Comments from Vets, Owners and TrainersVideos:Colic & Ulcers Stall Rest & Medications Stall Rest Diarrhea Diarrhea & Trailer Stress Ulcers, Diarrhea & Trailer Stress Diarrhea & Foaling Papaya With Rum! Tommy Garland Testimonial “I use Natural Plan Stomach Soother™ on all horses under my care who display ulcer and pre-ulcer symptoms. It relieved an ulcer that traditional pharmaceuticals could not resolve. Natural Plan Stomach Soother™ works, the horses like the taste and it has the added benefit of being all-natural.” Tim Ritchey "It is so nice to find an all natural product, no added sugar, salt, colors, etc., the way nature intended. We've known for years that the enzymes in the papaya fruit are excellent for helping the gut function so Natural Plan Stomach Soother is a great addition at feed time. There is no problem with the horses consuming the Natural Plan Stomach Soother. In fact it is so delicious I make Dobbin share with me! So it can really work out quite economically when it works for both horse and rider. Like most event horses Dobbin is on ulcer medicine while competing so it is nice to be able to add some natural balance there too." Corrine Ashton "I don’t know if it is just coating the intestinal tract or if it has an enzymatic action that rids the GI tract of gastric acid. But I do know that horses who tend to stay on the Natural Plan Stomach Soother‘ for 6-8 weeks, no longer exhibit signs associated with ulcers." Dr. Donald Kiefer, "This is the first winter in three years that my thoroughbred did not go off his feed and lose weight. Thanks to Natural Plan Stomach Soother, administered as a top dressing, 2 oz twice a day, my horse stayed healthy and at peak performance. Not to mention the savings in vet bills and traditional ulcer treatments." Cindy Goodrich, "What an amazing product!! I own a 12 year old 17.3 mixed breed gelding. He is kind and quiet, the world’s best babysitter. He is used in a therapeutic riding farm for disturbed adolescents we run at our farm. Four months ago Cole started to loose weight and interest in food. We tried every combination, and he would eat, and then loose interest. Then he stopped drinking as well. He was not happy and had his ears pinned most of the time. We were worried. Our vet did tests and we found some of his blood work a little off, but nothing to explain his state. My vet suggested we try Natural Plan Stomach Soother. We gave him 60 cc (2 oz.) orally and he started eating and drinking right away! We were amazed, his weight started to come back and he was happy. We continue to give Natural Plan Stomach Soother to him before he is fed every morning and evening. During the day he is outside and eats happily there too. We are thrilled. The results were instant for us and remarkable. Cole loves the taste, which makes giving it to him easy. This is a good thing as he is 17.3 hands. We are still not sure what caused the upset, perhaps it was an ulcer. What we do know is the Natural Plan Stomach Soother worked. We are hooked! Thanks!!!!" Ellen Downey, "I own an elderly thoroughbred that has suffered from chronic diarrhea, poor condition, and little energy. After trying Natural Plan Stomach Soother, my horse has reduced his gastric problems by 75% in about a month; he’s now finishing his meals. His coat, overall condition and energy level have returned to normal. I am happy to recommend Natural Plan Stomach Soother." Chris Vandervoort “Here at the European Warmblood Stallion Zentrum we produce about 50 foals per year for the Sport Horse Market and have found Natural Plan Stomach Soother effective in helping our foals weather the stress of weaning and worming. We have encountered fewer problems with diarrhea, and the foals love the taste.” Evelyn Frei, "I have owned "Huey" my beautiful 14 year old, 16:1hh gray thoroughbred gelding for one year now. Even in the photographs and video I had been shown of him as a four year old he had always been on the skinny side, "slab sided" as they say and a inveterate cribber. He never seemed to finish his feed, was a poor doer and probably had ulcers. However, I was reticent to give him the standard ulcer treatment from the vet. Not only was it expensive but I was concerned it might be too aggressive on Huey's system and cause problems further down the road. I work in the Caribbean and had been familiar with the local mothers giving colicky babies papaya pulp and juice. So giving "Huey" Stomach Smoother seemed to make perfect sense to me. I am delighted to say that since including Natural Plan Stomach Soother in his feed, he has put on a lot of weight, cribs less and finishes his feed off. In fact he has never looked so good. I would recommend Natural Plan Stomach Soother to any owner who has a cribber or a horse with a poor appetite as a natural remedy to these ailments and hope you will be as pleased with the results as I am." Sincerely, “Natural Plan Stomach Soother firmed the bowel function, stimulated appetite and relieved digestive stress resulting from racing for all the horses under my care. I have been training race horses for thirty years and found this to be a good alternative to expensive medications” Lou Moga, "Needless to say I think that Natural Plan Stomach Soother is unbelievable. Within 24 hours my Thoroughbred field hunter went from barely looking at his food to putting his head in the feed tub and not lifting it until he completely finishes. He is also a very suspicious eater and will usually not eat any medication if present no matter how I try to disguise it. I mix Natural Plan Stomach Soother in his feed, twice a day and he dives in! His attitude has also greatly improved. He is a bit of a grump in his stall and now seems much happier. He has been taking Natural Plan Stomach Soother for about 6 weeks now and I plan on keeping him on it indefinitely. Your product is so easy to use and inexpensive compared to the alternatives." Sincerely, "I see a positive change in each horse that I put on Natural Plan Stomach Soother. Within days there is an increase in appetite, and the horses’ well being is reflected in their attitude towards work. Horses that are unhappy being girthed, carry their ears badly and chronically swish their tails respond to Stomach Soother. Look, it’s the world’s oldest tonic for upset stomach, anxiety and irritability." Snowden Clarke, "When my Australian horse was imported to this country he developed stomach problems. He was grouchy, girthy, and had poor appetite. I discovered Natural Plan Stomach Soother™ and within three days he was a new horse. I strongly believe in this product and heartily recommend it.” Carol Kozlowski “I was given a horse in extremely poor condition. He was a twin born weighing 40 lbs . As an adult he has had a nervous disposition, poor appetite, and has shown digestive distress (stretching out, trying to urinate, looking at his sides, digging in his stall). I have had him on Neighlox and Gastroguard, but neither relieved all the symptoms. In particular we had difficulty resolving the appetite and nerve problems. The Stomach Soother turned him right around. The digestive symptoms are gone, he has never had such a good appetite and he seems much calmer. His demeanor, appetite and overall sense of well being have improved.This horse is currently competing at the intermediate level of eventing, preparing to do his first CCI** and is showing no signs of stress. I have also been using Stomach Soother on a 6 year old Thoroughbred who was extremely nervous. He too seems to be noticeably calmer. For both of these horses, the results were almost immediate. They also find the product highly palatable to the point that my employees get a kick out of feeding it to them because the horses like it so much." Ellen O'Connor "I have to be honest…I have a 18 year old TB mare. She is the absolute hardest keeper I have ever had in my life. I event her at the Prelim level and over the past year she has gradually lost weight and has refused to eat her hay and grain most of the time. I have offered her the best hay and she had been so stressed out she would barely eat it. I have tried EVERYTHING to get her to eat, spending tons of money giving her a variety to chose from. I've had the vet come out multiple times yet nothing had worked. Competing at such a high level I was so desperate to keep her healthy and happy. She was always stressed out and was never comfortable. My friend had a sample bottle of this papaya puree from your company and I put it in my apartment and it just sat for a few months. I figured there was no way she would actually eat this stuff. I finally had no other options so I took it to the barn and threw it over her grain. I have never seen her attack her grain like she did. I am not kidding when I say she is the ultimate hard keeper and this stuff works. I know people say that it takes a while for it to start working, but it worked immediately for my mare. It has completely saved her life because I think she would have kept getting thinner and would have eventually worn herself down. Now, she is eating her grain immediately after getting it, is completely happy and content in her stall, and is back on track to becoming healthy again. She is eating all of her hay and her stress level has dropped immensely. I am completely amazed that this product actually worked. If it worked on her, I am 100% confident that it would work on any horse. I can't tell you how great it is to actually sleep at night knowing my horse is doing better. Thank you so much!" "Zak is an AQHA, 13 year old gelding who has been a serious cribber most of his life. I bought him when he was 4 years old, he is now 13. He came with a cribbing collar, but he cribbed anyway and I think they are brutal so I stopped using it. He was an awesome show horse but we sold him in June of 2002. During his stay with us he suffered acute kidney failure, which we brought him through. With his new owners he suffered a serious suspensory ligament tear. We got him back in February 2008 and he was cribbing worse than ever. We sold him again to what we thought was an excellent home in June 2008. Candy Golen |
"I have a mare who is described by my vet as the poster child for ulcers. Omiprazole is cost prohibitive and Ranitidine only works for eight hours at a time. Natural Plan Stomach Soother made the difference between life and death for this mare since I am unable to afford Omiprazole daily for the rest of her life or be there to give Ranitidine every eight hours. I recommend Natural Plan Stomach Soother to all horse owners who travel, compete, want to avoid GI upset or have problems with existing GI issues. I even give it to my young horse on show days and prior to trailering, just in case. I am thrilled with Natural Plan Stomach Soother and will continue to recommend it to all horse owners. It has truly been a life saver. Thank you, thank you, thank you!" Sherry Meier Bluegrass Farm "When my horse fractured a bone in his knee, he went from field board to 24/7 stall rest. He’s a weaver and frets considerably when confined. I’m certain that Natural Plan Stomach Soother is helping ward off ulcers, and due to its natural digestive aids, he is absorbing all the nutrients from his feed. His weight and coat have remained healthy looking. Thanks Stomach Soother!" Amy Schull "I was given a horse in extremely poor condition. He was a twin, born weighing 40 pounds. As an adult he has had a nervous disposition, poor appetite, and has shown digestive distress (stretching out, trying to urinate, looking at his sides, digging in his stall). I have had him on Neighlox and Gastroguard, but neither relieved all the symptoms. In particular we had difficulty resolving the appetite and nerve problems. Stomach Soother turned him right around. The digestive symptoms are gone, he has never had such a good appetite and he seems much calmer. His demeanor, appetite and overall sense of well being have improved. This horse is currently competing at the intermediate level of eventing, preparing to do his first CCI and is showing no signs of stress. I have also been using Stomach Soother on a 6 year old thoroughbred who was extremely nervous. He too seems to be noticeably calmer. For both of these horses, the results were almost immediate. They also find the product highly palatable, to the point that my employees get a kick out of feeding it to them because the horses like it so much." Ellen O’Connor, "We recommend Natural Plan Stomach Soother for both large and small animal patients when they have digestive disturbances, stomach upset." Judith M. Shoemaker, "I use Natural Plan Stomach Soother with Le Cavalier and other horses before trailering on long trips and at shows where there is more stress. Most of my horses are out to pasture around the clock. At shows they are stressed as they are kept in stalls. Even if I have hay in front of them, they still are experiencing a change from their normal routine. I believe that giving them Natural Plan Stomach Soother helps to prevent the kind of stomach problems that can be the first step toward the development of stomach ulcers." Emmett W. Turner, "'Sportscar' could not have won the 2003 USEA 'Mare of the Year' award without Natural Plan Stomach Soother. It resolved the debilitating digestive disturbances this high-strung mare develops when traveling and undergoing intensive training. " Gillian Clissold, "In the past, one of the biggest problems I encountered with my three-day event horses was difficulty keeping their weight up while trying to get them fit. The work load increased but the turn out time decreased. This of course did not help an already high-strung event horse feel at his best. I have noticed many ulcer-like symptoms in almost every three-day event horse I have ever trained. Previously the only way to deal with this problem involved expensive drugs and continual feed changes to keep my horses interested in eating. This was not only an expensive solution, but also impractical and not terribly effective. Since I have started using Natural Plan Stomach soother I have noticed a significant increase in all my event horses' appetites leading into their competitions. My horses have never looked as good as they have this season. Their coats are shiny their eyes bright and they even seem to gallop a little stronger than in the past. Thanks Natural Plan Stomach Soother, your product really works!" Jonathan H. Holling, "Dear Tim, My senior mare here is older and was having serious problems getting to her feet and in fact was falling down and was unable to get up. I was afraid I was going to have to put her down. Various diagnostics and treatments could do nothing and it wasn’t until my vet said she thought she was having stomach pain (colic) and that’s why she was going down. As an older horse her painful condition had triggered ulcer pain on top of her arthritis and pushed her tolerance over the edge. Sure enough, four days after the 2 oz twice a day treatment of Stomach Soother, my mare is bright eyed and feeling great. She has been happy and smiling ever since and as a continued help she gets Stomach Soother three times week. No problems getting up or down ever since. I can’t believe the difference and truly believe the Stomach Soother saved her life. All of my show horses are on a regimen of three times week 1oz, 2X day dosing of Stomach Soother just as a safety measure and get that doubled when they are showing. I find their manure stays consistent and their attitude is great. As cheap as the Natural Plan Stomach Soother is, I can afford to keep my horses on it without breaking the bank the way the ulcer medicines do! I am also finding if I do need to put a horse on medication like Bute, the Stomach Soother mixes well with it and the horses will eat the medicine in their food readily while the Stomach Soother helps guard their stomach. Truly a win-win situation. My foals love the Stomach Soother so much they will nurse off the syringe like a bottle. No horse has refused it yet in their food and they all seem to like the taste. I’m so grateful I was directed to your product and wish more horse owners would learn about the economical and extremely healthful benefits of feeding Natural Plan Stomach Soother! I will never be without a full case of it in the barn." Best wishes to you and your company, "I picked up a bottle of Natural Plan Stomach Soother at a horse trial last fall. It stayed in our tack room as a pretty item all winter and then we had a horse come down with Lyme a couple weeks ago and needed to give him 120 Doxy tabs per day. We tried everything to get him to eat them and he would not. We finally dusted off the bottle of Natural Plan Stomach Soother and BINGO, he’s eating them up in a paste. I’m sure this isn’t the reason behind Natural Plan Stomach Soother, but wanted to let you know it works! I just ordered two bottles and will keep some in the barn all the time! Thank you!" Sian Simon "We've all had horses with health issues, especially when it comes to digestive problems such as ulcers, colic, etc… I use a natural product called Stomach Soother and I continue to be impressed with the results I've seen." "Thank you so much for your product!!! Your product has been the only thing that has worked for my horse. I had even tried the very expensive omiprazole with out any results. My horse would not eat hay inside the trailer because of trailer stress and when he would get to the horse show he would stop eating, but thanks to your product this never happened. After 4 days of him taking the stomach soother his appetite increased and when I took him for my next horse show the change in him was outstanding. As soon as he got inside the trailer he started munching on his hay and when we got to the horse show and dinner was offered he ate it all. Another thing I really enjoyed about your product was how easy it was to give it to him. The Natural Plan Stomach Soother has such a great taste that I did not have to fight with him to get him to take it, he would just drink it right up like if it was a treat. Thank you so much, I am very pleased with your product.” Heydie Rodriguez "I used to use a probiotic paste but have found Natural Plan Stomach Soother to be a better option. I give Stomach Soother to all my horses after worming as I have found it prevents diarrhea. It was especially helpful when my stallion was on stall confinement. The stallion has just gone to the trainer and we noticed his appetite dropping off. After giving him Stomach Soother, his appetite has returned to normal and he has settled in quickly. I have found it is very useful to have some on hand whenever changes need to be made to a horse's routine or a stressful situation arises." Julia Blaschke "On March 26, 2008, my dream of owning a Friesian came true when my colt Angelus AGF was born. I had purchased him in-utero and the months of waiting for him to be born were excruciating to say the least! He was big, black and beautiful. Four months later, on July 31st, I was able to bring him home. From the start he was a picky eater and was somewhat dull, so we catered to him as best we could. In October I took him to a show. He was wonderful, and placed second in a Friesian Colts 3 and Under class against 2 and 3 year olds! I was elated! We came home and everything seemed to be alright. He was still a picky eater, but nothing really seemed to have changed. A week later my baby became severely ill. My barn owner and friend brought him from the pasture with a 108 degree fever, a respiratory rate of 135 and a pulse rate of over 150. We thought we might lose him. He was also grinding his teeth horribly, something I had heard him do occasionally, but didn’t think much of it. The vet came, diagnosed him with a virus and probable stomach ulcers. We started him on the expensive, prescription paste. That night I went home and started researching ulcers in horses and I ran across the website for Stomach Soother. I figured “What could a little papaya hurt? The worst that can happen is nothing”, so I ordered 2 bottles. I couldn’t wait for it to arrive as my baby was still grinding his teeth, although the fever and other symptoms seemed to be gone. My barn owner was just as anxious as I was for it to come. It actually arrived VERY quickly and we started him on 1 ounce twice a day as soon as it arrived. Within two days he had all but stopped grinding his teeth. I took him off the prescription meds and gave him the Stomach Soother only, and within a week the teeth grinding was completely gone! Also, instead of being picky about his feed, he dove into his food like there was no tomorrow. We kept him on the product for four more months to get him through the stress of being gelding and he never went off his feed or got picky with it. I have never heard him grind his teeth since. He is off of the product now and is as healthy as a horse can be. I know now that his initial “pickiness” and dullness were probably due to stress and ulcers and I credit Stomach Soother EXCLUSIVELY for getting him over his ulcers and making him the happy, healthy boy he is today. Thank you for saving my boy! |
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