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Greetings Cindy,
I would definitely put both of your cushings horses on Cush Alleve and offer some more magnesium using Quiessence. Cush Alleve has magnesium, but not as much as Quiessence, with only 1 gram per serving. Since your mare has foundered, it would be best to reduce her circulating insulin levels with more magnesum -- approximately 3 ounces for a 1000 lb horse, providing an additional 15 grams of magnesium.
Your Morgan could benefit from Quiessence, but at a maintenance dose -- two ounces per day -- since he is not only cushinoid, but also because of his breed. Morgans are genetically prone toward insulin resistance.
Thank you for writing about this important issue.
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