Equiwinner Vet Reports and Testimonials This is a page of unsolicited testimonials about Equiwinner. From: S. R. Gittins BVSc GPCert(EqP) MRCVS Veterinary Scientist, Veterinary Surgeon, Equine Practitioner (UK) Just to give you some feedback on the Equiwinner patches. I have used them in a number of cases as recommended and have had very good success. I have used Equiwinner for many bleeders (Exercise Induced Pulmonary Haemorrhage), some of which have been chronic cases. So far they are all doing well with no relapses. In one case a second course was needed. A most pleasing case was a fifteen year old cob mare who had been tying up since last November. She is now back in work, doing well and ‘looking fantastic’. I have also seen Equiwinner used in showing horses and again the owners are very pleased with the shine they put on the horses and how well they look. I am currently trialling them in poor performance and under performing horses. Although I have only so far used them on four animals, each one has shown an improvement in performance and racing time. From: Angela Grant Thanks so much. I can't tell you how happy we were with the Equiwinner patches last year (2008). My daughter owns a horse who is a headshaker. We tried everything over the past few years to help him with his aliment. We tried allergy supplements, massage therapy, acupuncture, meds, a new saddle, and a nose net. Nothing worked like the patches worked. My daughter was able to successfully show her boy last year without the nose net and no headshaking. Thanks again, you have made our life so much easier, and I will tell everyone I know who owns a headshaker to try your products. From: Rick Zeron (Canadian Hall of Fame) I used Equiwinner patches on 2 horses that were tying-up and had great success. It also kept them well hydrated. It's a great product. Try it! From: Dr. Paola Gulden DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (Italy) Equiwinner patches were tested on two standardbred horses in training. A 6 year old bay stallion and a 4 year old bay stallion, both with known history of EIPH grade 5, were put under treatment with Equiwinner Patch for ten days, changing the patch every day as described in the instructions for use. During the treatment both horses were not allowed to stay out in the paddock, because rolling could possibly cause the detachment of the patch, and also because of the hot climate. Both horse were only exercised in the walker two times a day, every day, for ten days. No pharmacologic treatments were administered to the horses during the time of the using of patch. The 6 year old was trained as usual at the end of the treatment, and raced ten days after the end of the use of the patches. He raced very well, coming second even after a break at the start. Endoscopic examination 45 minutes after the race revealed no presence of blood in the trachea. At the second race after the end of the treatment the horse performed slightly worse and the endoscopic examination revealed presence of blood in trachea (grade 1 on a scale from 1 to 5). The second horse tested was put back in training and was checked at the stable after the first fast trainig. This horse was used to being trained at this speed after furosemide administration (Lasix). In this case, with no pharmacological treatment, the endoscopic examination after exercise was completely negative. Also the levels of lactate in blood were under usual values. The horse raced three days after this work. Endoscopic examination after the race revealed few traces of blood in trachea (grade 0.5). From: Debbie Sloan (Canada) I just posted a note on our headshaking website giving your product credit for the great improvement we've seen in our headshaking horse and I wanted to write and thank you for all your help. Taylor has improved so much in the past couple of weeks. For the first time in 3 summers my daughter has been able to ride without having to deal with the terrible affliction of headshaking. Now possible to ride without the Guardian mask after using the patches. Thanks again for developing the product, and for your online and telephone support. From: Mary Willing I just had to respond to you about your patches. When I was surfing the web and came across your site I was ready right then and there to try them. I had many horse people and some horse trainers tell me I was crazy. They didn't believe it, tried to talk me out of it and said don't believe everything you read. One trainer even told me that he had been training for a lot of years and if there was truely anything for bleeders like that he would know about it and he never heard of them. Well, I followed my own instinct. I got the patches for my horse that was vet certified as a bleeder by more than one vet and used them on him. On race day I got him to his race late and had no time to give him lasix. He was tired from the trailer ride and didn't do so good but he DIDN'T BLEED. 4 races since then 2 of them he was just 1 length out of first and the other 2 he won. Guess what he DIDN'T BLEED. I just ordered another set for another horse. They can all be sceptical while I head for the winners circle. If they totaled up what they spend on lasix for one year and the horse running 2 times a month they are cutting their cost by 50%. That alone makes worth trying. With 100% back guarantee I wonder what they are waiting for. See you in the Winners Circle!!!!!!!!!! From: Ann Tiernan (Florida) Just to let you know, I'm really pleased with the results ! My horse is sweating SO much better than she ever has. Very happy to have found Equiwinner ! From: Joe Cary Carroll (NC) THIS IS A GREAT PRODUCT and will save ALOT of horses. THANKS FOR MAKING MY HORSE A HAPPIER AND LESS STRESSED INDIVIDUAL. From: Karen Davies (UK) I just thought I would let you know that after using the Equiwinner patches my coloured cob had such energy and a really shiny coat. We got through to the CHAPS National Championships 2005 at the first attempt and got second place in the ridden and third place in hand with everyone admiring him! From: Catherine (Melbourne Equestrian) An update on Interacts. He has now had the patches on for five days and this morning he was like a two year old colt...not a four year old gelding!!! I also have noticed a big improvement in his coat and general attitude to work and we are only five days into the course of Equiwinner. From: Vincent (Sydney) I have Hardware Joe a pacer, who was a bleeder and bled both nostrils in a race and was barred from racing for 3 months. On his return and leading up to race fitness he bled and I gave him a course of Equiwinner. Shortly after he had a win, 2x 2nd's and 3 thirds from 10 starts, Hardware Joe races currently and races each week and has shown no signs of bleeding. He will be racing next Tuesday or Wednesday at Harold Park and you can see him on SKY Racing channel. I have also found it improves their performance. Another one of mine who showed red rings around his nostrils (minor bleeding), after racing is Indiana Rocker, I also treated him with patches and he hasn't bled since and is sprinting home incredibly fast in his races. he will race Tuesday or Wednesday Harold Park. From: Michele Hi! I too tried Equiwinner patches. I really wanted to make sure that the results were real. I tried my patches in May. I have not had any headshaking this summer at all - not even a twitch! I will keep you posted as to my mare's progress. Thanks - Michele and Autumn From: Jessica All I can say is THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! I took her out today and she didn't headshake at all and considering that I had a new girth on her and it rubbed her badly she should of really bucked me off, but she carried on with the ride as if nothing was wrong!! She was so relaxed it was like riding a different horse, I've been grinning so much since the change that my cheeks hurt! Thank you again, I will be recommending your Equiwinner patches to everybody and I'm even going to get some for my other horse just as a boost for him. From: David Anderson (Trainer) Jb's Golden Regret dominated 10 rivals in Saturday's 100,000 US dollar M2 Technology La Senorita Stakes at Retama Park in Texas. After being bumped and stumbling at the start, the Kentucky-bred daughter of Banker's Gold tracked the pace, went to the front on the second turn and won off by 2 1/4 lengths. Jb's Golden Regret ran the 1 mile on a sloppy track in 1:42.79 This 2-yr old filly was named "Regret" because I was told that I would regret training her. She was bleeding and cribbing. She did so well in training after using the Equiwinner patches that she was entered in this 100,000 dollar stakes even though she had never done the mile before. A great win and no bleeding! I have ordered more Equiwinner to prepare her for her next race in December. From: Karen Cowling (UK) I was so worried that my daughters promising show pony was lacking impulsion, had a poor coat, was not eating or drinking properly and had coloured urine. I was recommended to try Equiwinner and saw a transformation to full fitness in a few days. I am writing to tell you that the pony has now qualified for the Royal London show at the first attempt! From: Leesa Scorgie I am happy to report the patches have worked wonders on my horse for headshaking. I used the 10 day course and yes after 15 to 20 days my horse seems to of completely stopped his headshaking. This is usually the worst time of the year and now I am able to ride him with no symptoms at all. It’s taken me this long to reply as I kept thinking maybe it is just a coincidence, but I am sure they have really worked. When I look at the patches I wonder how the hell they would work at all and, trust me, after the nine day stage I thought I had wasted my money. I cannot believe the difference in him, its just amazing. I am all most tempted to take off his nose net now as I feel he will be fine without it (I have used a nose net for over two years). Thank you for this fantastic product and I have already recommended it to another friend who also has a headshaker. I will certainly be recommending it to anyone I can. Thanks once again, and I will certainly be using them in the future. I am happy for you to give my email address to anyone that wants to know what sort of response I have had. Regards Leesa Scorgie lscorgie insertcurly-a bigpond.net.au Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia From: Larkspur (Advanced Rider) I don't know how it worked, but it did. I completed the 10-day treatment May 5. My horse now sweats like a normal horse should in a work-out. He has never sweat like this before. I could ride him hard in the heat and have nothing but a totally dry, panting, pissed off animal. My strategy was to ride late at night, or if riding in the heat I would completely hose him down before riding and then stop to hose him off intermittently when he started puffing. Occasionally, when the stars were aligned just right, he would manage a light sweat under his neck, between his front legs and in the groin. Now he's getting a consistent, all-over sweat every ride, and it hasn't even been hot here yet. It was in the low-mid 70s today and when I brought him in from the pasture he already had a sweat going between his legs. I have NEVER found him anything but totally dry on the hottest days of summer. I decided to try Equiwinner after my friend applied the first patch to her non-sweating Friesian. The trainer got on to ride, and within 30 minutes the horse was sweating head to toe. Reported at: http://www.chronicleforums.com/Forum/showthread.php?t=207430 From: Leanne Sadler (Full article in Hoofbeats magazine Dec 2007) I have been following the Head Shaking articles in Hoofbeats and would like to let readers know that I am still pinching myself at the results of these patches. To this day, I have observed that Jordan has been FREE from symptoms in the paddock and not even a twitch when being ridden. He has returned to being his normal self and we can now look forward to competing. I can't thank Equiwinner enough for giving me my horse and my dream back! From: Salimali (enthusiast) Reported to Horse and Hound online 21 Nov 2009 My 17 year old arab has been having bleeds on and off for years, not only when fit and in work but also turned out at grass. He has had extensive checks with a specialist vet where he was endiscoped, it happens fairly commonly with racehorses too. He still hunts and for the last 2 years we have treated him with Equiwinner patches, available from a firm from north wales. He had 2 10 day courses of these and has had nothing since. http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php?Number=4937302