David Lawson on Pay Czech - Western Classic 2009 winner-Jr Barrel Horse Barrel Race and Vaquero Memorial Award
Monique Borruso- Only Hot Cowgirls "Chewy" Circuit Champion AQHA Jr and Am Trail- Watsonville, July 09
I love my Iconoclast boots! I compete in the EXTREME COWBOY RACES and my horses wear these boots for long periods of time. They are ridden in deep sand, mud, rivers, lakes, ponds........YOU name it. These boots stay put and snug through it all and NOTHING gets in them. I can't say enough good things about the boots and the quality, support and protection they give my horses in some very extreme conditions. If they can make it through what my horses and I put them through, they will hold up for anyone. Thanks Iconoclast for such a great product. Sincerely, Pam Salin Ranked #1 nationally in the Smart Riders Division- Extreme Cowboy Race Watch for Pam Nov 13-15 when she will be competing in the Extreme Cowboy World Championships in Topeka Kansas.
Congratulations Pam- We are proud of your accomplishments this year! Pam uses Performance Equine's Flex EZ Equine to protect her horses joints and Focus Equine to keep her horses feeling confident when faced with new challenges and obstacles.
There have been many products on the market that are supposed to help calm a horse that is having trouble focusing at horse shows, traveling, or trying to just get the horse trained at home. I have tried most of them. Focus Equine is the first one that has really helped a variety of problems that my horses have experienced. It is easy to feed and they really like the taste. I actually have a cribber that has almost quit cribbing altogether. I would recommend Focus Equine to anyone who is having anxiety problems with their horse.
I have used focus equine on an "edgy" mare. It works really, really well! I was VERY happy with the results. It took just that little bit of "edge" off where I could FINALLY get her to focus!! I'd literally ride her for 2 hours, she'd be dripping sweat and STILL wouldn't give in to something that is so simple. I don't keep her on it all the time anymore, just before shows. She was on it every day for about a month, then I took her down to every other day, then she just learned it was SO much easier to be good! She was always one I had to lunge for a good 20 minutes - 1/2 hour every time I rode her (and she is turned out at least 1/2 a day) but now I hardly ever lunge her, even in the cooler weather (so far!). I would highly, highly recommend the focus equine.
And, I think they do have a 7 day trial size that you can buy? My friend and I always order ours together and she calls and orders it. She says the people at the company are really nice and truly try to help you out. She has barrel racers - 2 - on it and she loves it as well. Hope you find something that works!
I've used the Focus Equine on two different mares. One was my 8 yr old western pleasure mare. She's not goofy, but has off days where she'll spook over anything. Carla from Focus Equine sent me a 7 day trial packet. I used it on this mare and what a difference. She was quieter and able to focus and not freak out over small things. I ordered a 30 day supply and used it on my yearling filly that I was showing in Lunge Line and inhand trail. I didn't lunge her until she was 13 mths. She wasn't lunged a lot, so the show circuit was new and scary, plus I wasn't about to lunge the crud out of her. She was extremely scared and you'd never know what to expect from her. Carla helped me adjust the amount to supplement her with. This little filly was just awesome in lunge line and trail. We won the inhand trail competition under the CCC in California. After administering the Focus Equine for three shows, it helped her focus and we no longer have to give her anything! It's unbelievabl! Sorry for the long story! Thank you CARLA!
My barrel mare was almost to the point to where I was going to have to quit running her. She was so uncontrollable while trying to get her into the alley. She would back up away from it no matter how hard I kicked her foward. She would back over anything in her path.She was vet checked and sent to the chiropractor and she wasnt hurting anywhere.I have tried other products to calm her and nothing was working. I put her on Focus Equine for 6 days prior to the race and on the morning of the race. For the first time in a long long time she walked into the alley like a Queen! My friends thought I was on a different horse. She is truly a different horse and her marish attitude is almost completly gone. Thanks to Focus we can continue to run and have fun doing it now! Thank You for your wonderful product...its amazing!
R.Presley- Whitehouse,Tx
Hello I just wanted to touch base with you since my last order, which was the first time I used your product and I am happy to report that this supplement truely worked. My mare is like a different horse and if she has a fit it is over quickly. No more trying to win the wars with her, there are none anymore! She has responded so well to it that she has now been started on barrels at open races and nothing seems to bother her so she will now be traveling to Arizona to do some training and competition runs this winter. Thank you so much for reassuring me that this product would truly work as I was a skeptic and had tried every calming agent out on the market. I will forever be a customer. I just sent in an order for more, I have been feeding 1 scoop everyday and with the next order I will go to every other day and see if the results stay the same. I was at the point where I almost gave this great horse away and this is a horse I have raised from the day she was born. I am very happy with the product and also being able to chat with you on the phone really helped. Thanks again.
Shannon Clay & Grace
Thanks, I really think it is helping on my old mare. I also am using the focus for my gelding, he is doing alot better! Great products! K.G.
Hi, Focus worked great, he was a different horse. He will use it from now on. He also ties up, working on that. Thanks Deb
I use it 3-4 days before a run and it works well for attention and focus like it says.
We have a really talented 7 year old gelding in training with Cahill Quarter Horses in Madisonville TX. This guy is a real puppy dog at home, but turns into a bundle of raw nerves at the shows. We tried Focus and have been very impressed with the results. There was a noticeable difference in him at the first show and he is now at his third show on Focus and the changes are dramatic. He is calmer, happier, and the tension in the show pen has gone away. His “trainability” has skyrocketed, because he’s not afraid to be there. Thank you Performance Equine, we don’t think we would have helped this gelding reach his potential without you. The Fords- Kingsville, TX
"Best" is doing better, but she still "jumps" once in a while. I think a lot of the trouble is that I'm unable to ride as much as I used to & would still like to. I'm having hip joint problems which makes it painful to ride very long. I think she just needs to be ridden more & get out into the "real" world more. I am happy with the progess I've seen. The farrier was here just after the 7 day routine. I didn't tell him I had her on the Focus Equine. I just wanted to see for myself the difference. I was really pleasently surprised to see the difference. She never has been "bad" when getting her feet done, but she just seemed to be unable to stand perfectly still for any length of time. She stood like a "statue" the whole time. He said he really liked my horse when he was done. She's come a loooong way. I'm going to continue using Focus Equine during the rest of the Summer & Fall. And then start back again in the Spring. Thanks for your personal interest in me & Best. I feel like we're old friends. Karen
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I am beyond thrilled and touched by you're kindness. The little guy and I will put that to very good use, and I am certain his little spirit thanks you as well. He is so much more comfortable in his own skin now. He no longer quivers as before and will run circles around me when I go into his pasture. He is saying look at me I am free, and I am happy! And when I stop walking he comes to me, not only in the round pen or stall but even in the pasture. It is though every bit of the old memories and fear are completely gone. I don't think he ever thought he could be this happy. So You and Focus Equine have saved another Life! You were our missing link in communication before Carla. As I mentioned before you are the, "INTERPRETER" Thank-you just does not seem to be enough. So we are keeping you in our Prayers and sending you many many Blessings : )
Joey & Colton
Wow! Am I happy with the way your product seems to be helping my pony so far!! Started it on Wednesday. It appears he can now think clearly!!! Things that were scaring the daylights out of him he is starting to just walk by without much notice!!! I can't tell you how exciting it is for me to have finally found a supplement that will settle his mind!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!
I am so happy for my little horse. He will now hopefully have a chance to get back to work. I rode him for the first time being on Focus Equine today and he was able to walk, trot and canter in a far more civilized manner. Able to go near things on the rail that have worried him big time in the past. A couple of little moments of fear but then it is as if he thinks about it and decides it is not worth that much worry.
I still have him on the full dose and think I will for the full seven days. Then I will try and go every other day. Do you see the same progress usually when you go to every other day?? I'll keep you posted on how he does. Thanks again!!!!! Patty Lamson 14.3 recently gelded 10 yr old Welsh Pony
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"Randy is a 13 yo Oldenberg in full-time dressage training, currently competing at Third Level. Eighteen months ago, Randy suffered a ligament injury on his right front in the fetlock area. During his five month rehab, per our vet's instructions, we added 25,000 mg of Performance Equine's pure glucosamine to his daily supplements, in addition to his monthly Adequan treatments. After rehab, we also added Flex-EZ to his program . The combination of Flex-EZ, glucosamine and Adequan plus his training program has put him in the best condition of his career, making it easy for him to meet the increasing demands on joints necessary to move up the levels in dressage."
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I've been telling everyone about your product and my friend ordered some I think. I just love this stuff. I have tried everything on the market for my mare and this is the only thing that made a difference for the better. And the cool thing about this product is that is just keeps getting better and better. I feel like the longer I used it the less I have to use and the more confident my horse is. This stuff doesn't "calm" her like all the other stuff we've tried it does just what the name says it helps her focus. Thank you for making such a great product! Alix Nash
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Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I tried your trial size of Focus equine on my very nervous and sensitive 4 year old arabian mare. There was a big difference in her tension level and focus within a couple of days. She went on her first over night camping trip and settled in unbelievably well. She is not as hypersensitive and reactive on your supplement and it has allowed her to be more comfortable in her surroundings, even her stall at home. She is much more settled and not constantly "looking" for something to be afraid of. Thank you very much, I have ordered the 30 serving size - I think she will be a happier horse now, more at peace. Carolyn Beckstrom
SKIP is my daughter’s 17 year old gelding who endured tremendous abuse from his previous owner.He was trained knowing his only purpose was to run and to run fast.Before using FOCUS EQUINE, Skip was refusing to enter the gate; well you can’t win the race if you can’t get in the gate. Once he saw the barrels he would freeze and refuse to move, this made further training very difficult.We virtually tried everything.We felt we were at the end of our rope.FOCUS EQUINE was going to be our only hope.We gradually brought him up to full dose giving half in the morning and half at night. The first show in Milton, Ont would be the test.He did hesitate a bit at the gate but Hillary encouraged him on and once the two were in, they were off.What an amazing day!! FOCUS EQUINE has given both SKIP and HILLARY the trust they needed in each other to move forward.The smile on Hillary’s face when she exited the gate was truly “PRICELESS”
I can not thank you enough for all you have done, for being genuinely concerned about our “big boy” and above all for making this wonderful product.Very rarely do you find someone who takes as much interest in your horse’s well being as I have found in you and your business.My wish for you is continued success with this amazing product.
Barb Beuermann
I used your Focus Equine on my gelding and have had great success. He is very sensitive to it. I did a lot of trial and error and found that he works at a good performance level using about 1/2 of the recommended amount. I now have an super talented horse that can actually focus on his job. I will be able to finish him now. I wasn't sure if I would ever be able to get him to be solid. Thanks~ Bernie
05/30/2009: 6 yr mare kicks bucks at you every time she gets near you paws gate @ feed time broke my foot and back- stopped riding her 3 yr ago. I just ride my other mare. I have used everything but may try this nothing to lose- can't sell her Too much money and time invested. I want to ride her, must be crazy.
6/10/09 She has stopped pawing at the gate and she is not as aggressive for her food. She was getting so bad I thought I was going to have to get a crop to protect myself from her. She would rush you at the gate and now she just goes over to her bucket and stands there! This is all without any training or discipline. I will start her slowly on a lunge line this weekend if that goes well, I'm putting my sister on her. She's younger than me and we'll go from there. Everything looks real good! Maybe your add popping up on my computer under AQHA was a gift from God!!!!!! Thank You, Bobbye Kienan
Dear Carla, Ty was better in all divisions,trail,western riding and pleasure. When I upped the dose before the second pleasure class he was awesome. This was a very long show, 5 days and he had at least two classes each day. By the 5th day he was not great in western riding...ran through the trainers legs for a moment but CAME back to her after that and did not get rattled. I think he may have been tired by then and just did not have any more rides in him. Overall, a huge improvement. If I can get that sort of response consistently in the pleasure, I would be as happy as possible. He gave me a flawless ride, listened to every cue and was soft and supple. I do not think he could have done anything better. I was still nervous because I do not trust him in the class but if this is a reproduceable result I am sure that I will learn to trust him and relax. Thanks so much for this magic elixir. I probably will not show him again until July but if he’s like this again I will let you know. This formula is extremely effective. Noelle
Monique and Only Hot Cowgirls AKA Chewy
I went to the CCQHA show in Woodland this past weekend. My horse was incredible, despite the BIG winds Friday, I showed in trail...I just got there, lunged him for 20 minutes and showed in an arena he'd never been in before, we won the amateur trail and he had a great go in the jr trail, but the wind blew the rope of the gate into his face, so baby that he is, he grabbed the rope and was having a good ole time chewing it, while everyone laughed and the judge gave me a -4 on that, which pretty much killed any chance of placing! He was 2nd under both in pleasure on Saturday and Sunday he slaughtered everyone, winning under both in jr trail and was 2nd/3rd in amateur trail to clinch his first circuit champion in amateur trail. He's really doing great with your supplement, especially since he's been on it a while now.
This is my story. It’s a story about survival, determination, hope, and the love and triumph of one very special Arabian mare… Sonia came into our lives about a year and a half ago when a phone call from a friend had us considering another addition to our breeding farm. After having her registration papers faxed over we excitedly scanned through the legendary horses in her pedigree such as Bask, Bask Flame, and Raffles. Seeing that these legendary ancestors were part of the mare we decided to go down to the auction where we were to determine her fate. She had gone through with not one bid on her, her daughter or the stallion. Nobody wanted horses that have never been ridden or taken off the farm. The auction wasn’t about to keep these “useless” horses so they were to be shipped of to Canada for slaughter within a few hours. After learning about the heart-wrenching fate of the Arabs we rushed to the auction where we took one look at the black Arabian and decided she was ours. She was desperately trying to get out of her stall and crying to her eight year old daughter across the isle. It was such a horrible sight to see. You could see the pain and confusion in her eyes. It was the quickest sale in the auction’s history as we handed them the money and rushed out of there. Sadly we were unable to rescue the daughter or her stallion. We brought Sonia home and put her in her new stall next to our big Percheron/QH. Sonia was so traumatized that all she focused on was trying to escape her stall. She was literally climbing the walls and if was given the chance would have jumped over her Dutch door. Seeing how upset she was we decided that it would be best if she spent the night outside in the run-in shed. After a of couple days outside she started to calm down but would get upset if you tried to take any horse off the farm. She was extremely herd bound and during one of her fits she changed her life and ours forever. Please click for the rest of this dramatic rescue
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Carla & Holly
Holly's story: Before I started my mare on Focus Equine she had a real problem stalling, training and showing away from home. She is the most talented mare I have ever owned but her anxiety got in the way of everything. She was nervous in a new stall; she paced and fretted the entire show. By Sunday, she was tired, fractious and body sore. While being shown, she was distracted by everything, inconsistent and hard to show and it was hard to keep her listening to me. I had to get her physically exhausted before I could even think about showing her. It wasn't getting better with each show we did.I was spending a lot of money for training, gas, day fees, show fees, and stalls and it was not paying off. I was not having much fun, losing momentum and my trainer told me to consider selling.
I started eliminating anxiety and pain with nutrition and went to work formulating products that addressed her needs physically and mentally. I now have a great little horse that actually ENJOYS being a show horse! As soon as I started her on Focus Equine, it was a total transformation. She rested in her stall at night. She was confident and relaxed in the warm up pen. Now, my warm ups consist of 15-20 minutes and I go show her. The amount of wear and tear that Focus Equine saves my horse and I have been such a gift…and she isn't associating showing with being over-worked. The difference it made in the show arena was phenomenal. She has a relaxed attitude about being shown and she puts her head down, stays in the bridle and goes right to work. I'm a better pilot and showman because I can focus on my riding now that I can relax and let her do HER job. She’s soft in the bridle, honest and forthright in her work with plenty of snap and spark when I ask for it. She comes back softly in her small slow circles and steps it up for the large fast. No spook, no worry, no drama! I won’t show her without Focus Equine.
It has made a show horse out of my mare! I am having fun again and that's priceless.
Holly gets Show & Go, Flex EZ Equine and Focus Equine. She's never looked, felt or performed better.
Carla Odetto Petaluma, CA
Carla & Holly- Rancho Murieta Equestrian Center, CA 2008
10-08 ~When I bought her she came from your typical QH trainer abuse situation. She had been jerked on to get that quick fix to be shown. She didn't trust anyone and had some real anger issues. She would charge you on the lung line etc After 2 yrs of retraining she doesn't have any issues but she is just nervous. Especially at shows. She needs something that takes the edge off.
12-08 ~The supplement worked wonderfully. I put my mare on it and didn't tell my trainer and she even mentioned a difference in my mare even though she didn't know she was on the calming product. I definitely am going to order more in the future. Thanks so much!!!! -Sarah
My name is Traci Pratt from Axtell, TX and I just had to email you and tell you "Thank you" so much for Focus Equine! It really brought my mare back to me. It made her more trainable and helped her to really focus on her strenuous/exciting job of Barrel Racing. After just one week on Focus Equine, this mare was "settled" and it DID NOT slow her down! She continues to run 1D times. What it did do to her is that it helped her to be okay with being corrected at high speeds. Before, I could ask her to move over and she ignored me and she was not just a "cheater", she just couldn't concentrate or react quick enough while at a dead run. Well, Focus quine changed that. I have a video that I would like to share with you! There were times when she would come too close to a barrel and I would attempt to pick her shoulder up, but would not get a response. On Focus Equine, when I picked her up....she responded immediately!!! It is an awesome product and hs changed what would be "no times" into CHECKS! Thank you Performance Equine!!! I will highly recommend this product!!
Happy trails and God Bless, Traci Pratt Riding with FAITH
Congratulations to Don & Kamber Ulmer of Rancho Del Sol Arab Nationals Working Cow Horse Champion 2008
"This is the second show season that we have used Focus Equine with great results. For some horses, it is just what is needed to have that extra edge to be a winner in the tough competiition that we see today. "
Well I can heartily endorse this for dogs. I am getting some of the best work ever out of my guys! I show at the big Portland (Eukanuba) show and my bitch was amazing…..I have not had this good work out of her in years. She is the classic very talented dog…that blows up and cannot function with stress. There is no question this helped her…..Can you send me the next biggest size? $79.99 I think? I want to give out some for other people with stressy over the top dogs.Very cool! I am thrilled Mary in Seattle
This is Mutt. Mutt was really bad in the alley. He bucked, reared and spun. He also had leg swelling and was moving stiff. Sandra has Mutt on Focus Equine plus Glucosamine.
Hi Carla,
Just wanted to let you know I took Mutt to my first 3 day race. Oh my gosh he was a blast. He acted like a complete gentleman.
He didn't fight me going down the alley or anything, even in 30 degree weather. He felt good. So when anybody askes, I give them your website.
Thanks for everything!!! Sandy
"I spoke to you last week. I told you I 'thought' the Focus was having an effect on him. I have struggled with this EXTREMELY talented horse for 4 years. Last weekend we made 3 solid runs, first NCHA money earned, 2nd in the Non Pro. My errors cost me two other checks. I still can't believe this but I am ordering more. Cutter in Louisiana 03-09
MS Fly Away Baby
WOW, WOW, WOW is all I can say about using your product on my 2nd mare. I started “Baby” on it on Wednesday night. The very next day I noticed she was more relaxed in her stall & almost mellow. She is bred to be a race horse & grinds her teeth and has always been anxious. Well, I went to a show today & she didn’t grind her teeth, rode very quiet, exhibitioned 3 times and then hung out tied to the fence with the other horses. Horses bumping & squealing never fazed her at all. She then went out & on ground that she is not comfortable with, as it was very hard, she ran ½ second off one of our best open horses up here and this was only her 2nd time out. I am extremely impressed with your product and have already recommended it to people. I am going to take her off it for the next few days and see how she is. I will be placing another order as soon as I feel I know the size I’m going to need for this year. This is her futurity year and I’m hoping it to be a good one.Thanks for producing this great product!
Susan M. Collier Southwestern Fields 23072 Old Airport Rd. Glencoe, On., N0L1M0 www.southwesternfields.com
"Dream" Champion Halter Horse & Amanda
I wanted to send an update. Dream seems more content. I had surgery for a broken ankle and have a friend ridding him. She said she has not seen him crib and has had some great rides on him (she does not know about the supplement, this was done on purpose, I wanted a true report :)) I will keep you updated. Thanks again for the miltary discount.
Mandy 2-14-09 Update:
I wanted to give you an update on Dream. He has stopped cribbing about 80 percent of what he used to. I will keep him on this as it seems to be working. Thanks so much.
Mandy
Well...I bought this for my horse, Jake. He's a wonderful buckskin qh/perch cross. He's been abused in the past, and last year a farrier beat him with his rasp and threw rocks at him. He's been so scared. Even before this happened last year, he was nervous. He hated having people in his corral, whether cleaning or feeding. Definitely head shy. Very jumpy. He's such a wonderful guy, and feels safe with me, but that's where it ends. Nobody is able to ride him but me and his trainer (who is helping him with confidence, as well as other issues).
After 3 days on FOCUS, I saw a definite difference. He was calmer, and not so frantic. I rode him bareback, and he was quiet and calm. I stood him in some trees while talking with friends, and he was so calm. He just waited to be told what to do. This was new as well..he would usually hop around and get really nervous.
I can deal with him any way he is. What I can't deal with is watching him be so uncomfortable with himself and his surroundings. That's why I'm using your product. The real test will be when he has to be trimmed next (sometime in the next 2 weeks). Our new farrier is calm and wonderful, but Jake has still needed to have his trainer hold him for the last 8 months during trims because he's petrified. I'm hoping this will help him with this. I'll let you know.
I look forward to getting my Focus!!
Thanks..Cynthia.
Emma and Sweetie have been on Focus Equine each day for seven days on Monday. That was the first time I did not have to tranquilize Emma for the farrier. I walked to her stall and saw her soft eyes and decided to see how she would do. I usually tranquilize her right away. She cannot stand still and she jumps around, the energy is uncontrollable and not safe for the farrier. I walked her to the shoeing area and she still had soft eyes, so I did not reach for the drugs. Emma still had energy, but she stood perfectly still and did not move a leg the whole time Mark worked on her. She did start licking his hair and she wanted to lick his hair the whole time as her energy came through her mouth, but I stroked her face and she stood still. I am looking forward to working with Sweetie this weekend. Both horses are now on Focus Equine every other day. I am keeping track of how they are behaving whether they are on Focus Equine every day or every other day.
Carla, thank-you so much for your help. I am very excited about how Emma's personality is calming down. She has only been under saddle 30 days with months off since then, but now I am getting excited about moving from her round pen ground work to back under saddle work again. 02-09
The story of Marti, the abused pony: I have a 7 Yr. Welsh Pony who had been physically beat into submission by previous trainer. He is extremely nervous and untrusting. I feel awful that he should have to be so uncomfortable in his own skin. Once into the stall I can now handle him, yet when frightened he tucks his tail and literally squats like a whipped dog. It just breaks my heart :( He is darling and could be very showy, but he is just too nervous. HELP ME HELP HIM? Joey. 1-13-09
1-29-09
He did 2 things today that I suppose most people wouldn't get so excited about but this is just huge for him. MORE
Just wanted to give you an update on how your products are working for me. I didn't see a difference the first week and half, but I rode with a friend yesterday and turned our two colts loose to run with us. I DID see a difference. He was much, much calmer. I didn't have to keep yelling at him or getting on him about being distracted. He still did the head twitch, but not as often or severe. My friend even noticed a difference. Even when he is tied to the trailer or in the stall, he seems much calmer. I told my friend she should try it on her Paint gelding. His nervousness is even worse than my gelding!
I will definately be back to get more! Thanks for taking the time to work with me.
Joni Mattos
My trainer and I believe that she is paying more attention and that she does not completly freak out when I think normally she would. Nancy P.
Gwyn & BeBe
I have tried a lot of supplements to relax my talented but temperamental mare. If high strung horses are referred to as hot, you would have to call mine volatile. She was anxious, tense and easily distracted. I used to have to put earplugs in her ears when I rode. The best I could hope for was one good ride a week, but oh what a ride! On a good day, I felt like I was sitting on the best horse in the world. more...
If you have an OT TB - READ THIS STORY!
Fleche Bleue is a TB mare. She is now ten years old, and I have owned her for 5½ years now. I met her when she was a filly. I was training horses at the time and I started her under saddle. Her owner at the time wanted her to be broken before she went on the track. As a young horse, she had everything that always made me like TBs:athletic, sensitive, willing to learn and very personable.After three weeks under saddle, I could take her out on trails, cross busy roads, gallop her in the vineyards: she was brave, and very attentive. She never bucked, or did anything that could throw me off. Then she went on the track. I could not prevent her from going to the track (the owner wanted more money than I could possibly afford to buy her) but I promised her that I would give her a home when she was done racing. So I did.It became very clear that being on the track as been physically and emotionally very damaging to her. She was down to skin and bones and she was tagged as dangerous on the track: she was biting, kicking; she had marks on her nose and gums from the chains.It took three men to tack her up on her last race, and she got in the habit of bucking off jockeys before going into the starting gates.I gave her six month in pasture, which according to friends who work with TBs off the track, should have been enough time for her brain and body to relax.But it was not the case. When I tried to put her back to work, the picture was pretty gloomy.She was nervous, tense, fighting the bit just fighting everything, period. She could only go one speed: really fast! It felt like she was constantly running away. more....
Standing Still! This is a miracle for this horse. Normally she would jig and rear if Martine tried to stand in one spot
I have used these products for several years now with great success. What I was so impressed with was that this was the first time anyone talked to me about a nutritional approach instead of chemical for my difficult horses with mental challenges. I train in the world of Dressage that taxes the mental concentration of both horse and rider. When they approached me with the new Focus product I was happy to use my very sensitive horses for the experiment. I told no one in my barn that I was doing this experiment. I put several of the horses on Focus. In just 4 short days one of my assistants came to me because one of the horses seemed sick. I asked for more details. more...
I used it on Richie, my 2 year old that I had to bring home from training because of some stifle issues. He'd gotten a little wound up being on stall rest. So I starting using this product the day that I got home from Congress. Honest-to-goodness, saw a difference in him the next day, much more focused, etc. Continued to use for the rest of the week and saw huge improvements. I even recommended your product to a trainer who had a client's horse that was pretty "hot" when the Novice Amateur was riding her and suggested that maybe they try your product to try to slow her mind down. Linda M.
DWA Express and Christoph
For several years we have been dealing with two of our horses that are very excitable, anxious and nervous. They were trying to jump out of their skins during endurance competitions. They were wasting lots of energy bucking and twisting instead of focusing on the task. These horses could never perform to their true potential. We tried different products, but didn’t get satisfactory results. Last year, we received a call from Carla from Performance Equine, who convinced us to try their product FOCUS. We were skeptical at first, knowing that we had tried a lot of products in the past and none of them worked that well. But, to our delight, FOCUS really did the job!. Both of our high strung horses, The Noble One and our stallion DWA Express calmed down and started to focus on their job without wasting precious energy. The results were astonishing. We truly believe in FOCUS and will be using it in the future. The product is totally unique and only contains legal substances. Our Thanks to Carla and Performance Equine for sponsoring our horses at the GlobalEnduranceTrainingCenter. We will recommend it to all our clients and riders. Christoph Schork Member USA National Endurance Team since 2004 Over 135 wins in Endurance races
My horse has knocked 2 seconds off of our barrel times. Shell Be has the endurance each go. In addition, she is level headed and responsive. All of which are very important when trying to clear a course in seconds flat. Focus significantly reduced the excitement and anxiety she had at the 'in' gate. My parents used to have to hold her before we ran. Now she's totally controllable without help. I would recommend these products to anyone with a performance horse looking to insure peak conditioning as well as increase speed.
SAMANTHA SIEDENTOPF Santa Rosa, CA
9-24-08 Letter from Sam after the world show: Dear Carla- Thank you for sponsoring me. Your donations helped me compete at the AQHYA World show in Oklahoma. I am proud to say I finished 19th out of 88 barrel horses. I missed the finals by 4 horses. I ran my fastest time EVER. Your supplements increased Shell Be's speed and kept her level headed. Thanks again for your donations. Samantha Siedentopf
You are welcome Sam. We are proud of what you have accomplished this year. Way to go! Sincerely, Carla
Glucosamine Testimonial: I have a 24-year-old Arabian mare whom I’ve had since she was ten, and who taught me how to ride. She’s been in retirement for the last four years because the arthritis in her hocks and one knee had progressed so badly that she could no longer support a rider. When she lay down she had extreme difficulty getting up again, so she almost never lay down (as she is white I can tell whether or not she has). I have had to make several emergency calls to the veterinarian when she couldn’t get up even with my husband’s and my help, and every time as I watched her flat on her side, appearing to give up, I wondered if I was being unfair to her in not putting her down. more...
Robin and Lucky Iris Moon
I raised my mare "Lucky Iris Moon". She was born on my place and has been high strung since she was born! When I started her on barrels she got even more nervous. It seemed that she was totally comfortable in the arena but the rest of her life was one big drama. This summer it got to the point that I was scared to be in a holding pen with other people because Lucky was so insecure and upset that she was dangerous to others. I have spent hundreds of dollars on products and services to calm her down. Nothing worked. Some products actually made her worse if that's possible! I knew she had talent but it was not working for us since she was losing her focus in the holding pen making a decent barrel pattern pretty dang tough. more...
The stuff worked wonderfully! It didn't make him groggy and lifeless looking like a sedative would; he still acted like his normal Arabian self but a more focused version. It's still working a bit too, even after being done with the trial ration. We even went on a great trail ride where he crossed water for the first time in his life!
It's a nice supplement, I'm thinking about doing a daily dose just to keep him focused on work, not the killer corn stalks. Thank you so much for the opportunity! I'd recommend it to other horse friends for sure!
Kindest Regards,
Katy and Dakota, Minnesota
Tamara & Aaruba
My Arabian endurance horse, Aaruba, has always been an emotional individual.Exquisitely sensitive, energetic, and intelligent, he is prone to stress and intolerant of confinement.Being a horse with a lot of "go," he simply cannot handle a small pen in which there is nowhere to go.
Although these characteristics set Aaruba up to be an enthusiastic endurance athlete, they handicap him during the practical aspects of competition.He resents the trailer and always puts up at least a mild protest before loading, despite many hours of patient training.He cannot relax in his pen in ride camp; instead, he paces until darkness falls, and begins again when the sun comes up.This behavior is not only bothersome to me and my camp neighbors, but it leaves me constantly worried that he'll injure himself or set himself up for metabolic failure during the next day's race. more
Carla,
Just an update on Blue. I am believing that the Focus is allowing exactly what you mentioned below to happen. Blue is quieter and much more receptive to a new trainer with new ideas! She is doing the bending at the walk and teaching him to relax and break at the poll so as not to pull ever! She is very firm in this request, but gentle. I practiced this with him last night and he did great. We are taking it very slow and using the walk and sitting trot right now, but will go to the posting trot and canter when he is ready. All this seems a lot of work for a horse that is 16 and has been with me for 4 years already and come a LONG way since the track, but he is worth it!
Charlene Marsh
The Story of Ann and Avy
To Carla : Thank you for developing Focus and this forum. (9-08)
I do Endurance Riding when time permits and I would love to read other commentaries on Focus from Endurance riders who are using the product. This is a wonderful product. One of my horses can be very fractious. To the point where he had a major melt down this spring, kicked me and broke my leg. I am just, within the last two weeks, getting back into riding. Needless to say I have not been able to "prove" this supplement in all the situations that I hope to due to my recovery process. I have used the supplement with Avy. more...
OK -I can tell you I was hugely skeptical about Focus Equine doing what you claimed. I started giving it to Angel (Monday) 4 days prior to my lesson and she was soooo much more settled than she was at her last lesson.
The following Saturday did a training ride with a group of 5 riders. It was pouring down rain and the wind was really wild. I had second thoughts on even loading her up to go. We hung around till the rain passed and headed off. She was jiggy but totally under control. Normally she would have been totally off her face and I would be hanging on to her to keep control. We headed into the plantation where she normally would have been quite spooky. more...
I had not been certain that I wanted to attempt another limited distance endurance ride with my Mustang, Oreo, because of his rodeo antics at the start of the rides.Leaving camp to the start he bucked, crow-hopped sideways and straight-on, yanked his head up and down, swung his head till he seemed dizzy, grunted, fussed and generally scared me and made me tired trying to control his forward motion.It was scary and embarrassing, and had been happening at every ride we went to.Despite his antics we placed Top 10 and Best Condition a number of times.I was about ready to give it up entirely and settle for general trail riding and horse camping, but I am afraid the competitive part of me wanted to try again. more...
Patty at 34 years old
I highly recommend the glucosamine supplement! I have a 34 (yes she is 34) year old Quarter Horse mare. She has always shown slight arthritis, but in the past 6 months it has really gotten bad, she could barely walk and it truly broke my heart to see her that way. I ran across Carla's ad for the glucosamine on Bayequest and decided to give it a try! I couldn't be happier I did, Patty is now hardly limping, even when we have the really cold evenings and mornings! I want to say thanks for all of your information and how you took the time to answer my questions, and most of all, how you truly cared about my mare and I...it really meant a lot! Sabrina Impelido
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