Prepare for Bonfire Night and Fireworks!

Tips and hints to help your horse stay calm and reduce stress around Bonfire night [View this email in your browser]( BONFIRE NIGHT AND FIREWORKS WITH HORSES! Our top tips and hints to help reduce stress around Bonfire night Bonfire night can be great fun, filled with festivities and the fireworks that many people love and enjoy watching. But for our horses and ponies, the fireworks can be stressful and worrying! Luckily, there are some things that you can do in preparation, to help your horse remain as calm and relaxed as possible during a firework display. - Look online, in the local press and radio, and on school or shop notice boards so you know when there may be a display near your yard. Talk to neighbours in case they intend to hold a private display, or know families who are. - Keep your horse's routine as similar to normal as possible, if your horse is usually stabled at night, it is generally advisable not to change an established routine, as this in itself can be stressful. - You may wish to check with your yard whether anyone will be staying later than usual, to check on the horses, or may wish to offer to do this yourself with a friend. Don’t be tempted to sit in the stable, but rather find a suitable safe spot nearby. - Be careful not to over-rug, as an agitated horse will quickly become sweaty, so a lighter weight, wicking rug may be preferable for a few days around Bonfire Night. - You may wish to introduce a yard radio before any displays are planned, secured safely away from all horses, and not set too loudly, but that will have become a normal and familiar sound, and may distract from the loud bangs. - If he is normally field kept at this time of year, and you know he will be happier out, try to ensure that there is no likelihood of firework debris landing in his field. Check all fencing and gates are strong and secure, and that he has his normal companions around him. - If you don’t already use one, consider introducing a calmer into his feed before, to ensure you get maximum benefit. - Equine America’s Super So-Kalm provides magnesium, calcium and vitamin B 1, all of which are reported to provide nutritional support to help maintain a healthy nervous system, and have been used successfully to help maintain a calm temperament in stressful situations by horse keepers all over the world! - On the day of the display, you can safely double the dose of Super So-Kalm, in two different feeds, or consider using Super So-Kalm paste, provided in a handy, easy to use syringe, with 3 x 10 ml servings, in case you have more than one display locally. Super So-Kalm paste should be given approximately 2 hours before the fireworks start. - Try creating a distraction, some horses enjoy a treat ball, or perhaps place forage in different locations in the stable, or add apples to their water! A little time spent in checking firework display locations and timings, managing your horse’s environment to ensure optimum distractions and safety, and using a high quality calmer from one of the UK’s biggest supplement manufacturers can help to ensure a stress- free Bonfire Night for you and your horse! The great news is, if November has crept up on you, if you order today before 2pm, our next day delivery should mean that you receive your calmer in time for Bonfire Night! For a little more information on these points, head to our blog by clicking the button below! [To the Blog]( [SHOP THE CALMING RANGE]( [Super So Kalm Powder]( Super So Kalm Powder £34.99 [View]( [Super So Kalm Paste]( Super So Kalm Paste £22.50 [View]( [So-Kalm® Solution]( So-Kalm® Solution £35.50 [View]( [So Kalm Paste]( So Kalm Paste £12.99 [View]( Need advice? If you have any enquiries or need assistance please send us an [email](mailto:inf@equine-america.co.uk) or call us on 01403 255809 and we will respond as soon as we can. Our friendly team are always on hand to offer advice on all our products. [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 Equine America UK Ltd, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website or at an event. Our mailing address is: Equine America UK Ltd Beckley Stud Reeds Lane Southwater West Sussex, RH13 9DQ United Kingdom [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.