17/10/2022
Thank you so much to the gorgeous Grace Lawes for this beautiful story of how HiForm has helped her and her horses! We live for results like this. If you need help with issues or have nutritional questions about feeding your horse (or superstar pony!), we're here to help.
"Vinnie is my 13.3hh Welsh Section D dressage pony.
He’s currently competing medium/advanced and training PSG dressage.
Like any pony, managing his weight and fitness versus his energy requirements is always tricky.
I need him full of energy to be able to train canter pirouettes and flying changes. But not fat! That’s bad for his joints and he has threatened to founder before. This is the direct opposite of most people trying to get weight ON horses.
The high level tests require strength, fitness and energy. He would always have the energy to do one test but run out of puff during the second one.
I could only do 10 minute warm ups at most, which leaves me vulnerable on the day if he needed more for spookiness or training issues. But long warm-ups and training sessions would tire him out. I was kind of crossing everything and going into a test hoping for the best. Not the ideal situation at this level at all. Finding a balance between weight and energy was tricky.
Vanessa from Hiform recommended a combination of Alphaflax, proflamaid plus in the nutritional pelleted form and oxydane to support his nutritional needs without having to give him “feeds”. We all know cob ponies don’t need more feed! So a handful before a test, and then in between tests is all that’s required!
The first time we tried this combination he actually scored higher in the second test for the first time ever! He came down the centre line in the second test with energy! That day he won the medium championship.
I’m in love with the results.
My family and I have been feeding a variety of horses from eventers to pony club to FEI dressage horses that have travelled interstate for national level competitions for over 13 years now and every time I need them Hiform have always been simply the best at providing me with each individual horses needs.
I am a young rider who suffered from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis for most of her youth and Antionette and the team also took great care recommending supplements that would help me personally.
I am forever grateful for the assistance and knowledge that I can rely on to bring out the best in myself and my horses."