Year-Round Supplementing For Joints, Hooves, Digestion, and Coat

Year-round supplementing can be beneficial to your horse

You want to keep your horse healthy all year long, and SmartPak is here to help. Many horses can benefit from receiving their supplements throughout the year, and while there are some types of supplements that you don’t need all year, many of the most popular supplements are critical even in your horse’s “off-season.” When it comes to supplements, consistency is key. Four areas of support that are key to your horse’s health no matter what time of year are joints, hooves, digestive, and skin and coat.

Regardless of a horse’s age, breed, discipline, or workload, his joints are at risk. Your horse’s body is designed to repair and rebuild the normal “wear and tear” to joints that comes with being a horse in its natural state of roaming and grazing. However, due to the increased demands of riding, training, and competing, your horse’s joint tissues might benefit from daily support. Joint supplements can help by making sure your horse always has a steady supply of the ingredients he needs, like glucosamine and chondroitin, to cope with the stress of exercise and maintain healthy joints.

In addition to protecting your horse’s joints, it is also important to support strong, resilient hooves all year round. Along with regular, professional maintenance from your farrier or trimmer, environmental management, proper nutrition, and plenty of exercise play a vital role in hoof health. Daily support from a supplement that provides nutrients such as biotin and amino acids, which are needed for healthy hoof growth, is smart no matter what season it is.

Because digestive stress can occur on any day of the year, keeping a daily digestive formula in your horse’s supplement program is a smart choice. Hindgut supplements provide researched ingredients like prebiotics, probiotics, yeast, and enzymes to help your horse’s body manage digestive stress so his hindgut can stay healthy and balanced. As an added bonus, several of SmartPak’s digestive supplements in SmartPaks are eligible for ColiCare, a free $7,500 colic surgery reimbursement program.

Finally, you want your horse to look as good on the outside as he feels on the inside. A shiny coat starts with healthy skin, so if you want your horse to gleam when he sheds his winter coat next spring, you should look to support him all year long. Skin and coat supplements provide fatty acids like omega 3s and omega 6s from sources like flaxseed, rice bran, and fish oil to promote skin cell health. By giving your horse what he needs for healthy skin all year, you’ll help make sure that he’s never short on shine.

Consistently feeding your horse’s supplements in the right amounts is just as important as feeding them year round. That’s why ordering your horse’s supplements in the SmartPaks feeding system is a smart choice. SmartPaks are custom made, pre-measured daily dose Paks of your horse’s supplements that are clearly labeled with your horse’s name for fast, accurate feeding every time. When you support your horse with supplements in SmartPaks all year, you can rest easy knowing that your horse is always getting the support he needs.

Using SmartPaks isn’t just good for your horse; it’s good for you, too! When you take great care of your horse with SmartPaks, SmartPak takes great care of you with exclusive SmartPerks benefits. SmartPaks subscribers with SmartPerks receive free ground shipping on everything, all the time; 10% off all SmartPak brand tack, apparel, and gear every day; exclusive access to flash sales; and an annual Team SmartPak calendar chock full of exclusive monthly deals.

To learn more about all of the benefits that SmartPak has to offer, or to get your horse started on SmartPaks, visit www.SmartPak.com today and place a risk-free order.

 About SmartPak
From the feed room to the tack room, SmartPak offers innovative solutions to help riders take great care of their horses. SmartPak was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the patented SmartPak supplement feeding system. The revolutionary, daily dose SmartPaks are custom-made for your horse, individually labeled and sealed for freshness. With the success of this simple and convenient feeding system, SmartPak has continued to expand its offering of quality products, including its own line of more than 55 supplement formulas called SmartSupplements, and a wide variety of tack, equipment, and supplies. The company has grown rapidly each year and is now the largest retailer of equestrian products in the United States. SmartPak’s success has been powered by a passion for delivering an unbeatable customer experience, and the company has been recognized with a Bizrate Circle of Excellence award five years in a row, as well as receiving an “Elite” rating from STELLAService. A nine-time Inc. 500/5000 honoree, SmartPak is the only equine company ever named to the Inc. 500 list.