Equus Health Agnus Castus 1kg

Equus Health Agnus Castus – 1kg

Agnus Castus is the dried fruit of the chaste tree, sold in the feed room as Monk's Pepper or chaste berry. Equus Health supply it as a single herb with nothing else in the bag, and describe it as helping to balance hormones in both females and males by supporting the endocrine system.

Two jobs account for most of the bags sold. The first is the mare whose work goes backwards when she comes into season; the second is the older horse or pony with Cushing's disease, where Equus Health list it among their own suggested uses. At the published rate of 15g a day a 1kg pack runs for roughly nine weeks.

Performance & Benefits

• A single herb — dried Agnus Castus and nothing else.
• Equus Health describe it as balancing hormones in mares, geldings and stallions alike, through the endocrine system.
• Most commonly fed to make mares in season easier to ride and to handle.
• Also listed by Equus Health for horses and ponies with Cushing's disease.
• Fed dry into the normal hard feed, so it needs no soaking or preparation.

Suitable For

• Mares whose behaviour or rideability changes through the breeding season.
• Geldings and stallions where hormonal balance rather than temperament is the concern.
• Older horses and ponies diagnosed with Cushing's (PPID), fed alongside whatever the vet has prescribed.
• Owners who would rather feed one named herb than a multi-ingredient blend.
• Not a mare-in-foal feed: Equus Health tell you to seek veterinary advice first. For a fussy feeder that simply needs tempting, Equus Health Spearmint is the herb to reach for instead.

Feeding

• Horses and ponies: approximately 15g daily, added to the normal feed.
• Equus Health publish one rate for horses and ponies together, with no separate figure by height or bodyweight.
• At 15g a day, 1kg lasts about 66 days for a single horse.
• Mix into a slightly damp feed so the dried herb is carried through rather than left in the bottom of the bucket.
• Equus Health also pack the same herb in 500g and 2kg; this listing is the 1kg.

Composition & Analysis

• Composition: 100% Agnus Castus. 1kg pack.
• No carriers, binders, added vitamins or added minerals — the pack is the dried herb on its own.
• Equus Health publish no typical analysis for this herb, so no protein, oil, fibre, sugar or ash figures are stated here.

Care & Caution

• Seek veterinary advice before feeding to pregnant mares — this is Equus Health's own published warning.
• The herb is fed for its effect on the endocrine system, so take veterinary advice before using it alongside hormonal medication or with a horse already being treated for PPID.
• Equus Health publish no competition status for this product. Check the current FEI, BHA and British Eventing lists yourself before feeding it to a competing horse.