After 2 years of suffering every season change April and October getting gaseous colic, but it actually it was hind gut ulcers, the tucked up flank area, the constant drinking of water to self soothe, extremely wet poos, not being able to put out on grass due to getting colic even for a 10 minute pick in hand! After the vets gave omeprazole for a month after wards even their 'supplement' afterwards was NO GOOD. This year in, January with the grass flush then due to wet and warm winter we got another bout of gaseous colic every few days, no pattern other than eating grass.
Having used the tried and tested products for years and years and found none worked. Most of them not developing for hind gut ulcers which are totally different to ulcers located in the horses stomach.
I have tried every UK ulcer product/supplement out costing an absolute fortune to find their 'scientific claims' backed by Equestrian Stars/Ambassadors/influencers getting the product for free were not based on actual using of the products for the veterinary issue of hind gut ulcers.
As soon as Gastro Sport arrived I gave my horse the first scoop-ate it all up in his soaked high fibre cubes-loved it and licked the bowl clean. Smells lovely and in powder form with its' own scoop provided. Next day delivery in the UK from the UK based warehouse.
The first thing that happened was the gurgling that sounded lounder than Phil Collins 'In the Air' Tonight drum solo just went quiet, seriously I had to check there was not an impaction it was that quiet.
The tucked up 'in race training' look disappeared as the hind gut relaxed and moved back into the normal position and I got my 18hh Cooley Farm ISH 3* eventer back in 24 hours which was a total shock and pleasant surprise.
I cannot tell you how many times I was pinching myself and touching wood expecting this to be the only thing that happened.
I kept a diary of the changes as I was super shocked and mildly surprised that finally I had found something that worked. I started 10 mins of hand grazing and expecting the call in the morning that he was down due to gaseous colic. No call came. I arrived to find a happy horse again normal firm poos, less water being drunk-if you offered him a bucket of water he would drink it all down in one go to self soothe.
I built up the grass from 10 to 30 mins then to an hour and 2 hours and thought right he's been on Gastro Sport for 5 days lets throw caution to the wind and let him out for 6 hours.
No issue at all
He only drank 4 litres of water in stead of nearly 60 litres every night!
He's only been on the Gastro Sport for 6.5 days and I cannot believe the difference in my horse and he will remain on this for ever and for once I am looking forward to the year, not live in fear of the calendar months coming up knowing he IS going to be ok and healthy and this will finally put an end to the hind gut ulcers once and for all.
So if the Gastro Sport works I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND ALL Equine Products Ireland and will be telling all my clients, studs, equestrian centres, vets and vet nurses, friends and other equine that finally a product that works and you can depend on.