This past week I travelled to Ohio with my fellow coworker Jenny to jump right into the Quarter Horse world. Coming from a dressage rider, this was a big learning curve for me to see the difference in pedigree and riding styles compared to the upright horses I am used to. How cool it was to watch all the competitors dressed up with their fancy horses, completely passionate and ready to ride for the win. Like myself, these riders loved bling, and I truly appreciated that – coming from the DQ (dressage queen) that I am.
Jenny was a great person to travel with because she grew up riding at many AQHA competitions with her horse. She was able to fill me in on what the judges were looking for and what the riders were focusing on in each class.
The cool part about this show was being able to see all of our AQHA customers do their thing! So many of you were so kind and made sure to come say hi to us at the SmartPak booth. It was great hearing all about your horse’s that have been true success stories and never leave the barn with out your SmartPak strips.
The most popular supplements for this show leaned towards digestive and joint support. No surprise there! These are performance horse’s we are talking about and they need to be on their A-game to win the blue. I get that! Jenny and I found ourselves talking with customers about our SmartGI Ultra Pellets and SmartFlex Ultra Pellets, often. I loved how proactive the riders I talked to were. No digestive issues, let’s start digestive support for normal hindgut maintenance. No joint issues, great, let’s start a joint supplement for proactive support. Music to my ears!
I can’t wait to attend another AQHA show. We had a blast, and of course enjoyed all the bling and fancy horses!
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