Success Profile: Obsession ("Orion")
Breed: Dutch Warmblood
Age: 15
Discipline: Hunter/Jumper
Owners: Meg and Aimee Boyer
2011 Original Story:
I have owned Orion for nine years, and he has always been an enthusiastic eater, to say the least. But last spring, things changed. After a winter of showing in Wellington, FL, Orion shipped home to Massachusetts. It's a trip we've made plenty of times before, and Orion has always been an excellent traveler. But after getting home, he lost interest in his feed, sometimes not even finishing meals. This was completely out of character, so we immediately had him scoped by our vet. Sure enough, Orion had gastric ulcers. We proceeded to treat the ulcers with GastroGard, and started Orion on SmartGut Pellets for continuing support.
These days, Orion is still traveling and competing regularly, and he has not had even a trace of gastric upset. This was reason enough for me to start all of my show horses on SmartGut. We ask so much of these horses, it's only fair to give them the support they need to stay happy and healthy. Thanks, SmartPak, for such a great product!
2012 Update:
"Last year, Orion sustained a suspensory injury that kept him out of work. We started him on a careful treatment program and added SmartTendon to support his tendons and ligaments. When Orion started back in work, we kept him on the SmartTendon to provide daily support (much like how he’s still on SmartGut!). This year he came back in full force, winning the Northampton Equitation Classic and the Junior Medal at the Western New England Professional Horseman’s Association Equitation Finals!"
*2020 Update: Meg and Aimee's SmartPak Supplement Success Story was written in 2011 about our original SmartGut formula, and 2012 about SmartTendon. These supplements have since been updated and improved.
