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Testimonial – Poor Keeper, gravel 

“Sinatra”
20 y/o QH gelding                                                                                               
16.1 HH
1000 lbs. approximately  
Same owner since 1992                                                                               
Primary use: as a trail horse and lesson horse (was shown Dressage, H/J, & Eventing when younger)                                

NitrOxide, NutraWound & GastroPLUS

Summer 2006 Sinatra was leased out as a pleasure trail horse.  He was ridden in high desert areas 3-4 times a week for 2-4 hours each ride.  Although he was in shape when he was returned he was down in weight, down in the back, had a hatchet neck and large wind puffs around both hind pasterns.  The before picture was taken after a swim in the lake.

When he was returned, he was kept on the same feed and not ridden to allow the legs to heal. After 3 weeks he had not gained any weight and the wind puffs were still extremely large.  Around that time I heard about the Nitric Oxide products. 

Sinatra was given a double dose (60cc) of NitrOxide in the morning and 60cc’s of NutraWound in the evening.  Within one week he gained weight, became more animated and the wind puffs had decreased to a very slight swelling.  Dosing of both products continued for the next two weeks at the suggested 30cc amount.  The after picture was taken on the 3^rd week.  He had plumped out to his original self, had a nice bloom on his coat (although sun bleached), and the wind puffs were barley noticeable. 

On the 4^th week we gave him NutraWound in the morning and GastroPlus in the evening.  Within three days of this protocol, his coat became jet black, and his lovable personality returned.

Post Note:
One month later, a gravel abscessed above the coronet band, on the left front leg, over the inside bulb.  Sinatra was lame and pointed when he stood.  He barely nibbled at his feed and left most of it.  The abscess was nasty…an explosion of granular flesh, puss and blood, an inch long.  We called the farrier who could not come out until the next day.  We soaked the hoof in Epsom salts twice that day and started him on a double dose of NitrOxide in the am and a double dose of NutraWound in the evening.  When the farrier arrived the following day we were almost embarrassed because it looked so good.  He said it looked days old and there was really nothing that he needed to do.  We continued with the Nitric Oxide products for a month.   

Three weeks after the gravel abscessed we had Sinatra at the vets as a companion horse for another horse we took in.  We had the vet look at the hoof to see if there was anything we should be doing for it.  He asked us how old it was, “Three Weeks”, he was amazed and said it looked like it had 2 months of healthy growth on it.   

Sinatra was not lame one day since we started him on the products and we could not be more pleased with the results!