In the competitive realm of barrel racing, your horse’s health and performance are paramount. FLAIR® Equine Nasal Strips are an innovative tool designed to improve your horse’s breathing and optimize performance when it counts.
Barrel racing demands quick acceleration, agile turns, and stamina – pushing horses to their limits and resulting in greater demands for airflow to the lungs. As the horse responds to these demands by breathing harder, the soft tissues of the nasal passages are sucked inward, which results in increased resistance to breathing. FLAIR Strips provide a solution by supporting the nasal passages, reducing airway collapse, reducing airflow resistance, and improving air intake. This ensures easier breathing for continuous and efficient oxygen supply to the muscles, which is crucial for maintaining speed and power
The advantages of using FLAIR Strips are significant:
- Reduced Respiratory Effort: Easier breathing allows horses to conserve energy, which can be used to optimize speed and agility. Performance horses wearing FLAIR Strips have been shown to use 5-6% less energy when bringing air in during intensive exercise.
- Quickened Recovery Times: FLAIR Strips reduce the effort needed to move air in and out of the lungs, resulting in less stress on your horse’s body during exercise and a faster recovery after exercise.
- Reduced Fatigue: Performance horses wearing FLAIR Strips have an increased time to fatigue.
- Reduced Exercise-Induced Pulmonary Hemorrhage (EIPH or “Bleeding”): FLAIR Strips are proven to reduce EIPH. By reducing resistance to breathing, the Strips reduce the stress on the pulmonary blood vessels, resulting in fewer ruptured blood vessels.
Simple to Apply
FLAIR Strips are simple to apply, making them an easy-to-use addition to your tacking-up routine. They fit horses of all sizes, are drug-free, and are competition approved, meeting the sport’s ethical standards. This innovation extends beyond short-term performance optimization to contribute to your horse’s overall well-being.
Backed by Science
Developed through extensive research, FLAIR Strips are designed to meet the rigorous needs of equine athletes. Incorporating the Strips into your horse’s regimen is an investment in your horse’s health, performance, and future. They offer a non-invasive solution to the respiratory challenges inherent in barrel racing, paving the way for peak performance and success in the arena.
Read more about breathing easier with FLAIR Strips and dig into the science at https://flairstrips.com/breathe-easier/.
