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This Month’s Pick
Staff Member: Ellen B.
Department: Customer Care Team
Horse: Nemo, 13-year-old Morgan
Discipline: Hunter/Jumper and Dressage
Nemo and I have been together for six and a half years, and it’s been such a fun adventure with him. I found him as a green seven-year-old, and over the last several years it’s been so much fun working with him. True to the Morgan breed, I love how versatile he is, and I’m always looking for new things that we can try together. We currently enjoy showing at local pleasure shows, jumpers, dressage, trail riding, hunter paces, local versatility events, and beach rides. I love his “happy black lab” puppy personality, and his honest disposition.
I also enjoy ensuring that his supplement program has what he needs to help keep him as happy and healthy as possible. Currently, his SmartPak contains SmartFlex Ultra Pellets, SmartOmega 3 & E Ultra, SmartBug-Off Ultra Pellets, and SmartCalm Ultra Pellets.
SmartFlex Ultra Pellets
I chose this supplement for Nemo because he is so active. He’s definitely a horse that truly loves having a job, and he is always happier when we’re riding regularly. We typically ride five to six days a week for at least 30 minutes each ride, but often longer. Knowing his activity level, I want to know that I’m being proactive and keeping his joints, tendons, and ligaments as strong and healthy as possible. I love that this formula offers soft tissue support as well as joint support. It’s a great well-rounded option that’s perfect for hard-working horses like him.
SmartOmega 3 & E Ultra
I love this formula! It’s designed to help support overall health and wellness, and I just can’t say enough good things about how much it’s helped Nemo. It combines omega 3 fatty acids from flax seed, chia seed, and fish oil, which are helpful in so many ways, from helping support cellular health, to helping support a healthy skin and coat. This is paired with natural vitamin E, which is an antioxidant that helps support a healthy immune system and healthy muscle function.
SmartBug-Off Ultra Pellets
Being completely jet black, Nemo is a bug-magnet. It seems like the flies always find him, particularly the big “bomber” flies we get in Massachusetts. Upon noticing this the first summer I had him, I knew I wanted to do something to help protect him from the inside. SmartBug-Off Ultra Pellets was the key!
This supplement contains garlic, brewer’s yeast, and apple cider vinegar to help deter insects from landing on him. It also has omega 3 fatty acids from fish oil and MSM to support a normal inflammatory response and help promote a healthy skin and coat. To me, this was a “win-win” situation because it helps Nemo defend himself from bugs from the inside, and it also helps keep his coat as healthy as possible. He has a history of itchy skin issues, so he can use all of the support for skin and coat that he can get!
SmartCalm Ultra Pellets
Finally, Nemo is on SmartCalm Ultra Pellets. I’d describe him as a very willing, honest, and overthinking horse. He wants to do what his rider asks, and genuinely tries, but sometimes he overthinks what he’s being asked, or gets distracted by what’s going on outside the ring or out on the trails. He does have a habit of being leery and excitable in new situations, or when we go off-property. As a result, I take him off-property and try to do new things with him as often as I can.
SmartCalm Ultra Pellets has been wonderful for him. It does a great job supporting his nervous system, with B-vitamins, magnesium, and L-tryptophan, and I’ve found that he’s been able to focus during new situations when he’s on it. I’d definitely recommend this supplement for a horse who may have trouble relaxing, overthinking, or possibly becoming over-stimulated in new situations, because I’m so happy with how helpful it’s been for Nemo.
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