Many health products get the endorsement of a top rider or trainer, but only SUCCEED is used and supported by so many equestrians across the industry. Equestrians in all aspects of competitive riding and racing have found success with SUCCEED and are willing to put their names behind it.
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Tom was first introduced to SUCCEED® by Emma at Munstead Horse Trials while searching for a product to support overall digestive tract health in his team of eventers, especially as training intensified and the demands of traveling and competing increased. He was looking for something to help mitigate the risks to gut health that can arise when managing horses for peak athletic performance and SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program™ fit perfectly.
His top 5* campaigner, Liberty and Glory, was the first to go on SUCCEED. Within a couple of weeks, Tom noticed she was less stressed around feed times and showed an improved appetite. Over the following months, she continued to feel and perform really well, maintaining her condition even when away at competitions, where her anxious nature often affected her feed intake. Tom explains, “Competitions are crucial times when nutritional intake and maintaining energy levels are vital for optimal performance. SUCCEED really helped her appetite and supported her GI tract during those high-stress environments.”
Encouraged by the results, Tom put two more horses on SUCCEED: Killeenhousestud Obos 16, a younger mare also prone to stress around feeding, but who needed to efficiently utilise her quality feed for the increased pressures ahead of Blenheim CCI-S 4* 8/9YO, and Dassett Rock Star, who successfully completed several 4* events this year and is being prepared for 5* competition in 2025. Tom has been delighted with how both horses continued to look great, feel more comfortable, and consistently perform well throughout the season whilst avoiding any sign of digestive tract issues.
SUCCEED has become an essential part of his horses’ GI health management. “As riders, everything we do is focused on achieving and maintaining our horses’ wellness, especially when they’re working hard at home and performing their best in competition. Gut health is a vital part of that. It’s essential to have horses that are happy, eating well, and feeling comfortable so they can meet—and exceed—the demands of high-level performance.
At the top level, the margins are so small that having the edge that optimal gut health provides can make all the difference. SUCCEED is now an integral part of my yard’s management, and I’m excited to keep using it to ensure my horses come out next season happy, healthy, and ready to hit the ground running.”
“I am so grateful to Emma for introducing me to SUCCEED® at Nunney International Horse Trials earlier this year. My mare, Floss, used to be very sharp and stressed about everything, and she really struggled to maintain weight. Since starting on SUCCEED, I’ve seen a massive improvement in both her appetite and her behaviour. I would definitely recommend SUCCEED to anyone with a highly strung horse.”
Stepney Bank Stables is an urban equestrian centre situated in central Newcastle. Our mission is to engage with young people living in disadvantaged urban areas using horses as a medium to build confidence, self-esteem, resilience, teamwork skills and responsibility as well as enabling young people to access the mental and physical benefits of interactions with horses.
Our urban location creates challenges in terms of horse care and we’ve found SUCCEED® to be a really helpful tool in terms of supporting the digestive health of our incredibly special horses and ponies who play such a vital role in the lives of some very vulnerable young people.
Dotty had been on box rest following tendon surgery which was putting her under some additional stress. She absolutely loves the SUCCEED syringes and a daily dose has aided her recovery, and helped reduce the GI tract risks that box rest can present.
Hamish arrived from a very rural location where he had access to turnout 24 hours a day. Moving to the city has been quite a change both in terms of diet and lifestyle. When he arrived he showed signs of anxiety and had very loose droppings. SUCCEED has helped him to adjust to his new routine and diet. His droppings are no longer loose and his coat condition has improved. He’s much more settled and relaxed. He’s gaining fitness and muscle tone and is a huge hit with our young equestrians!
At 6 years old Ginny is one of our younger ponies and had been broken to ride and drive at quite a young age. She hadn’t had a chance to fully develop, lacked muscle tone and struggled to gain condition. After putting Ginny on SUCCEED she’s started to flourish. She’s filled out and now looks stronger, healthier and absolutely gleams. She’s more relaxed in her demeanor and has become a super friendly and confident pony.
We’re incredibly grateful to the team at SUCCEED for their support. Our horses and ponies do an important and difficult job so we owe it to them to ensure that they receive the best possible care. SUCCEED is a vital part of that care package.
Jesmond Renard (Foxy) arrived with us in October 2023, having had a short break at the end of the event season, ready for us to get to know him over the winter months.
We were warned that he suffers with difficulties with his skin, with it often being very sensitive, flaky and scabby, and that he always needed to wear a heavy duty fly rug in the summer otherwise he would rub his mane and tail out. He had recently been clipped when he arrived, and his skin was quite flaky and everything seemed to rub him. He wasn’t fan of being groomed, and would tense up and move away from you if he thought he was going to be brushed, and the same when you tacked up.
We managed all these little things carefully, and kept on top of saddle fitting, physio, chiropractor etc, but as training increased and competitions started he seemed to get more and more tense, particularly in the dressage phase, and he often had runny poo at even the sound of the lorry being started up, going to any training, being plaited the night before an event, or any changes in his routine. He was also becoming less interested in food, which was worrying given that he was always a really good eater and not at all fussy, and we were worried he was dropping condition. He seemed quite unsettled in the stable and did a lot of pacing around and digging up the bed. However, as always, he tried his hardest and never complained, but we still felt things were just not quite right. The main indications we had when he was ridden was that he swished his tail quite all the time, he seemed to get quite tense and upset easily when schooling and in the dressage arena, and he was jumping a bit hollow in the showjumping, but he still approached everything he did with such enthusiasm and tried so hard, it was difficult to decide where the problem lay.
The runny poo started to get worse until it was like that all the time, and we were really struggling to get food down him, I would stand for hours hand feeding him bit by bit, but he really wasn’t that interested. We tried various options of feed, gut balancers and supplements, but nothing seemed to make any difference.
In June 2024, Emma from SUCCEED® approached us at Nunney Horse Trials where she was talking to people about SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program™. Having discussed Foxy with her, she offered us a 3-month trial on SUCCEED. We gave him 2 weeks on a loading dose of 2 syringes a day and then dropped it to maintenance of 1 a day, putting it back up to 2 at times of stress. It took probably 3-4 weeks before we saw a difference, but when we did it was amazing. The tail swishing had stopped, the stress reaction diarrhoea was improving, and he was becoming more tolerant of being touched and groomed. Emma supported us throughout and I was able to ask her at any time for advice.
In the sixth week of being on the trial, Foxy was due to compete at Bishop Burton in the J2*L. Emma advised us to put him on 2 syringes a day just before and during the event and topped us up with syringes to make sure we had enough to cover the extra needed.
The journey to Bishop Burton was 7-8 hours with a stop in a strange place in the middle, and he was to spend the whole week stabled when he is used to 24/7 turnout, not to mention then usual stress and excitement associated with an event. We were very worried beforehand how this would affect him, and were frantically thinking of all the ways we could make it as least stressful as possible, as in the past the combination of things would have triggered quite a big stress reaction. But we needn’t have worried. He was totally calm and relaxed all the time and just took it in his stride. He never had any runny poo, he ate brilliantly and he seemed totally comfortable and at ease from start to finish.
Performance wise, he was the most rideable he has ever been in a competition which reflected in his mark putting him in the top 10 after dressage. He stormed around the cross country and recovered very quickly despite the course being long and hilly. Show jumping has always been his weakest link but he came out on the final day jumping better than ever, and jumped his first clear round SJ with us, and he was really able to use himself, making a much better shape over the fences than he has been able to before.
Having been so sure we had covered all bases with regular chiropractor, physio, saddle fitting, gut balancers, specialist feeds, etc etc, but still feeling in the pit of our stomachs that something was not quite right, the relief we feel now he is on SUCCEED is incredible, and he is really able to give his very best – which he does always want to do.
In addition, Foxy is not itching at all, his skin and coat are amazing, and he hasn’t had to wear a fly rug which has been great in the recent hot weather. He is much less sensitive to the touch and happier being groomed.
Thank you Emma for finding us at Nunney and supporting us through to where we are now – it is still relatively early days on SUCCEED, and I am sure there is more improvement to come, but we are so grateful that we were given the opportunity to try SUCCEED. Feed supplements and digestive treatment are so expensive, and then to find you have spent a small fortune on a product the horse either doesn’t eat or it has no effect, really puts you off trying things. Emma told us that the reason SUCCEED sometimes offers a product trial is because they really believe in the product and what it can do. We can wholeheartedly second that.
Gut health in horses is so important, more important than we really realise, and as you can’t see what’s going on in the gut from day to day, to have the safety net of SUCCEED is wonderful, you just know that it is quietly doing its job and you don’t need to worry.
“Having used SUCCEED® for many years with great results on our competition horses and ROR’s, I am thrilled that the results have been equally impressive on a recently acquired very poor youngster and a yearling foal who according to all the vets treating him should not still be with us.”
Lottie (19) and Pippa (18) are ambitious young event riders with a passion for producing top-quality sport horses to fulfill their dream of competing at the highest level of eventing. Over the past three years, they have had the privilege of representing Great Britain at three youth championships, achieving remarkable success. In 2022, they were the top-placed British pony in Strzegom, followed by winning Junior team silver in Montelibretti in 2023, and most recently, Junior team bronze in Strzegom in 2024—all with three different horses. “None of this would have been possible without the incredible, world-class training we’ve received from Tracy Woodhead and Jeremy Scott,” they reflect.
Their goal is to produce happy, healthy, elite athletes capable of thriving in modern horse sports. A key part of this success is their horses’ gut health, which they support with SUCCEED®. “We truly believe that maintaining a healthy gut is essential to helping our horses cope with the physical and mental demands of training and competition,” they explain. Along with using SUCCEED, they take a natural approach to horse care, ensuring their horses have access to ad lib hay, daily turnout, and regular hacking. “This balance is crucial in allowing our horses to manage the pressures of such a demanding sport.”
Since incorporating SUCCEED into their horses’ routine, they have seen significant benefits. “We’ve noticed less sensitivity around the girth, and our horses just seem more comfortable overall in their bodies,” they say. Their horses’ gut health has also remained stable, even in stressful situations like traveling abroad. “Where we previously relied on Omeprazole, we now confidently use SUCCEED instead.” They add, “The improved gut health has led to better nutritional absorption, which has contributed to their overall well-being.”
Administering SUCCEED has been straightforward, too. “The horses love the taste of the syringes, which makes it easy for us to give them what they need.” They also point out that “their coats are shinier and healthier than ever.”
For Lottie and Pippa, SUCCEED has become a vital part of keeping their horses happy, healthy, and ready to perform at their best in both training and competition.
“I had exhausted all avenues with Flora before finding SUCCEED®. She was hormonal; always going off her food and not eating for weeks at a time; she would be having omeprazole injections every few months in a desperate attempt to get her to eat. She was girthy; reluctant to move forward and kick the leg off at the start of a session. Since putting her on SUCCEED she has blossomed…her condition has improved; she is eating much better and she is just a happy horse in herself I have a few sensitive horses on the yard and have since put them all on SUCCEED to protect them during their training, allowing them to feel their best and already one is putting on so much more condition than he has ever had before so it is working wonders for us!
I can’t thank Emma Hardy enough for all her help; you’ve given me my horse back”
“Our super 7-year-old mare Lates Caralier events internationally and has been thriving on SUCCEED Digestive Conditioning Program. We recently competed at the World Eventing Championships at Lion d’angers in France representing Ireland. This involved the rigors of a long journey, being in new surroundings for few days, and of course the competition itself. We were thrilled with how she coped. She felt very relaxed all through and was a total pleasure to ride. Cross country day attracted more than 8,000 spectators, and the atmosphere was huge, but she performed beautifully whilst bringing home a clear round. I honestly feel that her relaxed, happy performance is down to SUCCEED. I can’t recommend it enough. We will definitely be staying on SUCCEED!”
“The difference in Cloudy since starting SUCCEED is astounding. His appetite has improved hugely. All grumpy and anxious behaviour has disappeared, he’s no longer girthy, and he now stands quietly while tacked up. Cloudy’s realised being brushed is lovely and enjoys being touched now. He’s working quietly and with great focus. He’s generally a different horse.
There are so many things that have changed along with Cloudy’s digestive health, including that we now have a more receptive and calmer horse. Thank you SUCCEED. We couldn’t have done it without you!”
“I have been using SUCCEED since 2017 to help manage the GI tract health of my two top eventers. It has been extremely successful in offsetting many of the digestive health issues that are frequently posed from the rigors of top level competition and training and has allowed both horses to develop further towards their full potential.
It has also been particularly helpful in providing additional support to my horses’ digestive tracts when they travel further afield and are stabled away at longer shows. I am confident that SUCCEED helps to maintain normal and consistent digestive function whilst decreasing the impact of the stress of stay away shows.
I am always pleased to recommend SUCCEED to my clients, and was thrilled when a client whose older horse struggling with their digestive tract health did so well on SUCCEED that he is now enjoying a twilight career jumping at low level BS in super condition.
At Stonehill Sports Horses, we always want to provide the best feeding, management and care for our horses and Succeed helps us achieve this.”
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“I use SUCCEED on a daily basis and truly believe in the product. Not only do the horses look in great condition, but they also have good mentalities because they feel good. I also found that SUCCEED oral paste has kept up my horses’ appetites whilst becoming three day event fit, meaning they were in perfect condition to perform at their best.”
Photo: Charlotte Bacon Eventing
“The spring grass began to affect my Grand Prix horse each year, including his appetite and his performance. My vet and I finally decided that the best course of action would be to put him on SUCCEED. Within just a couple of days he had perked up and seemed back to normal very quickly after that. I have kept him on SUCCEED and combined it with a change in routine to his grazing during the spring time, and haven’t looked back. I now have the whole yard on SUCCEED and have been thrilled with the results.”
“I have been using SUCCEED on both my horses since July last year. I was recommended to try SUCCEED to help one horse’s hind gut. As I was giving it to the one horse, I thought I would give it to my other as well. I started with the easy-to-administer oral syringes for 90 days first and then swapped them over to the top dress granules. The results have been amazing and I would never take them off it now! Not only do they look a million dollars with shiny coats and healthy appearance, they have a healthy appetite and appear happier in themselves. But what’s the most amazing sign for me that it is working is one of my horses has stopped cribbing completely and that is phenomenal as he had cribbed for the whole 6 years I have had him! I am so grateful to SUCCEED for developing this brilliant product and I recommend it highly to be part of your daily routine for every horse owner. It’s so simple to give and they love the taste so much. I’m so looking forward to seeing how they continue to improve on SUCCEED. Genius stuff!”
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“SUCCEED has worked wonders on the horses condition, especially during the competition season where some can be anxious or worry. One horse turns fussy with his feed when he becomes fit, so we use the syringes of SUCCEED with him. He genuinely looks forward to having the syringes and rarely leaves meals now. I also find the product beneficial to the younger horses that join the yard. Using SUCCEED helps them settle and ultimately put back on any condition that they may have lost in the travel or whilst growing. I am a firm believer SUCCEED has a positive effect on all the horses’ condition, competition results and general well-being.”
Photo: Charlotte Bacon Eventing.
“My advanced horse, Euphoria E (Inky) has been on SUCCEED since July 2016. At this stage, he was competing at a medium level and felt behind my leg whenever going into the competition arena. However, over the last 7 months, he has climbed the levels, culminating in our first Prix St George. There are things still to work on of course, but his confidence has grown massively and he feels like a much happier horse. He also looks so much better since being on SUCCEED.”
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“While making the long journeys to international competitions, and particularly during the build-up to the 2014 World Equestrian Games, Wervelwind’s health and performance began to suffer from travel-related challenges. Since starting SUCCEED, his overall health during traveling and competing has radically improved. He’s no longer impacted by the travel and has been on good form at all of our competitions.”
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“I began using SUCCEED after consultation with my vet, in an attempt to support the digestive health of my top competition pony, Dabernon Tiger Woods. At the time, it was not uncommon to find undigested grains in his manure. This strongly suggested to us that his digestive system could use additional support and nutrition, most likely a consequence of the challenges of top-level training and competition coupled with an un-natural cereal concentrated diet.
SUCCEED is easy to administer – I have used both the paste and the granules – and it has helped give Bailey the benefits of optimal digestive health. It’s obvious it has helped through visibly improved condition and better behaviour in this normally grumpy pony. He is more amenable to work and handle and I feel that he now gains more from his hard feed, giving that little extra to allow us to train and perform with more intensity than before.
SUCCEED has undoubtedly played a part in my recent success!”
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“There is a better way and it’s called SUCCEED. If you are looking for an improved path to gut health and therefore performance, I suggest you try SUCCEED.” Read full story(PDF).
“Our top horse “The Secret Weapon” in the run up to a major 3* CIC lost his appetite and topline. When we consulted our vet (GB team vet Liz Brown), she suggested we try him on SUCCEED® Digestive Conditioning Program. We found that his appetite returned within 10 days of starting SUCCEED and over a period of 3 to 6 months he changed physically. SUCCEED promoted his appetite and his coat, condition and topline improved by 100%. In continuing to use SUCCEED, this improvement was maintained throughout intensive training and major competitions. SUCCEED has transformed my horses’ overall well-being and they all look and perform amazingly on it.” Read full story.
“I started using SUCCEED on a couple of my upcoming intermediate horses and one advanced horse – and I’ve been really pleased with the results. Both horses were not good doers but on SUCCEED they’ve both gained condition and more importantly held it while preparing for three-day event campaigns. They’ve never looked better and I think SUCCEED has played a part in helping maintain healthy gut function in these horses which were previously hard to build and maintain condition.”
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“Since using SUCCEED my horses have shown vast improvements in their overall health, condition, attitude and performance. SUCCEED has become a mainstay in my feeding routine, and I now wouldn’t be without it.” Read Full Story
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“I have used SUCCEED on my horses with great success. It has proved particularly good for maintaining condition and general well being in some of my more stressed and tense horses. I also find it promotes appetite which is a real benefit as so many horses tend to stop eating as they get fitter”
Talia Laghzaoui is an exciting up and coming event rider, and at only 18 years old has already been selected twice for the BEF’s UK Sport funded World Class Development Programme. With such promising talent, Talia needs her horses to be 100% inside and out, which is why she feeds SUCCEED every day.
“After a demanding event season my top horse was stressed, underweight and displaying symptoms of a gut problem. We decided to try SUCCEED on recommendation from our vet, and within just a couple of months he’d gained weight, developed a better top line, was more relaxed and most importantly, enjoying his work again. I would thoroughly recommend SUCCEED for horses with digestive issues and to support the gut during the pressures of training, travelling and competing.”
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“We started SUCCEED because my horse Abira had come back from colic surgery and was struggling to maintain strength and condition. Before we used SUCCEED he was fluctuating in weight and looking unsettled. Plus, when ridden he was lacking energy and balance. However, since he has been on SUCCEED Abira has put on consistent condition and added strength, plus his performance is much higher and with greater stamina.”
“George (Never Fly) was very skinny – a bag of bones with no muscle – when we bought him in France. He was picky with his food, had little appetite, and permanent diarrhea. With SUCCEED his appetite has improved hugely, and he’s gained weight and kept it on. His droppings have improved and lost their unpleasant acid smell. As an added bonus, he has gone from mangy grey to having the most beautiful soft and shiny coat. He has gone from “miserable git” to happy chappy.”
“Tiger was very unwell when I rescued him. He windsucked constantly. He was not absorbing food. He was suffering choking episodes. He had stomach ulcers. Slowly after three months with attention to diet, loads of love, a little work and SUCCEED every day his improvement was significant. Thank you so much for supporting us in helping this beautiful animal on the road to recovery. SUCCEED without a doubt was contributing to his improvement and well-being.”
“I have been using SUCCEED for two months and the improvement in my horse has been unbelievable. The one thing that has really stood out for me is the change in her demeanor. She now has this air of alert calmness about her – a real presence. I always knew Coco was talented, but now she is talented and willing and eager to please.”
“Before he was on SUCCEED, my horse Enrico was very stressed and always gulping in air, could never settle down, and would hardly eat his haylage, hay, or hard feed. Since he’s been on SUCCEED he is a total different horse. He eats like there’s no tomorrow. When we travel abroad he is very settled and calm. His competition level is much better. He looks fantastic and will always stay on SUCCEED.”
“SUCCEED was recommended by my vet due to a horse coming from the horse sales looking light in condition and dull in his coat. He wasn’t a great eater. Since going on SUCCEED, his coat looks great and he is holding his condition a lot better. SUCCEED is a fantastic product that has helped this horse maintain condition while in full work.”
“My 21-year-old thoroughbred was suffering from regular, stress-type colic. He had trouble keeping weight on, had episodes of diarrhea, and was tense and worried at competitions. Since putting him on SUCCEED his condition has improved fantastically. His coat looks beautiful and he’s gained muscle tone and weight. At competitions he now feels like a different horse; more relaxed, concentrating on his work with a “look at me, I’m very special” attitude. I’ve been delighted by how SUCCEED has helped him and thoroughly recommend it.”
“My ex-racehorse Sparkie had always been a bit of a stressy type and could be quite nervous and spooky under saddle. He was also very tense through the body and lacked suppleness and topline. These symptoms were also combined with girthiness and irritability, so decided to try him on SUCCEED. Within a few weeks of starting it I noticed that he seemed happier, and has gone on to really develop topline and become more supple during our dressage training. I even noted he was much less spooky too, particularly when competing at the Area Festivals where there were lots of scary banners, flowers and tarpaulins! Since being on SUCCEED he seems a much more relaxed and happier horse.”
“Our foundation stallion Half Moon Bertoni would produce a lot of loose dropping while working. He also suffered occasional colic attacks immediately after working. We wondered if this could be linked to acid or ulcers in the stomach or gut. Since Bertoni has been on SUCCEED, both these issues have gone. The stallion looks and works better than ever and at 18-years-old scored a 66.28% in only the third Grand Prix for both horse and rider.”
“SUCCEED was recommended to me by a friend for a filly who had struggled through the winter and had lost quite a bit of weight despite still eating well. We’ve been really impressed with the results in a relatively short time. The paste is really easy to administer and is clearly palatable for the horse. We’ll definitely continue to use SUCCEED for horses who need a little bit of help.”