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Product Overview
Support respiratory, immune & overall health
Spirulina is a fresh water blue green algae known for its numerous health benefits such as supporting immune function and a normal response to inflammation. This ingredient has also been reported to help horses prone to respiratory issues, especially those associated with seasonal allergies. Smart & Simple Spirulina Pellets for Horses are an ideal choice to provide daily support for horses with immune or respiratory challenges, as well as other seasonal allergic conditions. Apple-banana flavored pellets are a no mess, convenient, and tasty way to provide this beneficial ingredient!
- Provides 15,000 mg of spirulina per serving
- Supports a normal inflammatory response
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Smart & Simple™ Spirulina Pellets is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Andi from
Long term use - saw huge change in sweet itch!
Hi All...I started my mare on this just over a year ago during bug season - didn't see anything much as an improvement and left her on it year long. This bug season (now drawing to a close) the improvement was DRAMATIC. This is the first year in 10+ years with this mare where we did not combat a huge sweet itch on her underbelly....and we had bugs this year with such a mild winter. The trick is long term use! I'm putting my new mare on it now for next year, since she developed quite the reaction to bites (not sweet itch) and hoping for the same results.
Date published: 2020-09-25
Rated 5 out of
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Morgangirl from
Horse will eat
My horse wasn’t quite fond of it on day one but he will eat it with triple crown senior. Will report back on results for my horse with allergies and heaves in 30 days
Date published: 2020-09-16
Rated 5 out of
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LAGD from
Worked for my seasonal headshaker!
My horse is a headshaker only during the summer (July to September). Has nothing to do with sunlight as he will do it only in the afternoon while in his stall. Vet hasn’t been able to find a cause (we did a scope and head xrays) so we’ve narrowed it down to some kind of seasonal irritant/allergen that’s overstimulating his trigeminal nerve. Based on research by Dr. Madigan at UC Davis (the expert in headshaking), magnesium and spirulina are recommended for headshakers. I’ve had my horse on magnesium and AniHist and that worked last summer but was not enough to control his headshaking this year. So I added this product and the headshaking stopped within a few days and he’s only had an issue mild shaking twice in over two months. BUT the spirulina amount in this product is not enough if you give the label amount (15 g). For headshaking, I doubled it and give one scoop twice a day. The product is very palatable and my horse will eat it right out of my hand.
Date published: 2020-09-05
Rated 5 out of
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Melissa from
Allergy Releif!
I have had my TB horse on this supplement for several months now. She gets hives from seasonal allergies and insects and is prone to runny noses from allergies as well. She has been doing really well and has had no hives since starting this product! I highly recommend it if you have an allergy-sensitive horse like I do!
Date published: 2020-09-01
Rated 5 out of
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Lauren from
No more cough
My horse had a teary eye and would have to cough a bunch during our trot warmup. 2 weeks into Spirulina, her eye is clear and she doesn't cough anymore, even on days when she is stuck inside with dusty bedding.
Date published: 2020-08-18
Rated 5 out of
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Angie from
It works!
My mare has a runny eye and during spring and summer it is red and goopy. After 2 weeks I noticed great improvement. Her eye is still a bit red but it's no longer tearing and no more goobers. She has been on this for an month and l am so happy with this supplement I started doing auto ship! I almost forgot to add it smells like bananas and she loves it.
Date published: 2020-07-07
Rated 5 out of
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Kaden from
Great supplement
I use this on one of my horses that has really bad allergies in the summer in Florida. It helps her a lot. Her eyes aren’t nearly as runny and her breathing is much better.
Date published: 2020-07-04
Rated 5 out of
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turquoisequeen from
I think it's helping!
I bought this spirulina after reading in forums that it may help headshakers. My gelding has seasonal headshaking and was really suffering some days. He is very food motivated but also picky and suspicious of new things. At first he left it in the bucket but ate it overnight. Now he eats the spirulina readily and seems to like it. His headshaking is not gone but is quite reduced. The use of a fly shield with nose piece is crucial as well. I can't prove that this is the reason the headshaking is improved from the spirulina but it is worth continuing. No downside and he looks and acts like he feels great. Energetic and nice bloom on his coat.
Date published: 2020-06-16
Rated 5 out of
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Kelly L from
Spirulina works
I bought this for my horse because she has had issues with her eyes due to allergies. I have had to use antibiotic/steroid ointment previously to reduce the inflammation in her eyes. This supplement seems to be keeping things in check.
Date published: 2020-06-04
Rated 5 out of
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Beth250 from
Effective
My horse is IR and has eye allergies, he is doing better on both counts.
Date published: 2020-05-20
Rated 5 out of
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Vera from
Godsend for itchy horse-update!
I wrote a review 2 months ago. Updating now that we are in midge season. Very small amount of itching around face. No itching on belly, neck, tail, legs. Definitely a godsend for my horse who would be raw with itchy sores by now. Highly recommend for anyone frustrated with this problem. Palatability fine. Eats it out of my hand or in forage.
Date published: 2020-05-13
Rated 5 out of
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Spottedponymom from
Easier than powder!
Before using SmartPak's Spirulina we were having to use a teaspoon to measure a powder form sold by another company, It was really messy to say the least. SmartPak's Spirulina pellets are not only easier to measure and less messy, they smell amazing!
Date published: 2020-05-13
Rated 1 out of
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Cyd e from
Unfortunatly, my horse would not eat it. I tried many things, curled his lip & snorted, wouldn't touch it.
Date published: 2020-05-09
Rated 3 out of
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Julie from
Horse wouldn't eat them
Unfortunately my old guy barely touched the spirulina and then stopped eating his other supplements. He is on a couple of meds and is highly suspicious that I'm trying to poison him.
Date published: 2020-05-07
Rated 5 out of
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Tabasco from
Peppermint horse treats
Tabasco was hesitant at first..he really like them!! Thanks
Date published: 2020-04-23
Rated 5 out of
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Gloj from
Works great
My Arabians were having watery eyes with this crazy weather. This has helped so much for my Bella
Date published: 2020-04-06
Rated 5 out of
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Jskdodge from
My OTTB had been shaking his head and flipping his nose off and on for a while. Last year I noticed that it got worse in the spring so I called smartpak to see if they had any suggestions. The rep was great and suggested starting spirulina pellets, and sent out a supply immediately. I noticed a difference in his nose flipping within a couple of weeks and kept him on it until the fall. He was fine all winter without it. A couple of weeks ago I saw him start up again, as the weather got warmer, and immediately added it to my next smartpak. Within a couple of days of being on it again, the nose flipping has stopped. He is very thin skinned and normally gets welts from bug bites, but I don't recall that he had issues with that last summer, but he does wear a fly sheet, boots and a mask.
I haven't noticed any issues with palatability, he eats all his supplements in his beetpulp. I am very happy that this works.
Date published: 2020-04-01
Rated 5 out of
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Taylor from
Don't knock it, till you try it!!
I was hesitant to try this due to it only had about 40 reviews. But I really wanted something natural to help my horses allergies, so I thought I would give it a try. We live in SoCal and have *knock on wood* only had to evacuate for fires once this previous November. In this evacuation, my mini came home with a horrible cough and snot. We tried SMZs, hydroxyzine, cough ease.. Nothing worked. We ruled it out as allergies from an unknown source. I tried to give her a month with nothing at all to see if it would go away on its own, when it didn't I finally decided to give these pellets a try after MUCH research. She's been on this 1 month and her coughing has already gone down. I was going to leave a review the first week, but figured I better wait. She used to cough every few minutes, the first week it cut back to a couple times a day and now I haven't heard it cough in about a week. I plan to keep her on this for sometime and maybe try to take her off of it and see how she does! But either way, this is my new GO TO for seasonal allergies!!!
Date published: 2020-03-16
Rated 5 out of
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Springsong from
Godsend for an itchy horse!
My horse has weird bouts of itchy skin....itching himself raw and sometimes oozing. After coming in recently from having itched himself on damp ground, his belly, sheath and legs were covered with painful sores. I could clear up the sores but couldn't stop him itching himself! In 4 days on your Spirulina, he completely stooped itching. No more sores, no more rubbed hair, no more rubbing himself on buckets and walls or the ground. Skin and coat are in great shape and sprang back quickly. Wow, am I impressed!
I can’t wait to see how this product fairs during bug season when he usually rubs himself so badly he looks like a Shar pei by the end of May. If it works for “bug itch”, it will be a true miracle. FYI, I give it to him in forage and he gobbles it up! Highly recommend!
Date published: 2020-03-10
Rated 5 out of
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PepperJack from
Did the trick
At our vet’s recommendation we added spirilina to our horses feed due to a pretty significant stable cough. He’s having issues with the dust his bedding kicks up.
After about two to three weeks his cough is completely gone - completely! I, and he, am very happy.
Date published: 2020-02-29
Rated 5 out of
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Nat1057 from
Great Supplement
One of my horses was diagnosed with mild COPD. He would cough every once in a while but it has never been very severe, but I still wanted to find something to help him. This was the third supplement I tried with him and I didn't think it was doing anything since he still had a slight cough. I took him off of it and started looking for another supplement. However, he was off of it for a week and I noticed that his cough had greatly increased. I immediately put him back on it and I will not remove it again. It really does help!
Date published: 2020-01-21
Rated 5 out of
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BrittB from
Great Product. Worked well.
I bought this product for my pony that was coughing this late summer/fall due to allergies. I noticed a huge improvement very quickly. Within 10-14 days the cough was completely gone. I still have him on the supplement 3 months later and he still has not coughed. He will definitely be staying on this long term. He is also a crazy picky eater and I can NEVER get him to eat a supplement and he absolutely devours this one. I love this supplement.
Date published: 2019-11-04
Rated 5 out of
5
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Braush from
Just what my horse needed
My horse seems to improve quickly with his breathing, and seems to be completely revived from his respiratory issues.
Date published: 2019-09-27
Rated 5 out of
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Tams from
Finally something that works!
My gelding would cough and cough during his workouts. After being on spirulina for a few weeks, he rarely coughs. A very big improvement.
Date published: 2019-09-08
Rated 5 out of
5
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Katie from
A Great Option
My 18yo TB has an increasingly worse time in the summer months, with intense reactions to biting insects, general discomfort in humidity, itchy sheath and tail (even though I'm religious about keeping him clean) -- he rubs his tail and makes it very hard to braid for shows. He has developed mild seasonal allergies that come up in late spring and there is some coughing and eye-goop associated with that. The SmartBarn Services reps suggested Spirulina, and he's been on it for almost a month at the regular dose. He's less itchy, allergies are gone (though in fairness this is about when they go away on their own so I can't definitively say it's the Spirulina) and he isn't rubbing his tail. I will definitely be keeping him on it at least until fall, and putting him back on it in the spring. I'm on board for anything that keeps him feeling great -- he is still actively competing and has not been stepped down, so I am in preservation mode bigtime to keep him at his best. This has definitely made a difference for us. It's a little on the strong-smelling side (it smells good and fruity, but strong), but he eats it fine in his breakfast -- he also gets wet beet pulp for breakfast so that's pretty good for getting supplements into him. I haven't given it to him "dry" so can't speak to that.
Date published: 2019-07-05
Rated 5 out of
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Kristi983 from
Works great!
This is my second summer buying Spirulina Pellets for my old mare. She has had seasonal allergies for many years now, and Spirulina is the only thing that helps her goopy eyes. This year, I began giving it to another of my mares, and I'm happy to say that I've had the same experience. It works great for their seasonal allergies and, combined with fly masks, has made them more comfortable. As for palatability, it smells flowery and they don't like the taste or smell. I mix the pellets with sweet feed and Senior and as long as I don't give them the loading dose, they'll eat it. All in all, I'm very happy with the product!
Date published: 2019-06-21
Rated 5 out of
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MC in WI from
Took some time, but has helped cough/breathing
My 22 yo QH mare suddenly started coughing, noisy shallow breathing, with an increase in breathing rate. This happened in the summer when she was on pasture all the time. It's possibly allergies (we have had a weird, wet humid summer) or an air quality issue, as there is a great deal of construction and earth moving going on in the area.
It got worse in the fall and we put her on clenbuterol for 10 days in early Nov which helped quite a bit but she still was not back to normal. SmartPak recommended this for her issues and sent me some samples. Since she liked the taste I started her on this daily in mid-December along with APF Pro (1 ml every other day with a little beet pulp). I also was giving her Cough Ease syrup before riding, as recommended by my vet. Meanwhile my vet did a BAL test to rule out anything serious. That came back negative for infection, but mild inflammation in the lungs.
She definitely perked up after starting this combination, and it took awhile but now the vet says her lungs sound completely normal. This was approximately 3.5 months after starting the supplements, her improvement has been gradual. She still coughs a little, but has a lot of energy, seems to feel great. I plan on keeping her on this regimen.
I've learned there are a lot of things that can cause respiratory issues. I'm very glad this has helped my horse feel better and hope this information helps others.
Date published: 2019-04-15
Rated 1 out of
5
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Small from
Did not work for respiratory issues
I've tried so many things to help my mare's respiratory issues. This just gets added to the long list of what doesn't work for her issue.
Date published: 2019-01-03
Rated 1 out of
5
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Birdofprey from
Didnt work
My gelding gets really bad sweet itch in the summer. Bought the spirulina pellets off the review of a friend in the Hope's it would help my gelding. We went through 2 bags with no sign of improvement. Will not purchase again for him. He ate it really well though and hes a picky eater.
Date published: 2019-01-03
Rated 5 out of
5
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Laur_Mere from
Great for Allergy Sufferers
Great product! My gelding has seasonal respiratory allergies that result in a runny nose, wheezing and just general discomfort. Since most antihistamines cause him to stop sweating I decided to try the natural route. Within a few weeks all symptoms stopped and he was feeling like his wild self again. He tends to be a picky eater, but seems to have no objections to eating this mixed into his grain. This product is definitely worth giving a try.
Date published: 2018-11-29
