hi everyone,

I'm new to this site so hi guys..... So my question is about valerian, i have recently bought it for my lovely mare Beatrice.. A little info about beatrice, well she is lovely of course but so so hyper. She is afraid of everything when ridden unless she is lunged for half an hour before been ridden. So some basics she gets very little grass nuts, is turned out for 8-10 hours per day, 24 hour turnout in summer. I bred her so she has had no bad experiences, shes just nervy,  now her mother was the same a clover hill mare who was a very successful showjumper but she seemed to be better able to control her hyperness. Beatrice can sometimes be quiet relaxed in the indoor but take her on a hack and all hell breaks loose lol. I really love this little mare as i lost her full sister to colic and this is the last one of the family. All i want to have is some fun on her, i consider myself a experienced horse owner but this mare is putting me to the test.. So after much research i found out about valerian now being maybe a little old fashioned about horses i dont normally feed herbs etc but for the love of little Beatrice anything is worth a shot. Oh Beatrice has a friend Bobo who she loves soo much, they were born the same week and are both 5 year olds, but luckily Bobo is a dream hopefully some of her sensibility will pass over to her best friend. So please tell me any of your thoughts on Valerian... Thanks a mill