Comments Postbag

"I have just used oxyshot for the first time today on my childrens' pony - it is fantastic! We were actually going to sell her due to her being far too much to handle; there was no enjoyment from her - my children could not go near her.
Today i had my 3yr old able to actually get on her and for me to lead. We were also able to pick her feet up; my little boy was able to brush her, get her saddle on and even comb her tail. Now this latter was something our pony was one to stay clear of!!
After today, I am so glad I tried oxyshot - so I'm not going to sell her - instead I'm going to help her. It would have upset me to sell her but you've got to put safety 1st and this is what oxyshot has done - PUT SAFETY FIRST!"
C. Moore June 2008

"I have owned horses for the last 40 years and have, in the last 4 years, been rescuing horses and ponies with problems and helping them through their problems and selling them onto homes they would never have been able to be part of in their previous state.
Bramble (one of my rescues) had to face separation from my mare, as she was going to stud. This left Bramble on his own. When I first got him, he had no confidence in himself and was labelled a lunatic. I was worried about his reaction to the separation and was told of Equine Oxyshot. I have tried him on other calmers with no success, so I didn't hold much hope for it.
I was wrong. I gave him his oxyshot 40mins before taking my mare away. When I returned to the yard he was calling but wasn't hot or sweaty and was remarkably calm and relaxed. I am now going to start taking him to shows, life's looking up.
Thanks Equine Oxyshot. I will recommend it to everyone. If it can calm Bramble, it can calm any horse!"
Tina Tracey June 2008

"My horse, Foxholm Rhapsody, can often spoil his Dressage test with tension and by spooking. At the British Dressage Winter Championships, I decided to try Oxyshot, although I must admit I was very sceptical about it working. My horse was calm and concentrated on me, despite the trade stands and other distractions around the arena. He was also still very forward and responsive and I was over the moon with him when he was placed third in his class. I would recommend Oxyshot to any one. I was especially relieved that my horse also passed a 'dope test' at the Championships, so I can be confident that Oxyshot does not contain any banned substances."
Deborah Davidson May 2008

"Just have to say it is amazing. I have recently lost my wonderful horse who was a saint in horses' clothing and the new resident of her stable will, I am sure, in time be fine - but I have had to make myself ride her on her own which has been more than interesting!
I bought some oxyshot at Badminton and have to admit to being sceptical but it is fantastic - it was like riding another horse. We had a lovely calm hack without terrifying any lorry drivers or cyclists. I have ordered more because I am sure there will be a shortage as more people get to know the benifits. I keep mine under lock and key to stop it being borrowed. "
Ali Lawton Shropshire May 2008

"I wrote several weeks ago as i had tried Oxyshot for the first time and was amazed by the results and i wanted to give you a quick update. I used Oxyshot for the first time in competition this weekend, at Mattingley horse trials. It was brilliant!! In the dressage Tia is usually consistent but on Sunday got her best ever mark of 27!! She then carried on to go clear show jumping and cross country, i was completely thrilled! Tia remained calm and focused all day, despite the very bright and spooky show jumping ring and interesting cross country jumps."
"I have been recommending Oxyshot to everyone i know and i will be buying a big bottle before my next event on Sunday."
Laura Trotter May 2008

"Thank you so much for your help and advice with my Shetland Stallion, we are right at the beginning of our show season and were pleased with the way he was looking".
Ollie
"However - unfortunately his little wife died unexpectedly and he became very upset and was fretting, so we introduced him to 3 new wives. He then became very excitable, wouldn't settle, wouldn't eat at all - and was dropping condition like mad, Oxyshot has helped us to break that vicious cycle, he still retains his sparkle but he is settling and starting to eat normally again, its a big step forward that he is actually grazing! I know "not eating" isn't a common problem with Shetlands but it was very distressing to see him so upset, he is now a much happier chap and I am sure will soon be back to normal.
Thanks again"
Alison Bromwich May 2008

"I work full time in the City and compete in affiliated eventing and showjumping. I have had my 3/4 bred Irish mare for 2 1/2 years. In the time i've had Tia, I think I have tried nearly every calming product on the market and have yet to find one that works!! She has a fantastic jump but I have never been able to get her brain in the right place to be consistent. We have competed at Intro and Pre-Novice level, nearly always in the top ten after dressage but more often than not we don't complete!!
Due to the wet weather causing cancellations and balloting, I have only had the chance to try Oxyshot once so far but I was so suprised I had to send you an email!! We went cross country schooling on Wednesday and Tia was by far the best she has ever been. I felt like I was warming up for a dressage test - normally warming up for XC feels like sitting on springs!! She then jumped two clear rounds in the most unbelievably calm manner I have ever known from her!! It was like riding a different horse! I am going to withhold my judgement a little longer until I can test it in a competition environment; I am doing Mattingley Horse Trials in a couple of weeks and i will let you know after that. I really hope Wednesday wasn't a freak coincidence - if not you may have just provided my route to success!! I'm going to buy a bottle tomorrow (just had a syringe this week!) so I can test it out more thoroughly!!"
Laura Trotter April 2008

"I am a young rider, producing novice show jumping horses from scratch. Competing BSJA and working my way up the grades with my current rides.
After being very sceptical about the product, I was very surprised to see one of my mares performance in the ring change. She is a very tizzy mare at shows and after using Oxyshot her mental state in the ring changed to being more focused and also her stamina improved.
I was very impressed and I recommend the product. "
Jenna Butler-Smith April 2008

"I have a few show ponies. At my 128 show pony's first show, he napped towards the other ponies and was trying to be very naughty with his jockey.
I googled on the internet and oxyshot was what it came up with. I used it for first time at a show on Sunday and to be honest have never seen the pony so well behaved, no napping no humping and a very happy jockey who came 2nd !!
Need to order some more of that !!"
Rebecca Mckenzie April 2008

"I have to write to say a massive thank you for such an amazing product. Just over 2 months ago we tried your oxyshots on my son Joseph's 148 jumping pony, Paddington Express. A complete novice, we bought him 9 months ago from a friend whose daughter couldn't handle him. I was warned by various people not to buy him since he was a bit of a bucking machine and had never gone clear, even at unaffliated or Pony Club. However I liked his jump and thought some sensitive schooling and a well known calming additive would sort him out. He improved quickly but remained extremely tense in a short canter when at indoor events. He hated travelling and had been notoriously difficult to load, so shows throughout the winter have on the whole been extremely stressful and non productive. One highlight was winning the Winter Champs Blue Chip KK Novice Qualifier but I couldn't see how he would survive indoors at Hartbury for the Championships.
In the meantime we progressed with Joe's other 2 ponies, Moelwyn Gerralt and Plasdavrene Leonn. Gerralt shook from nose to tail at each event and got faster and more overbent as the course progressed. Up until this Saturday he had only been out to 7 shows. He too qualified for the Novice Championship but was such a state after the qualifier I didn't even consider entering him for Hartbury. Leonn was a totally different pony. Very laid back until he walked into the ring and then the concentration went. He wouldn't listen to hand or leg and always thought he'd read the course plan himself. Rhythmn disappeared. He loved his jumping but inconsistancy had been his middle name and since we broke Leonn ourselves I had often blamed myself for his shortcomings. He had qualified for both the Saphire and Coral at the Blue Chip and we desperately wanted him to do well. All 3 ponies were calm and athletic at home so having spotted your advert for oxyshots in the BSJA Show Dates and having read all the testimonials I thought I give it a go. I feed Spillers Slow Response and Baileys Low Cal so I did wonder if I was wasting my money but - the results were instant.
Paddington has jumped on the lorry ever since, stood on his own and has won or been placed in the top 3 in every class since. He was 3rd in the Scope Progressive Qualifier the other week at Southview in a massive start list and on Saturday took 10th in the Novice Championship at the Blue Chip! I gave him a shot before travelling and then on each day of competing. He has been so calm and relaxed and finally took 9th in the speed class on Sunday morning. His only misdemeanor was a flying leap in the line up as the Irish drum music was playing but that was pure excitement.
The second time we used the shots on Paddington we used them on Gerralt and Leonn too. Again amazing results but I promise you we've changed nothing else. Gerralt now loves shows and the only pole he has dropped since was in the Championship on Saturday. He has a totally different outlook on life and in the speed class on Sunday he was so chilled Joe rode him in a snaffle ring and was placed 16th. Fantastic for a pony that I had honestly thought was not going to be able to cope with the show ring. And Leonn. Well he flew round double clear to take 3rd place in the 1.15m Sparkle Qualifier at Boldsheath in March and then took 4th in the Scope Members Cup Qualifier at Southview the other week, both after an oxyshot. The only 2 times he has jumped that height.
We actually withdrew from the Sparkle Championship on Friday since we felt Leonn might be overfaced but looking back I think he would have been fine. Sunday, however I gave him his shot and tried not to imagine his inquisitive reaction to the tradestands, the flowers twice his height sprouting out of the jump wings and the horse wagon parked across one corner of the ring. Whatever he did would be for show, nothing scares Leonn, he simply gets distracted and then its all a game.
SORRY. I should have had more faith in your product! Leonn produced 3 clear rounds to take 4th in the Sapphire Championship. He concentrated on and answered every question Joe asked of him. This result was only surpassed when a few hours later he again went clear all the way and took 5th in the Coral Championship.
I know that it is the endless hours of schooling by Joe that makes the ponies what they are but without oxyshots I doubt Paddington and Gerralt would have made it into the ring and I'm certain Leonn would not have got the results he did. So. .
MANY MANY THANKS"
Adele Hughes-Jones, Wirral April 2008

"I have a 12 year old Morgan gelding on whom I do Western riding. Usually we end up at shows with me a nervous wreck and the boy eating hay in his stable instead of being in the ring.
I tried Oxyshot at a WES show last weekend and the difference was amazing. He was calm, I managed to work him in without the usual fireworks and for the first time in ages I really enjoyed the show. In fact , instead of getting off him in despair, I had to be forcibly removed from his back when the rain was torrential and I was soaked to the skin but I was enjoying my new sensible horse so much.
I am going to order more Oxyshot for the rest of the show season and have already recommended it to some friends
Thank you".
Di Stark, April 2008

"We have a little thoroughbred event horse who always goes well at home but at events thinks she’s back on the racecourse. This makes it almost impossible to work in for dressage with other horses nearby and unable to halt without her being so excited she naps and on bad days I am unable to turn left at all. Naturally we have tried most of the calmers on the market. Oasby horse trials we gave her Oxyshot half an hour before starting to work in for dressage (and by the way Oxyshot is much easier to get down the horse’s gullet than most other calmers) and for the first time was able to work in surrounded by other horses without being a danger to shipping! It was brilliant!"
Eleanor Mercer (North Yorkshire) March 14th 2008

"IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well i gave my naughty boy a dose of oxyshot waited 30mins tacked up and went in the menage walked about 5 circles without jig jogging may i add, then asked for trot (usually get a grunt,buck then canter??!!) he popped into trot after 10 mins asked for a canter and away he went as steady as you please!! Jumped a few jumps he actually trotted into them (he normally flys into them at 100mph) THEN carried on with flat work really chilled and EVEN WALKED round the lanes with no spooking!!! He had every oppertunity to do something and DIDNT im thrilled to bits its the best stuff in the world and belive me ive tried everything on the market, i would recomend to anyone thinking of trying oxyshot go and get some its ace!!
Sorry for writing an essay but im so excited that it works!!!!"
Anonymous Rider on the Horse Gossip forum March 7th. 2008

“I have a Belgium Warmblood who can be a bit flighty in his dressage. He can win his affiliated classes but some new places make him too strong and tense. I tried Oxyshot to calm him down. I took him to a new competition venue and got lost on the way, arriving late I had no time to work him in. I had Oxyshot him prior to the journey and then again as I tacked up, he was so nervous I had to follow my friend to the arena, within a few minutes he calmed and began to listen to me. We came second in the elementary and I was thrilled. I will never compete without it now.”
Mary Johnson, Suffolk.

“My daughter rides a very sharp 12hh Arab cross, we bought her only as a companion who was great as a cheap little lead-rein but was then on her way to Pony Club Camp! I tried Oxyshot and immediately she stopped winnying, her napping in the lesson stopped and my daughter had a great time. Oxyshot really took the edge of her and we just gave her it before she needed it with no build up so made it cheaper than all the other calmers around”
Jan Peters, Newcastle

“I can’t believe that I have finally found a product that has the leading riders using it that actually works. I am always sceptical but noticed a marked difference within about 5 minutes, I would recommend this to anyone who has a nervous or tense horse”
Olivia Smith, Yorkshire

“I have tried lots of other calmers including Blue Chip, Nuprafeed with little or no effect. I am amazed at the effects of OxyShot and have re-ordered already. My two showjumpers have both displayed brilliant results. The first horse was too aggressive on the approach to jumps, he calmed down with OxyShot and qualified for British Novice and Trialblazers. The second horse would spook dramatically at objects around the arena and ruin his round. He concentrates only on the course we are jumping now and is performing consistently. This is a fabulous product and one I can highly recommend, as it is also so much cheaper using it only when we need to get calmness.”
Richard Stephens, Kent