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Joe is a 23 year old Appaloosa / Quarter Horse cross.  He is recovering from his allergies, weight loss and many other ailments on EquiPride. 


His mane, which had come off from itching and dandruff, is now 3 inches long and growing!

No more open soars, cortisone shots or pain for Joe!

June 20, 2005

I am writing to tell you about the amazing difference that we have witnessed in our horse after introducing Equipride to his diet.

Joe is a 23 yr. Old Appaloosa/Quarter horse cross. We have owned him for 10 yrs. He was always a healthy strong horse until one year ago.

We moved to Florida from Connecticut in November of 2003. At first he seemed okay. As we entered the spring and summer of 2004, Joe started to have many problems. He was beginning to lose weight. His coat was becoming dull. He was developing severe dandruff on his mane. At this time he also began to develop open sores on his neck and abdomen. He was continually biting at his sheath. He was also having severe eye allergies. His eyelids were extremely swollen and clear tears poured out of his eyes. There was so much tearing from his eyes that his knees would be wet!

The vet came out several times. She felt he was allergic to something in Florida -- possibly flies. We tried several different fly sprays; I would put swat topically on his sheath every day to keep the flies off. We added garlic to his food and he began getting cortisone injections monthly. He would wear a fly mask every day.

At one point in the fall of 2004, I went out to the field to bring him in and found he was bleeding from his penis. He had bitten himself. The vet came out and had to surgically remove some of the tissue and suture him up. We then decided he would have to wear a muzzle to protect him from biting himself. I would also now have to apply panalog cream topically to his sheath and penis every day. This was in addition to instilling eye ointments twice a day.

Joe was becoming high maintenance!! Of course, he is a pet, so you do whatever you need to do to keep him comfortable. However, he continued to drop weight and become almost lethargic. He had no energy and was literally dragging his feet as he slowly walked around. He had now lost his entire mane due to the itching and dandruff. We then put him on senior feed. About a week into the senior feed, I came home from work and found him lying down and totally soaked with perspiration. It was colic! This was the first time since we had owned him that this had happened.

We were able to revive him with IV banamine. I was beside myself. I was sure his days were numbered. I did not know what else to do for him. This was our pet, our friend, with whom my husband, my son and myself had so many wonderful moments. This was a horse that just one year ago was competing in hunter paces! Now he could barely walk across the field. He was no longer the dominant horse. Our young gelding and our mare were pushing him all over the place. Joe's future was bleak.

It was at this time, that we had stumbled across an Equipride vendor at the Equine Affair in Jacksonville. I told him about Joe. He promised me that we would see a difference in about two weeks. At this point we had nothing to lose. We started Joe on Equipride in the fall of 2004. The vendor was right! Within two weeks we noticed his energy was coming back. He was starting to pick up his feet when he walked and his eyes were becoming clearer. After approximately 6 weeks of the supplement he was trotting up to us at feeding time. Joe showed improvement each week. He was once again playing with the other horses. We were amazed when we looked out to see him rearing up and sparring with our young gelding. I had forgotten that they used to play like that. He was cantering and galloping. My neighbors were commenting on his improvement. They could not believe that this was the same horse.

His coat began to shine. His mane is growing back and is now about 3 inches long. There are no open areas on his neck or his abdomen. Although, he still has some tearing from his eyes, it is mild in comparison to what it was. It is about 90% improved. He still wears a fly mask to keep down the amount of pollen he gets in his eyes. We are no longer using eye ointments on a daily basis.

I do still apply a thin coat of swat to his sheath daily to protect him from bug bites. He no longer needs to wear the muzzle. He is no longer getting monthly cortisone injections.

Joe has put back all the weight he lost. I would estimate about 150-200 lbs. He looks great! We are once again riding him! He has the pep back in his step!

Thank you Equipride for making such a wonderful product. Joe will be on it for the rest of his life! It has truly given him back quality in his life.

Debbie Shevlin
Citra, Florida

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