September 2007
TOP YOUNG HORSE TRAINERS SCOTT AND SUSANNE HASSLER DEPEND ON THE MUSHROOM MATRIX FOR HEALTH SUPPORT
Top young horse trainers Scott and Susanne Hassler seem to have discovered another benefit of the Mushroom Matrix - allergy protection.
The husband and wife team own and operate Hassler Dressage in Maryland, where they have been trying out the Mushroom Matrix on some of the horses in training with them, including a young stallion with an allergy problem.
"I witnessed some serious, and I mean serious, changes when I put this stallion on the Mushroom Matrix," Susanne Hassler said. "He happens to be quite allergic. He has a lot of sensitivities and this product has really minimized things for him. He's become far more comfortable in his whole being, not as itchy, not as unsettled by the sort of anxiousness we see with allergies as a whole."
Allergies occur when a person or animal's immune system has a negative reaction to a substance. These substances can be found in any number of things - food, medications, in the air or water. A healthier, more balanced physiologic and immune system may be less likely to have negative reactions and here's where the Mushroom Matrix can help, said Dr. Hausman, a leading medical researcher who has studied the role of nutrition in the prevention and cure of disease.
"The best bet for keeping the body, and especially the immune system, strong and in balance is good nutrition and this is the role of the Mushroom Matrix," he said. "It's not just a supplement, it's a food - a very complex food of these special organisms called mushrooms that have a unique ability to provide horses and humans with the most potent immune system boosters available."
Moreover, the physiologically active antioxidant and anti-inflammatory substances within the Matrix will prevent the animal from responding to toxic substances around, such as bad hay, air pollutants such as dust and pesticides on the farm, and even the stress of competitive exercise, Dr. Hausman said.
Susanne Hassler is responsible for the training and care of the allergic young stallion and hence, her husband said he didn't know when or if the horse was being fed the Matrix. However, he could certainly see differences in the horse and learned later that the differences he saw coincided with times when the horse was on or off the Mushroom Matrix.
"With this particular horse I said to Susanne one day, 'He's much less settled.' And she said, 'I ran out of the Mushroom Matrix.' So I saw the difference not even knowing that he was out of it. So, I really think the Matrix makes a difference, I really do. I think it's too new for us to say how many horses it can help, but so far, we're impressed by the product," he said.
The Hasslers have a successful track record in the training of young horses and Scott Hassler is today the U.S. Equestrian Federation's Young Horse Coach. Prior to opening Hassler Dressage, the couple was based at Hilltop Farm. During his years at Hilltop, Scott Hassler trained and developed twelve additional horses to Grand Prix, making his life's tally well over 25. As a competitive rider, he was listed on the USET's Short List with both the Swedish Warmblood gelding Chardonne and with Parabol, and was finalist with both horses for the Pan American Games Selection in 1995. He has worked with such trainers as Harry Boldt and Michael Klimke.
Susanne Hassler started her successful career as a competitor while still a teenager. Over the years, she's studied with such notable trainers as Christina Hermodsson, Maude von Rusen, Sue Curry (Schaefer) and her mother, Anita Owen, Christilot Hansen-Boylen and Herbert Rehbein. In recent years, she's been gaining quite a reputation for success in not only the training but also the showing of young horses in international competition.
At the Hassler farm, the horses aren't the only ones eating the Mushroom Matrix.
"We use it as well," Susanne Hassler said. "And it works great. We don't get as many colds and we don't feel as run down. There have been times when Scott will be a bit drained and he'll say, 'Oh, I need my mushrooms today.' When we take it, we feel more right on. So, I eat my Mushroom Matrix. I really believe in it. Whatever is the driving force, whether it's the antioxidants or other nutrients we don't have access to, it's a fantastic product."
Because they can see the benefits of the Mushroom Matrix on their allergic young stallion and feel it on themselves, the Hasslers are now feeding the Matrix to a number of horses in their barn and so far, they like what they see.
"I'm seeing a healthier look in their hair and coat and in their overall sense of themselves. It's harder to mark, maybe, with those horses that are healthy, but I like what I see and I love the product," Susanne Hassler said.
The Mushroom Matrix is a special blend of organically-certified, medicinal mushrooms known for their health benefits for both humans and animals. Hence, there are versions of the Matrix for horses, humans and small animals. It's the result of decades of research by leading medical scientists working in collaboration with veterinarians, riders and trainers. All of the mushrooms used in the Matrix are grown in the U.S. by Golden Gourmet Mushrooms of San Marcos, California, a pioneer in specialty mushroom cultivation in the U.S.
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