About UsElite Equine Performance Products is committed to keeping the equine athlete in all disciplines, healthy, injury free & competing at the highest levels through providing the best products in the equine industry. We stand behind our company giving you the knowledge, technology and proven results you and your horse deserve.
Hello, I’m Darci Richardson, President of Equine Sports Therapy, Inc and Elite Equine Performance Products, Inc. I am a long time equine enthusiast with many years of education and experience in equine nutrition, equine science, equine management, conditioning and physical therapy. Our daughter Kyndal is very active in the Hunter/Equitation show circuit. At least twice a month we are at horse shows just like many of you. Showing can put alot of stress on our horses. It is so important to keep our horses in the best physical condition we can. Our horses, all six of them, ranging from performance, senior performance and breeding are given the US Animal Nutritional supplements and use the EquiFit performance products. Every product we sell we personaly use on our horses. I personally guarantee what we sell, I know it works and improves the overall condition of our horses.
Over the past few years, my husband Mark and I designed, built and operated a state of the art rehabilitation facility in California. (You can read about the facility in our archived article of Riding Magazine) . In 2006 we decided to sell the facility, which is still in operation with another owner, and venture out to design a company that would help the equine athlete and their owners with the physical and nutritional needs of their horses.
Sports therapy has long been a foundation for human athletes. Competitors in sports ranging from football to gymnastics have utilized a variety of approaches to help maintain peak fitness levels, strong nutritional basis and physical therapy to assist in the recovery process when injury occurs. When an athlete gets injured, he/she would not be put on a couch and be expected to start playing in the next game or event. The athlete would be advised to start physical therapy as soon as possible, change daily nutritional needs, start repairing the injury, and maintain physical condition.
Physical therapy and nutritional supplementation are an integral part of the sport horse world. Equine physical therapists, trainers, veterinarians and owners are using a number of modalities and techniques that range from simple stretching exercises to sophisticated laser and shockwave equipment. World class and Olympic riders rely on their veterinarians and equine physical/nutritional therapist to assist in the maintenance and conditioning of their performance horses.
You may have the healthiest and best cared for horse around, but the likelihood of injuries is still there. Our goal is to keep them healthy and injury free. With your horse being in top physical condition, should an injury arise, it will make a tremendous difference in the repairing of the injury. Time is of the essence when it comes to healing. There are many things you can do to help the healing process such as; supplements, icing, heat, therapeutic modalities and more. All these items will make the injured area stronger and have less chance of re-injury, but it does not change the necessary time frame needed for healing. We all know it’s hard when the veterinarian says 3, 6, and 9 months off. It seems like an eternity. Use the time wisely and work with your horse to help strengthen and repair the injury site.
That’s where Elite Equine Performance Products comes in. Our company has been solely designed to meet the exacting needs of the performance / pleasure horse owner. We are very critical as to the types of products offered thru our company. All of our products have not only been tested and studied through their manufacturers, but have been tested and approved by Elite Equine Performance. Over the past years of owning the rehabilitation facility we have come into contact with many products stating that they can do this and that. After extensive research we put a vast amount of products to trial, all products are put on a trial basis of 90 days or longer. We personally guarantee the products we offer.
We have partnered up with US Animal Nutritionals of Vermont (same product/division of Vetri-Science which is only sold through veterinarians) nutritional company that has been around for over 30 years. US Animal Nutritionals has been a leader in research and product development of high quality supplements for large and small animals. We are committed to only producing the purest, most reliable products to meet the exacting standard of today’s veterinarians and equine owners. Our animal scientific review board is composed of veterinarians and animals nutritionists specializing in medicine for small and large animals. With their backgrounds in nutrition, alternative medicine, holistic therapies, anatomy, physiology and biochemistry, these board members have knowledge and background in the nutritional needs, conditions, and alternative medicine options for the equine athlete. The potencies of our formulations are optimal to produce both preventative and therapeutic results. Active components are combined, as they are in nature, for optimal effectiveness. Elite Equine Performance Products is dedicated to educating and revolutionizing the nutritional supplement marketplace. Dr. Roger Kendall, Vice President of Research and Development, and Dale Metz, CEO are both founding member of the NASC (National Animal Supplement Council).
The right equipment is an integral part of the equine athlete’s performance and care. At Elite Equine Performance Products we are proud to offer EquiFit sports boots, wraps and saddle pads. The world’s top riders; such as McClain Ward, Michael Morrissey, Aaron Vale, Alison Firestone and many more choose EquiFit products in pursuit of superior performance. Designed by a leading orthopedic team, the most state-of-the-art materials the medical industry had to offer make their execution flawless. T-FOAM, originally invented by NASA, is a high-tech, shock absorbing material that provides a custom fit for every horse, every time.
Other products offered are Succeed for the digestive tract, Ice Horse, ice therapy boots, non-contact thermometer to read a horses leg or back temp in just seconds at the first sign of lameness and physical therapy equipment. We are continuously researching new products all the time, which are guaranteed to provide ultimate results.
Our web site WWW.ELITEEQUINEPRODUCTS.COM provides you with nutritional supplements, performance equipment, rehabilitation equipment, tips and resources to help you with Performance, Rehabilitation and Conditioning needs of your equine companion. Please not that it is important to speak with your veterinarian before starting any therapy programs. Should you have any questions regarding any of the above items or just general horse needs questions, feel free to email me at darci@eliteequineperformanceproducts.com or call my office at (805) 582-1520 or toll free at (888) 582-1520. I am always here to help.