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Henrietta, my aging
Dartmoor broodmare, was in foal and heading for another bout of laminitis
when I first started feeding Quiessence® and LinPro. A friend
who is a Dartmoor breeder and veterinarian had heard a presentation
by Dr. Melyni Worth and she was extremely impressed with the research,
which had gone into developing these products. Henrietta improved
dramatically within weeks, her crest reduced and softened; she stayed
sound and delivered a beautiful, healthy filly. Henrietta's life and
comfort have been greatly increased by having Quiessence® and
LinPro for her dietary needs. That was four years ago and now all
of my ponies eat Foxden
products daily.
I compete Dartmoor ponies in Combined Driving and these ponies are
asked to be tough athletes performing dressage, marathon and cones
over a three-day competition. Competing at the Advanced level means
that these ponies must be fit, healthy and not too fat - always a
challenge to maintain the proper weight with ponies. Their dietary
needs must be met without adding the extra calories and sugar content
that so many feeds include. The four Advanced level ponies, Maude,
Joe, Gemma and Nutkin all look trim and healthy, have shiny coats,
plenty of energy and finish the marathon phase in great condition.
Gemma in particular has thrived on FoxDen products, once I started
feeding her Quiessence® her tough mare attitude mellowed just
enough to be highly competitive without being tense.
We
were thrilled to win the USAE National Championship for Pony Pairs
in 2002. We have been selected by the U.S. Equestrian Team to compete
in Austria for the first Pony World Championship next month. The Quiessence®
and LinPro is the first thing packed! Thanks so much for creating
these terrific products!
Tracey Morgan
USAE National Champion &
U.S. Equestrian Team member
I would like very much
for your company to know that Lilly my Quarter Horse mare was at the
point that I was thinking there was no hope for her. But to see her
walk at a normal walk from using KeraFlex EQ, you are so right! KeraFlex
does have some effects on the older horses. So, please keep up the good
work for the horses and the owners that love them.
- Sandy Hamlet and Lilly
Forest, VA
Just
wanted to let you know that we're having some success with Stability
EQ. Maya had been on one large scoop a day for two weeks when I had
my last lesson with Bill Long. He commented that Maya was much more
relaxed and wanted to know what I was doing differently; the only
change was the addition of the supplement.
Needless to say I'm
very happy with the product! Maybe now we can start getting the dressage
scores to go with our great marathon and cones ones.
- Pat & Joe Belskie
Ashemont Farm
Aberdeen, NC
www.ashemont.com
I am writing you because
I have a 23 year old Arabian horse who has had problems with a cresty
neck for several years now. Nothing we did helped. This year she gained
weight quickly with the spring grass in spite of only being out for
1 hour per day. Her crest on her neck and other fat pads were becoming
alarmingly thick in short amount of time. I had a vet last year recommend
Quiessence for muscle soreness but because of the cost I did not pursue
it.
However, this year I
had two vets recommend it for her cresty neck, I talked to a rep at
a horse expo and did a lot of research online. With her neck becoming
alarmingly worse I decided to try it. In just three short weeks her
neck looks almost normal, she is out on pasture 4 hours a day and
has lost most of her fat pads. The transformation was amazing.
She is on Quiessence
1/2 cup daily, Triple Crown Lite 2 cups daily, pasture 4 hours a day,
gets exercised at least 30 minutes every day, and 3 hunks of grass
hay a day. The difference has been amazing.
- Jeanette
Just
wanted to drop you a line regarding your product, Quiessence. I have
a 9 year old bay All-Around quarter horse gelding who is a hard-keeper
and had a tendency to have a sore back when worked hard and consistently.
Over a year ago, my
friend in marketing at AQHA, Kristen Jacobson, told me about your
product and suggested that I try it. Soooo – I called and got
your free sample, started using it and old Bailey’s been a Quiessence
pony ever since.
It has definitely relieved
his sore back. In fact, on the rare occasion that I run out or think
that during the off-season I can take him off your product, that soreness
comes back after the 1st ride.
He
is a little small framed thing, somewhat hard to keep weight on –
at the opposite end of the spectrum from what I believe your product
was originally developed for.
The most wonderful “side
effect” from using Quiessence though has been his whole outlook
on life. He was always a little spooky and had problems focusing and
staying relaxed in the arena. Quiessence has helped him overcome that
tremendously. Actually, Kristen’s horse is exhibiting some of
the same tendencies and I have recommended it to her. She told me
that she has spoken with you and is going to give it a try!
Anyway – just thought
you would like to get some good feedback on your product. We now buy
it in the BIG bucket (which by the way, with those snazzy snap-on
lids make wonderful horse show buckets for feed when you’re on
the road!).
Thanks so much for a
product well worth the money.
Vickie Lynn Higgs
Attached
is a picture of my horse Maykel at his first show, this past Sunday.
When I purchased him in November, he was so tense and nervous I wasn't
sure when we'd be showing. After a mild colic, I started him on TractGard
and Quiessence, at your suggestion (we talked at a VADA meeting).
So now, here he is,
a couple months later, happy and relaxed, soft in the connection and
moving nicely forward. I attribute much of his relaxed attitude to
Quiessence, so thank you!
Robyn Nunnally
I wanted to thank you
for a FANTASTIC product!! I have two appaloosas, a mare and a gelding,
and a couple of months ago my Farrier was concerned about the mare
showing signs of laminitis. I had noticed that the gelding was also
getting a cresty neck, and was concerned since the pastures were so
plentiful this spring – not to mention he had been quite a handful
and had not been caught to get his feet trimmed in six months!
I found your website
and ordered Quiessence. I started giving them both the supplement
on a daily basis, along with the LinPro. When the Farrier returned
four weeks later, the gelding was in a halter and lead rope, patiently
waiting for his trim! The Farrier looked at the mare and noticed that
there was an increase in growth and the laminitis threat appeared
to be lessening. I continued to give the horses the LinPro and Quiessence
on a daily basis, and this past month, the farrier remarked that he
could not believe the change in the gelding’s disposition. He
also was impressed with how “beautiful” the mare’s
feet were. We had discussed the supplements when I first started giving
them to the horses, and he exclaimed, ”Well, if it makes you
feel better, go ahead, but I wouldn’t expect much.”
His comment this past
week – “I can’t believe it worked – these horses
are totally different than they were a few months ago! I have quite
a few clients whose horses need this stuff!”
Thanks again for a great
product – I know you have made a believer out of me!
- Sally Bradley
Balance EQ - This works!
I had to try something
for my old pet pony as the Pergoglide, feed, vitamins, food and wormer
were not making a difference.
The pony shed out on
his own - no clipping, energy back , muscles nearing normal and temperament
sweet and not ravenous. My farrier was amazed at the shedding as he
never had ever seen a cushings animal that shed out on his own. Matter
of fact if you did not know it there is just a few tufts of hair on
his body here and there. He does not even look pot bellied.
I am very thankful and
pray it will continue for a very long time.
Just so you know when
the stuff arrived I put him on a loading dose (the measuring cup at
morning and night for 10 days) then just the one scoop from then on.
You did not say to do it this way but I did want a response if he
was going to have one and he just looked awful. It was so bad that
I knew I was going to have to make a decision in the fall if it would
be cruel to keep him alive and crises in the worst weather. Absolutely
not now, unless something terrible occurs. He looks and acts just
fine. He is even glossy !
Admyral is on Pergoglide,
Cushaleve, one cup of flax seed a day , Blues Seal extruded senior
feed, Strategy twice a day and beet pulp and pasture. He was all these
before with no difference until I added your product. Admyral is 26
year old 13.2hh and 7/8ths Arabian and gave 3 hours of leadline rides
for friends just this past Sat. with his past loving attitude.
I will definitely be
reordering when lower.
Thanks again for your
book and Foxden product.
Sincerely,
- Cheryl Myers
Raymond, NH
It's been a long time
since I have written. But a lot of good things have happened with
Starlight.
As her Quiessence and LinPro ran out, I opted to stay with Cush-Alleve
alone. I am content with my 26-year-old, swaybacked and potbellied
mare because she is doing so well. Her coat has never been better,
and she doesn't gain an appreciable amount of weight. I had to discontinue
the grazing muzzle because it (the metal brackets that hold the flexible
pad with the hole in it) caused erosion of the upper central incisors.
My blacksmith widened the space between the middle bars, but she needs
to be a horse in retirement.
I add a little thickness to the middle of her saddle blanket, and
the saddle fits well in her sway. She is still a good ride with only
a slight nod the day after a short ride (1 1/2 hours).
The Cush-Alleve seems to be the only supplement needed. I am very
impressed with her general condition and especially her lovely, dark
red chestnut coat. I feed her a half quart of beet pulp pellets and
a little Eq. Sr.
Thank you for all of your suggestions and advice about my mare. Did
I mention that all values on a 10 panel blood work last April
were within normal limits (especially the non-fasting blood sugar).
I will continue with Cush-Alleve (or whatever it is called now).
With many thanks -
- Charlsie Keferl
Brunswick, GA
My name is Pat and I
have been using your product, LinGro for a little over a year now
and have to tell you how wonderful it is. My daughter has just started
breeding her show horses by doing embryo transfer. Our vet recommended
adding a supplement, and as you know there are a lot out there but
this was new territory for us, so we really became unsure which to
start them on. We read the labels and came across LinPro and LinGro.
Very straight-forward and seemed to cover the things that we were
looking for.
We purchased LinGro
and showed the vet and she said she really liked the product and said
to start them on it. Well that was well over a year and a half ago
and we are still using it and would recommend it to anyone wanting
the best supplement for their broodmares and foals.
- Pat H.
Furlong, PA
Quiessence
is a great natural product that helps take the edge off of my tight,
tense horses.
I never realized that
a lack of magnesium could make such a difference until a horse came
into our barn that used Quiessence. He ran out, and within a week
his personality completely changed. I then started using Quiessence
on some of my horses and noticed how they relax much quicker. It really
helps!
- Tara Ziegler
www.zieglereventing.com
I have a 2-year-old
Thoroughbred filly whom I foaled and have handled since birth. She
was extremely nervous, high strung, and fearful both around other
horses and while being handled. The slightest movement would frighten
her, and she would rear or try to run away while being haltered or
walked. The farrier dreaded or sometimes even refused to trim her.
Between the time she was 8 - 12 months old, she ran in fear over or
through our 3-board fence 3 times while turned out with other, quieter
horses that did not react. The last time she suffered a severe neck
injury, which made her even harder to handle.
Dr. Melyni Worth observed
this filly and suggested that a regimen of Quiessence and Mare Alleve
Plus might help. This filly has been taking Quiessence and Mare Alleve
Plus daily now for 6 months, and the transformation in her has been
miraculous. She now stands quietly to be handled, and I have been
free lunging her for 60 days. She is able to focus on me, and will
walk, trot, canter, stop and come to me on voice command. She will
take a bit, and very soon will be saddled and ridden.
As she works, it is
obvious that she enjoys her time with me. These supplements have given
her freedom from her fears and a new lease on life. I only wish I
had discovered them sooner.
Note: Here is a link
to Wild
Blue Yonder’s first race!
- Joyce C.
Maryland
I can really see the
difference in my guys since we started on HyCel Canine a month ago!
Lucy has not even been able to jump onto the couch since she came
here at a year old because of back and shoulder injuries. Now she
zooms around with the best of them and doesn't even hesitate to jump
up. Sam has always been a hard working dog, and now at age 8 he was
having serious stiffness issues that were really worrying me. I am
not seeing any of that now. He is back to his old self. So thanks.
This has made a real difference for us!
- Dana Greenwood
My
name is Courtney Wells and I would like to thank Foxden Equine for
the sample of Mare Alleve Plus given to me to try on my tense and
spooky Thoroughbred gelding. My horse had 3 months off for surgery.
We got the go ahead to go back into work but he was being difficult
to ride because he kept spooking at things, was nervous, and had a
very short attention span. It was hard to try and get him back into
shape when all he did was act like an idiot! I was given a sample
of Mare Alleve Plus to try and within 3 days I noticed an incredible
difference. My horse was calm, rideable, and trainable. He is back
to enjoying his work and I have his full attention again so that he
is able to get fit again. Even on cold windy days he is soft and listening.
Thank you for helping me get my horse back!
-Courtney Wells and Case Closed
I
just had to say that thanks to this wonderful product, Mare Alleve,
we are not going to sell our often-times moody chestnut welsh pony mare!
I was on the phone to
your office, ordering some Quiessense® for two of my other welsh
ponies, and asked if you had anything for an sensitive, hormonal mare,
and they suggested the Mare Alleve.
I was a bit skeptical,
but what an amazing transformation - whenever my youngest daughter
tried to ride this pony; she would pin her ears and not go forward.
I had planned to sell her until I tried the Mare Alleve. Now, even
my children's trainer couldn't believe that it was the same pony/child
combination, she is so much better!
Many, many thanks for
creating such terrific products!
- Gail Meehan Ransom
Winship Farm
Seekonk, MA
I just wanted to let
you know that I bought a 5lb. bag of Quiessence® about two months
ago. I fed daily to my 5 year old gelding (high strung and nervous
all the time) for one month. The change in his temperment going onto
the supliment was not as noticable as when I ran out!
WOW, I forgot what a
nervous, high-strung horse he was.
I guess I got kinda spoiled actually getting through a workout without
a major meltdown on his part. Needless to say a couple weeks ago I
ran out and have been putting off ordering more.
WHAT A BIG MISTAKE.
I just ordered the 14lb
bucket and I'm sure I will never delay placing my order again.
This product is amazing!
Three months ago I was thinking of getting rid of my horse because
I simply didn't feel we worked together. After a month on Quiessence®,
he was the horse I always wanted. He was attentive, alert, focussed
and just simply had his head on straight.
Some things you can
correct with training and some issues are just the nature of the individual
horse. Training was doing nothing for his flighty, nervous temperment
and that's the hole that Quiessence® filled for us.
Thank you so much for
offering such a great product.
It is an answer to my prayers!
You have a customer
for life!
Sincerely Yours,
- Tonya Smith
My equines all bloom
on your products. Last year the new mini donkey felt like elephant
skin. Now he is soft and gorgeous with much less neck cresting and
"saddle bags". The rescue Shetland has had no hint of heat
in his feet ever and his crest has disappeared completely. Hard to
tell he had to have complete hoof rebuilds and had come in on a stretcher.
The neglected mini horse that we took in looked awesome in the July
4th parade. When we first got him I had no idea what a beauty he would
become. Wow! My 20+ year old retired horses both have issues, too.
The mare has always been a bit "mental" (ie psycho) and
the gelding has such a weak back end conformationally that it's a
wonder he's so bouncy still at his age. Quiessence® has done a
world of good for the mare's moods and tender muscles and the gelding's
ability to hold weight (both on his ribs and on his feet!).
I cannot tell you how
grateful I am to have discovered you. The quality of life that my
critters enjoy now is largely due to your products.
- Jo Medema
I just wanted to thank
you about how Quiessence® has helped my horse. I own a national
champion Arabian who severely foundered and rotated in 3 feet last
year after the Arabian Sport Horse National Championships. With the
help of your product, a strict nutrition plan, shoeing, and lasering,
he has made a full recovery.
His first show back
he swept the entire show, went on to obtain 2 regional reserve championships,
1 regional top 5, and he achieved the legion of excellence award from
the arabian horse assoc. His coffin bones have completely derotated
and he is better than he ever was before.
An Arabian magazine
may be doing a write up on my horse. Thanks again for a great product!!!!
Sincerely,
- Signe Bernardoni
Just want to send you
a note on the success of Quiessence® and Lin Pro. Our mare Zoie
had been diagnosed with Cushing's like syndrome and suffered a cresty
neck, puffiness above the eyes, suspect of high cortisol levels, and
obesity.
The cresty neck has
reduce significantly, the puffiness above the eyes are gone, her weight
is easily maintained and her behavior is more relaxed but she did
not loose any energy.
I realize that people
who have tried your products can definitely see a difference, but
I feel that you saved her life. We tried the two most suggested drugs
with no success. Pergolide in fact caused a negative reaction. She
had the dex-suppression test done then she foundered.
I try to read the latest
information on metabolic imbalances and Cushings and read in the Horse
Journal that dex suppression tests have caused some horses to founder.
For people out there with similar problems with their horses needs
to know that using drugs and testing can be risky. Quiessence®
and Lin Pro are safe and natural.
One thing to note I
have used Hoof Supplements regularly on this mare with some improvement.
Zoie has been on Quiessence® and Lin Pro since October 2003 and
the farrier has remarked a few times that her feet just keep getting
better.
Thanks for all that you do, and I am looking forward to reading
your book.
- Kerry Maguire
Legacy Farm
After years of frustration
and my horse's crest and fat pads getting larger, I tried Quiessence®.
Several months later and I can't begin to tell you how happy I am!
She has lost 5 inches in the circumference of her neck and the fat
on her rump and shoulder area are gone. People are coming up to me
and saying how good she looks.
Thanks,
- Andrea Mann,
Concord, Calif.
I had been using your product for some time for my two horses...each
for different reasons.
For my TB/Paint because he tends to be jumpy and jittery and has a very
tight tense back at times. The Quiessence® seems to help him relax
his muscles and calm him.
For my Clydesdale cross because he is a "very easy keeper"
and I worry about his weight and laminitis and founder. Somehow it helps
to keep him trimmer and turn the fat into muscle....
I moved to PA about a year ago and for some reason stopped ordering
the product over the winter. I have since found that both horses have
gained a considerable amount of weight, have both become more jumpy
and my TB is back to tight back muscles, etc. I had tried giving them
straight magnesium for awhile...but I have to say that nothing works
like your product. It is easy to use and the horses eat it readily mixed
with their grain.
So I am ordering another 100 lbs. of Quiessence® and I know that
it will give me peace of mind and make my horses more comfortable and
enjoyable.
Thanks for a great product.
- Lila Culhane-Erb
Just a note to let
you know that I have used the sample of Quiessence® that was sent
to me and the difference in my horse's demeanor is night and day.
He is no longer a bundle of nerves and can actually concentrate on
the work we're doing and then some! He still has his same energy level,
but I can now direct that energy toward his work rather than worry
about what will set him off next.
My riding instructor is surprised and pleased with the difference
and has said that she will now consider magnesium deficiency when
working with horses that exhibit the same tendencies. Consequently,
I've ordered a larger supply and am eagerly awaiting its arrival.
Thank you very much for your advice and the sample. This product has
made me look forward once again to riding my horse and wondering what
things we can accomplish together instead of just thinking of damage
control.
- Jeanne Rennick
8th Continent
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I have bred purebred
and crossbred ponies for over 30 years, to include Dartmoors for over
20 years. Several of my SingleTree ponies have gone on to be high
performance ponies in the driving, hunter, and eventing disciplines.
I started using Quiessence for ponies with "crest" issues
about 7 years ago. Since then Quiessence has become a supplement we
use for various jobs with our working ponies, young stock, and breeding
stock. For the working ponies it has helped those that are in heavy
work (conditioning for marathon work and the stress of the upper dressage
training). For the young stock, I use it for ponies that are just
beginning to work. They have lived the life of leisure and now I am
asking them to carry a person or to pull a carriage! Yikes! Tense
muscles, and nerves….the Quiessence has really helped to ease
them into the job and therefore make the training a non event, just
part of life. For broodmares it is weight and crest control. These
mares have been working and in good shape, and now they are reduced
to light work up until Christmas, so for those that we have to watch
those fat rolls, the Quiessence has been a huge help.
Quiessence is not a supplement I have used and then put aside. It
has become a successful part of a working group of ponies and their
diet. I have used if for various animals for several years now. Quiessence
is a very useful product not just for the short term but also for
the long term. Great stuff, Foxden Equine!
- Susan Deuterman
SingleTree Dartmoor Ponies
We
have been using all of the Foxden Equine nutritional products for
more than a year now. The difference that we have seen in all of our
horses is amazing. The best thing is that all of the products are
all-natural. Our Grand Prix jumper, Big Len, has always had a dull
dry coat in the winter, but this winter he has never looked or felt
better, and he is a picture of health due to feeding him LinPro.
The Quiessence® safely, legally takes the edge off of young or
nervous horses, and the TractGard® helps those with ulcers or
chronic colic cases to feel much more comfortable. So whether your
horses are old or young, nervous or lazy, suffer from ulcers or colic,
Foxden Equine Products has the supplement that you need. Why don't
you try it!! Feel and see the difference in your horse's performance.
- Mark Stopford and Michelle Harding
Hardford Farm
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