Your horse’s body is an impressive machine. It’s designed to manage the normal wear and tear that’s associated with being a horse — an animal designed to be on the move! However, research has shown that joint problems are a…
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Anatomy of colic
Colic is a general, catch-all term used to refer to any sort of abdominal pain in horses (in layman’s terms, it’s a belly ache). Based on that definition, the term “colic” could be used to describe gastric ulcers or problems…
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Anatomy of an ulcer
A horse needs to graze for approximately 17 hours daily to meet his nutritional needs, so his stomach was designed to continuously produce acid to aid in digestion. In a natural grazing situation, where a horse is eating and chewing…
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Meet Pamela and “Stan”
Success Profile: Invite Me for Chips “Stan” Breed: Quarter Horse Age: 5 Discipline: All Around Owner: Pamela Boyer When I first got Stan, I discovered that he was a sensitive horse that seemed certain there were monsters around every corner…
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On the road with the SmartPakers: May – June 2014
SmartPaker Paige For my 25th birthday, I got to spend a few days out in sunny Sacramento with five of my amazing coworkers and a whole wealth of west coast horse lovers at the Western States Horse Expo. So many…
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Put SmartPak in your pocket – check out the new SmartPak app!
Ever been at the barn, halfway through doing stalls, when you remember you wanted to add something to your SmartPaks? Or been out on a trail ride and get the urge to track the fly spray you ordered yesterday? How…
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Horse of the Month: Thoka
Horse of the Month: “Thoka” Breed: Icelandic Horse PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center: Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities Location: Winfield, IL Thoka is a gentle, and fancy, therapeutic riding horse at Friends for Therapeutic Equine Activities in Winfield, Illinois. Thoka…
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Marketing – Copywriter
A smart, talented writer who is equal parts clever and concise. Someone energetic and ambitious who stops at nothing to engage SmartPak customers in a meaningful way. Someone who knocks it out of the park every single day. SmartPak’s Copywriter…
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Operations – QA Manager
The successful candidate will assist with the creation of a strong food safety culture and provide Quality Assurance oversight for current Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) manufacturing operations to assure compliance with regulatory requirements, including development, implementation, maintenance, and performance of…
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Merchandising – Merchandising Assistant
The Merchandising Assistant plays in integral role in keeping the Merchandising Team organized by providing high level merchandising support through analysis and reporting, recordkeeping, key business process input maintenance and vendor follow-up and coordination. The Merchandising Assistant also plays a…
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Meet Kara and Private Bryan
Success Profile: Private Bryan Age: 8 Breed: Thoroughbred Discipline: Hunters and Dressage Owner: Kara Blevins In the two years that I’ve had Private Bryan, we’ve learned a lot together. When I started working him harder, I decided to start him…
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Meet Nancy and Spicer
Success Profile: Spicer Breed: Thoroughbred Age: 15 Owner: Nancy Richards When I first started working with Spicer, she acted like the stereotypical mare. Grooming her was a challenge because she would pin her ears, bare her teeth, and occasionally kick.…
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Meet Cindi, Kasey and Rubin
Success Profile: Rubin Breed: Arabian Age: 28 Discipline: Western Leisure/Trail Owners: Cindi and Kasey Ott Rubin has always out-performed everyone on the trails, but a couple of winters ago I noticed that he wasn’t moving as well as he used…
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Horse of the Month: Rascal
Horse of the Month: “Rascal” Breed: Thoroughbred PATH Intl Certified Center: Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center Location: Chargin Falls, OH Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center’s students, instructors, volunteers and staff would like to nominate the barn’s beloved horse, Loveable Rascal,…
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Foundation For Success – The Basics PLUS
Multi-Purpose Supporting joint and hoof health gives your horse a solid foundation for success. SmartPak’s SmartCombo line of multipurpose supplements allow you to build on that foundation by combining the active ingredients from several bestselling formulas into one smart solution.…
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