SmartEquine Supplement Review: SmartStride Senior for my striding senior horse
My horse Nemo is a 21-year-old Morgan gelding who I have been very lucky to have enjoyed time with since he was 7 years old. Looking back, we’ve done a little bit of everything together, from trail rides and open horse shows to hunter paces, beach rides, and eventing. He’s still very young at heart, and I like to say he’s “easing into his senior years”, but like many senior horses, he’s starting to display more specific and progressive signs of joint discomfort.
Nemo has been on SmartPaks since he came into my life 14 years ago and one thing I’ve always kept as a part of his program is joint support. It’s evolved as he’s aged, his workload has changed, and our goals have changed. Most recently, I have adjusted his SmartPak to contain SmartStride™ Senior Pellets, and he has been on this for a little over two months.
What caught my eye with this supplement is that it offers traditional ingredients such as glucosamine, chondroitin, and hyaluronic acid (HA) and built upon that with more unique ingredients like collagen, for soft tissue and cartilage support, turmeric for supporting a normal response to inflammation, and herbal support to address discomfort from Boswellia and yucca. It even contains boron to support bone and joint health! Where Nemo has been on a joint supplement with traditional ingredients for years, I wanted to ensure that his supplement program contained a unique and comprehensive array of ingredients to help him feel his best.
We’ve just passed the 2-month mark on this new supplement, and I made sure to keep in mind that you can typically see results within 2 months. I’ve found Nemo seems more comfortable overall and is looser in his SI and hocks than previously. He shows his happy, swinging walk, which at times becomes a Morgan prance, on our trail rides together, and looks more comfortable overall in all gaits as well. I’m looking forward to seeing how more time on this supplement helps him as well!
It’s important to me to help keep Nemo feeling his best as he ages, and I thoroughly enjoy researching and adjusting his SmartPaks to meet his needs. We may not be galloping cross-country any longer, but we can be found enjoying the many trails and fields at his farm several times a week, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I am looking forward to many more adventures together, and more years with support from great products like SmartStride Senior Pellets.