Successful on the Outside

Whatever hopes and dreams you have for you and your performance horse, there is a universal requirement in order for your horse to achieve success — good health and nutrition. But many people don’t realize that some of their most common performance, behavior, and condition issues are often related to the digestive tract:

• Difficulty bending, extending, collecting, or jumping
• Girthiness and sensitivity to touch
• Temperament issues and stall vices
• Poor body and coat condition

If your horse isn’t healthy and functioning properly on the inside, it’s not going to perform its best on the outside.

Digestive Causes of Performance Horse Problems

Chances are that your horse doesn’t want to collect because too much starch is reaching the hindgut and causing pain when it engages its hind legs. Or its system isn’t absorbing nutrients as well as it should, making it difficult to put on weight and maintain a healthy, shiny coat.

Digestive imbalance is something of an occupational hazard for the modern performance horse:

• Grass and other forages are not sufficient to provide the energy horses need for performance. But processed feed, which provides this energy, is not easily digested.
• Stress of travel and competition disrupts routine, which can cause problems with appetite and digestion.
• Confinement in a stall for 6 or more hours per day limits movement, which is critical to proper digestion.
• Feeding just 2-3 times per day instead of providing constant access to forage disrupts the natural functioning of the horse’s gut.

Training the Digestive System to Improve Health and Nutrition

The SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program® patented formula is designed specifically for the lifestyle of the modern performance horse: boarding, high grain diets fed intermittently, minimal turnout or access to free hay. And for performance horses, it targets digestive health despite rigorous training and travel schedules. This feed supplement promotes all aspects of a horse health and nutrition – especially when the conditions necessary for care and competition disrupt their delicate balance.

SUCCEED® benefits horses: a healthy digestive tract is the first step in wellness inside and out.

SUCCEED® benefits trainers: horses that perform better mean better results, better reputation, better clients.

SUCCEED® benefits owners: happy, healthy horses make for better rides and better relationships – and a better overall experience.

SUCCEED® benefits breeders: improved immunity and optimal growth mean healthier mares and foals, thus higher value horses for your breeding business.

Take the SUCCEED® Challenge today to get your horse performing at its best.