Severe Navicular and Lame - Now giving lessons again!

John Dowdy:                 Hello, and welcome to another Equinety podcast. I am really excited for this week's episode because Danielle Chouteau is someone that I came across commenting on one of our ads that we run on Facebook. And I'm like, "Oh, that's it. I've got to reach out to her and get her on." Because from what I read and I'll read you pieces of this as we get into this podcast, a complete supplement skeptic, which I loved. But her story is even more exciting. So without further ado, welcome to the show Danielle.

Danielle C.:                   Thank you.

John Dowdy:                 Great. Well it's great to have you. As I just mentioned, you had made a comment on one of our ads. I'll quote you right here, saying, "You can honestly saying, I am no means a lover of supplements." So we'll leave that right there. But before we go further, would you mind telling us a little bit of your background? It seems as though you are no stranger to horses or the horse industry.

Danielle C.:                   Yeah, I actually got involved with horses when I was around 10 and started my first colt. I was probably 12, watching John Williams videos and then going out into the round pen and doing what he was doing in the round pen. And then I also have a degree from the University of [inaudible] in equestrian studies. And outside of that, now I run my own small business doing riding lessons for kids and I do birthday parties and I have my own little special herd.

John Dowdy:                 Special herd. Yes, we'll get into that, as well. And I was also excited to find out you're in my stomping grounds of Oklahoma, which is where I grew up, so you're out in the Enid area.

Danielle C.:                   Yes. I am. It's a great area and I can't see ever moving out of it.

John Dowdy:                 That's great. And you love dodging the tornadoes as they're whipping through tornado alley there?

Danielle C.:                   Yeah. Actually, Enid is in a little hole. They always, knock on wood, seem to go right around us. So I've learned to not get too nervous about them, but definitely have learned to watch the weather, as well.

John Dowdy:                 Those are scary. And interestingly enough, in the little town that I grew up in, it was also in a little pocket, so they seemed to always go around us. So that was ... Those things are definitely scary.

John Dowdy:                 So okay. So going back, now you saw this ad. Is this how you were first introduced to the product? Is this where you first learned about the product?

Danielle C.:                   I did. I found it on Facebook. I kind of mentioned my special little herd. I've got a 26-year-old Quarter horse with Cushing's and I have a Quarter horse and a Thoroughbred with navicular. And the Thoroughbred also has ringbone. So half of my horses are half lame. When I found out about Lucy, she's one of my main lesson horses and she's probably 14 years old now. I found out about the navicular two years ago. But it was at the point, I need her for my business and she's [inaudible] for me, so I wanted to find something to help the poor girl out.

Danielle C.:                   So I decided to go ahead and try it, just looking at the Facebook and all the ratings on it, so I figured I'd go ahead and give it a shot.

John Dowdy:                 Yes. Now I mentioned earlier, you had said in your post you were by no means a lover of supplements. As a matter of fact, maybe looking at this as a possible snake oil or something along those lines was your initial impression.

Danielle C.:                   Yeah. I really remember looking at it. And I said, "Oh, hell. It's a hundred bucks.