Horse: Bodenhausen Feldstein

Breed: Hanovarian

Owner: Philip Heyman

I bought Feldstein five years ago as a six-year-old. I initially wanted him as a showjumper and occasionally did a lower dressage test with him. He did well in the showjumping ring but about 18 months ago I decided to take up dressage as my main discipline in riding. Feldstein is a kind, gentle horse horse but he is very strong when being ridden. I also found that the travelling and show schedules seem to unsettle his mind. In the last year I have tried everything possible to keep my horse happy and relaxed. We traveled to shows monthly for the last 18 months without being placed once in an event. I tried different methods of training and several instructors. I even considered selling him at one stage.

Then two months ago I met Helga Dietrich and she introduced me to the penac products and I started using this after reading her reports. I have had the following results:

1. My horse is definitely more relaxed and happy.
2. He is looking better than ever before – everybody commented on how healthy he looks.
3. He seems to be doing well on less food.
4. During the last show he was placed 2^nd and 3^rd in dressage classes and his marks that was normally about 50% increased to 61.5%. He was marked 8 out of 10 for one of his movements. Judges comments ranged from " Wow " to " Brilliant ".
5. People that saw him a couple of months ago in Bloemfontein could hardly believe that this was the same horse.
6. I am very excited about penac and will continue the use of the product.