SmartPerform® Ultra Pellets

Ask any owner or trainer what three things keep them up at night and they’ll probably tell you concerns about their horse’s soundness, stomach health, and hindgut function. In developing a supplement to address these three key areas, we took a science-first approach to find the single-best, research-supported ingredients that: 

• Maintain healthy joints, bones, tendons, and ligaments
• Preserve normal, protective stomach tissue 
• Nourish the hindgut for a proper balance of beneficial “bugs” 

To help optimize your horse’s performance, we added the research-backed formula SmartStride Ultra with revolutionary and new ingredients like turmeric and resveratrol as well as tried and true ingredients like glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, HA and others.   

In addition, SmartPerform Ultra contains ingredients that target stomach health like collagen, calcium and magnesium, as well as the most advanced hindgut support, including researched-supported ingredients such as DVEquine™ Postbiotic, ButiPEARL® Z EQ and CLOSTAT®.  

Plus, order SmartPerform Ultra Pellets in SmartPaks, and you may be eligible for up to $15,000 of colic surgery reimbursement through our ColiCare program! 

SmartStride Ultra Pellets

In a 28-day study by researchers at Texas A&M University, horses supplemented with SmartStride Ultra showed: 

• A statistically significant increase in range of motion of the hock at the walk 
• A tendency toward increased range of motion of the hock at the trot 

Read the Research on SmartStride Ultra performed at Texas A&M  

Hydrolyzed Collagen

A 56-day clinical trial at Louisiana State University demonstrated that supplementing with hydrolyzed collagen promoted stomach health in horses undergoing the stress of stall confinement and intermittent feeding.  

Andrews, F., Camacho-Luna, P., Lamp, B., & Olijve, J. Effects of hydrolyzed collagen on equine gastric ulcers scores and gastric juice pH. J Equine Vet Sci. May 2017;(52):91.

DVEquine™ Postbiotic

In a two-part study conducted at Texas A&M, eight weeks of supplementing with DVEquine™ Postbiotic positively impacted stress and inflammatory responses in young horses following prolonged exercise. After 14 weeks of supplementation, there was a positive influence on the normal response to inflammation in joints and on cartilage turnover 
 
Martinez R, Leatherwood J, Valigura H, et al. Responses to an intra-articular lipopolysaccharide challenge following dietary supplementation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product in young horses. J Equine Vet Sci. May 2019;(76):80.   

Valigura H, Leatherwood J, Martinez R, et al. Dietary supplementation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation product attenuates exercise-induced stress markers in young horses. J Equine Vet Sci. May 2019;(76):48. 

ButiPEARL® Z EQ and CLOSTAT®

ButiPEARL® Z EQ uses encapsulated technology to provide two powerful nutrients (butyric acid and zinc) directly to the cells that make up the intestinal barrier. Research in the lab shows it supports equine intestinal cell structure and function under stressful conditions.  
 
Ma, X. et al. Butyrate promotes the recovering of intestinal wound healing through its positive effect on the tight junctions. J. Anim. Sci. 2012;90:266-268.

CLOSTAT® contains a proprietary, patented strain of the naturally-occurring microorganism Bacillus subtilis called PB6. This probiotic has a demonstrated record of safe use in university field trials with foals and adult horses, as well as published laboratory studies showing its effect on the body’s natural response to pathogens. 
 
Burke ML, Moore SA. Bacillus subtilis strain PB6 demonstrates growth inhibition toward equine-specific bacterial pathogens. J Equine Vet Sci. Nov 2017;58:84-8.