed to mares in foal, or to nursing mares.
• St John’s wort and chaste tree berry are treated as prohibited substances under FEI and BHA rules. Check the current rules of your discipline and allow a withdrawal period before competing.
• Speak to your vet before feeding alongside prescribed medication, as St John’s wort is known to interact with a number of drugs.