Dr. Garber’s bioformulas
Equine Calm & Happy
Benefits: This all-natural bioformula helps calm equines who are exhibiting spookiness, anxiety, nervousness, discontentment or for those reacting to situational stress.*
Active ingredients
Equine Calm & Happy contains a proprietary blend of:
Gemmotherapies
Ash Tree buds (Fraxinus excelsior)
Fig Tree buds (Ficus carica)
Lime Tree buds (Tilia tomentosa)
Silver Birch seeds (Betula verrucosa)
Lithotherapies (potentized)
Lepidolite
Tourmaline
Organotherapy (potentized)
Cortico-Hypothalamic Axis extract
Hypothalamus extract
Other ingredients: Glycerin, Purified Water, 15% Alcohol USP
Suggested Use
Give 2 pumps (approximately 3.0 mL) of Dr. Garber’s Equine Calm & Happy Bioformula mixed in your equine’s feed twice daily.
Additional doses may be given throughout the day as needed.
Any of Dr. Garber’s Equine bioformulas can be given together, as conditions call for.
Storage Information
Keep at room temperature.
Does not have to be refrigerated.
Do not leave on or near sources of electromagnetic radiation such as TVs or computers.
Product Shelf Life: 5 years
Formula Origin
“My wife and I moved to New Mexico, aside from having fallen in love with Santa Fe, to be able to bring horses into our lives in a more all-encompassing way.
Horses, on the one hand, are big, strong, magnificent creatures. On the other hand, they can be quite delicate, prone to all kinds of maladies (that seem to always come on in the middle of the night or on a Sunday.)
My first EQUINE bioformula, Bone & Joint, had already proved successful for navicular horses and horses with all sorts of musculoskeletal problems. It was time to formulate new ones. One of our horses came to us with a respiratory condition that he had developed from his previous ten years at a commercial boarding facility. He was older and also had some arthritis. He was already taking Bone & Joint and that, along with good chiropractic care and having 24/7 access to the pasture where he could move around as he desired made that a non-issue. But what to do about his breathing problem?
I mixed up a combination of my Lung Health and Enviro Defense bioformulas for people and gave it to him. He loved it and would just lick it right out of my hand. Within 20 minutes his breathing would normalize. [ Lung & Allergy ] After that I started adding it to his feed and only occasionally needed to give him extra by hand.
Another thing about horses is that they are flight animals. They are always on the lookout for the monster that is hiding behind that next bush and ready to flee. There’s a saying that there are only two things that scare horses: things that move and things that don’t move. Sure, some horses are the “been there, done that” type that don’t seem to get upset about much, but even they are always on the alert. Just watch their ears.
Next up then was to concoct a bioformula to calm the anxious equine, something to take the edge off and relax. Combining ingredients from Anxiety Relief and Mood Boost bioformulas for people was an effective combination [ Calm & Happy ]. Soaking a cookie or two in the formula, or licking it from your hand, before a trail ride makes both horse and rider happier.
In my travels to different barns as an equine chiropractor I get to see a lot. Skin problems are pretty common and have varied causes, from allergic reactions to insect bites, to fungal infections and parasites. Regardless of cause, and even with topically-applied treatments, an essential approach to these conditions is to treat them from within. I created an EQUINE Skin & Allergy bioformula based on the success that my CANINE Skin & Allergy has had since 2017. This bioformula supports healthy skin and strengthens the immune system to minimize the equine’s reaction to any of the different causative agents.” – Dr. Garber, D.C., Ph.D.
Bioformula Ingredients
All of Dr. Garber’s bioformulas are made with certified Organic, Wild-Harvested, Non-GMO, and Gluten Free ingredients. The Gemmotherapy plant extracts are AB certified (grown using biodiversity-supportive agriculture practices) in the Occitanie region in the south of France – and certified Organic by EcoCert France.
Gemmotherapy
Ash Tree buds (Fraxinus excelsior)
The pharmacotherapeutic properties of these buds range from anti-inflammatory and antioxidant to antimicrobial and neuroprotective.
Gemmotherapy
Fig Tree buds (Ficus carica)
These buds have a calming effect on nervousness. Here, the buds specifically help balance the nervous system and psyche, while also alleviating stress and helping with sleep.
Gemmotherapy
Lime Tree buds (Tilia tomentosa)
Lime Tree buds have often been used as a sedative, and studies have shown that the tomentosa buds mimic the effects of GABA (Gamma-aminobutyric acid), the neurotransmitter in the brain that inhibits excitability and acts as an anxiolytic (a substance that reduces anxiety).
Gemmotherapy
Silver Birch seeds (Betula verrucosa)
These seeds have long been used to treat a depleted nervous system and lack of energy.
They have also been used to treat various inflammatory diseases.
Lithotherapy
Lepidolite
Lepidolite contains several minerals, including lithium, which helps to normalize mood by maintaining proper levels of serotonin, the brain chemical that helps reduce anxious behaviors.
Lithotherapy
Tourmaline
This Litho, which also contains lithium as well as many other synergistic minerals, has a strong relaxing and calming effect on the entire nervous system.
Organotherapy
Cortico-Hypothalamic Axis extract
The Cortico-Hypothalamic Axis extract keeps an animal’s Autonomic Nervous System in balance, thereby regulating their emotional responses to the outside world as well as stress.
Organotherapy
Hypothalamus extract
The Hypothalamus extract controls the body’s hormones. In technical terms, the hypothalamus releases a hormone known as the corticotropin-releasing hormone, which then stimulates the anterior pituitary to release the adrenocorticotropic hormone—which essentially determines how an equine responds to stress.
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