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Behaviour Issues - Harry Meade
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Why I picked EquiFeast - Harry Meade
"When I was first told about WINNINGEDGE I
was very sceptical" said Harry. "But Midnight Dazzler's nervousness in the
big arenas was legendary and certainly holding us back. It was looking
increasingly unlikely that he would achieve his potential of a top
ten 4* finish so we decided to try it."
Behaviour at home & travelling
The sight of the lorry in the yard used to be enough to have Dazzler trembling and sweating. Within a very short time the supplement had stopped this completely and he travels better and arrives at competitions unstressed. He is eating better and holding condition easier. We all thought spookiness was just Dazzler's personality but the purely nutritional nature of WINNINGEDGE is demonstrating that his natural personality is far calmer.
Behaviour at competitions
Dazzler has been far more relaxed. Previously he would spend the first 30 minutes of warm up with his eyes on stalks and his head in the air. Now we are down to work almost immediately. He is far more relaxed in the big arenas and our dressage scores are improving and I am confident they will continue to get better and better.
At Burghley he was held at the start of the cross country for a faller on the course. This would usually have caused him to get very uptight and stressed but instead he coped exceedingly well and quickly settled into an excellent rhythm.
Physical condition & stamina
At 17 Dazzler is remarkably fit. WINNINGEDGE certainly appears to be looking after his bones, muscles, joints and soft tissues backed up by WINNINGEDGE ElectrolytesPLUS before and during competitions to maximise staying power. No-one who has seen his cross country performances recently can doubt his stamina, balance and judgement.
Competition results since using WINNINGEDGE speak for themselves:
Gatcombe (Brit. Open) 6th and Burghley 8th - our best 3* and 4* performances ever.
Behaviour at home & travelling
The sight of the lorry in the yard used to be enough to have Dazzler trembling and sweating. Within a very short time the supplement had stopped this completely and he travels better and arrives at competitions unstressed. He is eating better and holding condition easier. We all thought spookiness was just Dazzler's personality but the purely nutritional nature of WINNINGEDGE is demonstrating that his natural personality is far calmer.
Behaviour at competitions
Dazzler has been far more relaxed. Previously he would spend the first 30 minutes of warm up with his eyes on stalks and his head in the air. Now we are down to work almost immediately. He is far more relaxed in the big arenas and our dressage scores are improving and I am confident they will continue to get better and better.
At Burghley he was held at the start of the cross country for a faller on the course. This would usually have caused him to get very uptight and stressed but instead he coped exceedingly well and quickly settled into an excellent rhythm.
Physical condition & stamina
At 17 Dazzler is remarkably fit. WINNINGEDGE certainly appears to be looking after his bones, muscles, joints and soft tissues backed up by WINNINGEDGE ElectrolytesPLUS before and during competitions to maximise staying power. No-one who has seen his cross country performances recently can doubt his stamina, balance and judgement.
Competition results since using WINNINGEDGE speak for themselves:
Gatcombe (Brit. Open) 6th and Burghley 8th - our best 3* and 4* performances ever.
The previously "unridable" Midnight Dazzler
Calm, relaxed, concentrating
Historically, Dazzler has been explosive and defiant in the dressage but after just a few weeks on WINNINGEDGE he is finding the big occasions almost completely unthreatening and rankings at the end of this phase were significantly better at both Gatcombe and Burghley (picture).
Historically, Dazzler has been explosive and defiant in the dressage but after just a few weeks on WINNINGEDGE he is finding the big occasions almost completely unthreatening and rankings at the end of this phase were significantly better at both Gatcombe and Burghley (picture).
Power, stamina, judgement
With Burghley in mind Harry Meade held back at Gatcombe yet still finished the cross country third fastest. At Burghley (picture) 17 year old Dazzler flew round a highly technical course that had many experienced combinations in trouble. They were one of only seven fault-free rounds, well inside the time and with plenty of fuel still in the tank.
With Burghley in mind Harry Meade held back at Gatcombe yet still finished the cross country third fastest. At Burghley (picture) 17 year old Dazzler flew round a highly technical course that had many experienced combinations in trouble. They were one of only seven fault-free rounds, well inside the time and with plenty of fuel still in the tank.
Control, rhythm, accuracy
Every time the crowd gasps you know a fence has been hit or knocked down. At both Gatcombe and Burghley (picture) the audience was silent for Dazzler's round as not a single fence was threatened. The last fence at Burghley was particularly vulnerable but Dazzler sailed over it with ease to become one of only two horses to jump a clear round in the show jumping, and the only horse to finish on it's dressage score.
Every time the crowd gasps you know a fence has been hit or knocked down. At both Gatcombe and Burghley (picture) the audience was silent for Dazzler's round as not a single fence was threatened. The last fence at Burghley was particularly vulnerable but Dazzler sailed over it with ease to become one of only two horses to jump a clear round in the show jumping, and the only horse to finish on it's dressage score.
Recently Harry Meade wrote - "Dazzler
suffers from two forms of
nerves. Firstly he gets very wound up at an event or wherever there are
numerous other horses, flags, music, etc. WINNINGEDGE has helped him to
stay calmer when in the spotlight.
The second way that he
reacts under pressure is that his perception seems to suffer and he
makes irrational decisions when stressed - i.e. working out a problem in
front of a fence. I had worried that
his eyesight was deteriorating
but WINNINGEDGE claims to be able to equip horses with the tools to
process information in a more rational way. I thought that this seemed
rather a bold claim but it does,
amazingly, seem to work."
Here are Harry Meade's and Dazzler's key results before and after (red)
starting on WINNINGEDGE Gold in June 2007. We are impressed, we hope you will be too!
Burghley 2005 4* 13th
Badminton 2006 4* 21st
Gatcombe 2006 British Open 8th
Burghley 2006 4* 20th
Badminton 2007 4* 20th
Gatcombe 2007 British Open 6th
Burghley 2007 4* 8th
Badminton 2008 4* 13th
Badminton 2009 4* 10th
There is no doubt that WINNINGEDGE has
improved these results and consolidated that improvement.
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