Quietex - Quietex...anybody ever used it?

Quietex...anybody ever used it?

Im going to pick up a horse tomorrow. hes not a great loader as he hasnt been loaded enough. The trip will be about 2 1/2 hours, and im worried that if he spooks at something on the highway, he will rear and get hurt or something. I know how to get a bad loader on a trailer (plenty of experience) but im worried that he will freak and hurt himself. So i looked at tsc and they have this stuff called Quietex. Its used in shows and racing to kind of mellow out a spooky horse. Has anyone ever used or heard of it??? What is your experience with it??? Any suggestions are great!!! oh and i dont mean suggestions on how to load a horse. I know how to do that!!!!! Thanks oh, and its homeopathic so its safe. I Googled info on it and its safe, but i just want to know anybodys personal experience with it

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I have never used it.
no srry
Quietex will NOT work on a horse that is already panicked, so make sure you give it a few hours before you need it. I used it once at my mare's first ever show. She was fine, but I don't know if that was her or the quietex... she was fine at all other shows without it. I suggest buying a helmet for him and wrapping his legs well as extra protection. Maybe you should give him a haybag to keep his mind occupied- horses do better when they have something to keep them busy. Do you have a companion horse who could possibly ride with him to keep him calm?
I recently got a welsh/poa/shetland cross gelding, we had to haul him three hours and he had never been trailered. the owner gave him Quietex before we came to get him. He was horrible, it was almost two hours to get him trailered. he rode okay for the most part but I don't think the quitex helped at all.
it depends on the horse but it works better if you give it to them over time, like for several days before what you want to do