Ever wish you could take a sneak peek inside our horses’ SmartPaks? Now you can! Check out the supplements we love, for the animals we adore. This Month’s Pick Staff Member: Angie P. Department: Merchandising Horse: Falkner Discipline: Dressage It…
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Peek in our Paks – Angie P.
Tagged with: Calming Supplements, Digestion Supplements, Electrolyte Supplements, Insect Control, Peek in Our Paks
Posted in Blogs
Posted in Blogs
Do fly control supplements really work?
I board my horse at a facility with approximately 30 other horses. There is adequate pasture space for all. And fairly good manure management. My question is, do fly repellent supplements work? I know that for larval killer, all horses…
Sunshine and Quarter Horses: behind the scenes for our Western spring photo shoot
“It’s funny being in the catalog business—when everyone is just wrapping up Christmas, we’re already thinking spring! So, at the end of December, all of our exciting new products (including some awesome, brand new Rockin’ SP Fly sheets) made their way down to sunny Ocala, FL, for our spring photo shoot…”
Tagged with: Insect Control, Rider Apparel, Rider Gear, Tack, Western
Posted in Stories & Adventures, Travel
Posted in Stories & Adventures, Travel
Stop pests at the source
Tired of endlessly spraying for flies? Sick of choking on chemical repellents? Prevent pests from becoming a problem in the first place! We’ve got four simple ways you can ensure your horses are fly-free all season long.
Tagged with: Guide to Supplements and Horse Care, Insect Control
Posted in Blogs, Health & Nutrition
Posted in Blogs, Health & Nutrition
Skin Allergies: Sweet Itch
My horse is 15 years old and gets sweet itch every spring. Someone told me to add Flax seed meal to her diet. I’ve started that this winter. I’ve noticed a growth in her mane and tail but was wondering…
Meet Jessica and Tempo
“Tempo has always been sensitive to bugs and last summer was a particularly bad bug season because of the mild winter. Fly spray wasn’t enough to keep him comfortable, so I looked for an insect control supplement to start him on…”
Tagged with: Hunter/Jumper, Insect Control, SmartSupplement Success Story, Success Stories, Supplements
Posted in Our Stars, Success Stories
Posted in Our Stars, Success Stories
Top-10 Hunter/Jumper Products
Every month, we tally our customer reviews from hunters and jumpers like you to find our customers’ favorite products. With 78,000+ reviews, we think it’s hard to beat the insight from our own customers. Check out this month’s Top-10 Hunter/Jumper Products to find some great picks for you and your horse.
Tagged with: canine, Horse Equipment, Hunter/Jumper, Insect Control, Rider Apparel, Rider Gear, Safety, Showing, Supplements, Tack
Posted in Gear Review
Posted in Gear Review
Meet Marisa and Casanova
“Summer has always been the season that I dreaded with my horse Casanova. An extremely thin skinned Thoroughbred, he used to spend summers covered in hives because he has terrible reactions to bug bites…”
Tagged with: Insect Control, SmartSupplement Success Story, Success Stories
Posted in Our Stars, Success Stories
Posted in Our Stars, Success Stories
Meet Joan and Angel Leggs
“My mare Angel Leggs, who is registered with the International Curly Horse Organization, has always been a “bug magnet”. I have to stall her on bad days to give her relief from them…”
Tagged with: Dressage, Insect Control, SmartSupplement Success Story, Success Stories
Posted in Our Stars, Success Stories
Posted in Our Stars, Success Stories
Meet Kellie and Beamer
“I purchased my beautiful sorrel show mule, Call Me the Fireman, aka Beamer, in February of 2010. We are on our 3rd show season together and have already won many Championships and All Around Performance Titles in English, Western, and Halter classes. Beamer is an amazing guy…”
Ticked Off by Ticks?
We all love blood-sucking monsters when they’re on the big screen or in our favorite teenage romance novel, but it’s a completely different story when they’re in our barn. There is nothing cute about finding a tick nestled deep in your horse’s mane when you’re busy braiding for a show. And not only are ticks far less attractive than pasty British actors seductively faking an American accent, they are also far more hazardous to the health of your favorite four-legged friends…
Peek in Our Paks – Maria T.
Ever wish you could take a sneak peek inside our horses’ and dogs’ SmartPaks? Now you can! Check out the supplements we love, for the animals we adore.
Tagged with: canine, Digestion Supplements, Eventing, Insect Control, Joint Supplements, Life at SmartPak, Merchandising, Peek in Our Paks, Supplements
Posted in Blogs, Gear Review, SmartPak Features
Posted in Blogs, Gear Review, SmartPak Features
Meet Danica and Cody’s Cutee
Name: Cody’s Cutee Gender: Mare Breed: Quarter Horse Age: 4 Discipline: Western and English Owner: Danica Norred Cutee has always suffered in the summer when insect bites would cause her skin to become inflamed and irritated. We tried everything to…
Tagged with: Guide to Supplements and Horse Care, Insect Control, SmartSupplement Success Story, Success Stories, Supplements
Posted in Success Stories
Posted in Success Stories
Equine Allergies & Skin Health
Allergies & Skin Health An allergy is an exaggerated response from the immune system to a substance in the environment, called an allergen. Although horses can become allergic to things they eat, inhale, or touch, insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH or…
Meet Lois and Grace
My mare Grace has an allergy to biting insects, and in the summer she would be covered in hives. She looked and felt miserable. I read about SmartBug-Off and it sounded like it might work for her.
Tagged with: Dressage, Insect Control, SmartSupplement Success Story, Success Stories
Posted in Success Stories
Posted in Success Stories
