Building calm confidence is crucial for a relaxed and happy horse during competitions, especially as the spring season approaches and eventers prepare their thoroughbreds and young horses for new challenges.
Building calm confidence is crucial for a relaxed and happy horse during competitions, especially as the spring season approaches and eventers prepare their thoroughbreds and young horses for new challenges. Two-star eventer Elsa Vigneau from Somersby, NSW, knows this well. She turned to BetaCALM Paste to help her off-the-track thoroughbred, Kuiper Belt, stay relaxed, focused, and ready to perform at his first few events as an eventer.
Kuiper Belt, an 11-year-old brown gelding by Dansili (GB) out of Lindelaan (USA), had a respectable racing career with two wins and a total of $45,655 in prize money. His transition to eventing has been just as impressive, with Elsa guiding him to success in the highly competitive 2* events. Despite the challenging cross-country courses and the often bustling competition atmosphere, Kuiper Belt has demonstrated remarkable composure, qualities that Elsa attributes in part to the calming effects of BetaCALM Paste.
Speaking to Elsa on the product’s, she shared “I just think the BetaCALM Paste and Powder are good little products. I’ve had great experiences with my off-the-track thoroughbreds, but really these are products you can use on any horse you think would benefit from them.”
The natural way to calm down nervous horses
We all know what it’s like to have an unfocused horse on our hands – even the simplest task becomes a struggle. Whether it’s loading on the float, performing in the ring or staying settled on the trail, we rely on our horses to be cool and collected for what’s ahead when training, travelling or in competition.
To help riders and horses maintain their natural edge, Kelato set out to create a product that helps calm your horse without affecting performance – keeping them relaxed and alert. The result was BetaCALM Powder for long term improvement and BetaCALM Paste for short term calm.
BetaCALM Powder has a unique combination of four active ingredients, including:
· Tryptophan: It is converted in the body to serotonin, which helps to induce a feeling of calmness.
· Vitamin B1 (Thiamine): A B vitamin that plays a vital role in nerve transmission.
· Vitamin E: An antioxidant that helps to protect cell membranes from oxidative damage and maintain normal nerve and other functions.
· Magnesium: Important for cell metabolism, especially in the nervous system and muscles during work.
BetaCALM Paste is a unique formulation containing the optimal level of tryptophan plus four herbal ingredients to provide an enhanced calming effect.
· Tryptophan: Tryptophan is converted in the body to serotonin, which helps to induce a feeling of calmness.
· Black Cohosh: A herbal extract commonly associated with mild relaxation in periods of stress or anxiety.
· Passion Flower: A herbal extract that supports a calm and relaxed disposition.
· Hops: Often recommended as a tool against anxiety and stress, hops has a calming effect.
· Ginger Root: Is believed to aid in the availability of dietary nutrients for digestion and metabolism and to facilitate the utilisation of available energy resources, thus soothing the horse.
BetaCALM is safe, not swabbable, and an Aussie owned product. While BetaCALM can make an important difference, remember that your horse’s mood depends on many factors – including diet, age, training, housing, existing pain and digestive conditions. Your horse will feel at its best when everything’s working as one.
And so will you. Want to find out more? Head to the BetaCALM Powder and BetaCALM Paste pages, get in contact on 1800 KELATO or email technical@kelato.com.au.
