The gel earned her trust in competition. The concentrate earned it when everything went wrong.
One rider. A 19-year-old rope horse. Another horse facing a serious injury. Two very different moments that explain why Draw It Out® stays in Val Leibel's barn.
Val Leibel competing with her 19-year-old rope horse. The injured horse described in Val's story is not identified as the horse pictured.
19 years oldHer rope horse remains part of Val's competition life.
16oz GelThe ready-to-use format she keeps in her competition routine.
128oz ConcentrateThe barn-size formula she reached for during a serious injury.
“I’m a full believer in this product. I use the gel for competition. My 19-year-old rope horse never shows soreness. I had a horse get badly injured, so I thought I’d try the concentrate to flush the wound. With the pain killer, Epsom salts, and all the other great ingredients, she never had inflammation or infection. Now she is almost completely healed, and my vet team is amazed. I credit Draw It Out®.”
Val Leibel
Val's words are presented as her individual experience. Her account includes the concentrate, pain management, the rest of the horse's care, and veterinary involvement. It is not presented as a guarantee that every horse or wound will have the same outcome.
Competition trust is earned one ride at a time
Older performance horses do not need theatrics. They need riders who pay attention before the run, after the run, and the next morning. Val uses the Draw It Out® 16oz High Potency Gel for competition with her 19-year-old rope horse.
The gel is ready to use and stays where it is placed. That makes it practical for targeted application when a rider wants a consistent routine without mixing, mess, menthol, or an artificial heat-and-tingle show.
Then came the kind of injury nobody plans for
When another horse was badly injured, Val reached for Draw It Out® Concentrate as part of the wound-flushing and care routine. She reports that the horse did not develop the inflammation or infection she feared, is now almost completely healed, and left her veterinary team amazed by the progress.
That is Val's experience, told in her words. The larger lesson is practical: the products riders use on ordinary days are often the products they trust when the barn day turns serious.
Targeted competition routine
16oz High Potency Gel
Ready to apply. Easy to keep in the trailer or tack room. Built for riders who want controlled placement before work, after work, and through regular checks.
The gallon-size concentrate for experienced users, multi-horse barns, refill routines, and label-directed applications that call for a mix-to-use format.
Wound care is not one-size-fits-all. When the current directions for the exact Draw It Out® product support use on open skin or an open wound, follow those directions precisely. Use clean equipment, prepare concentrate only at the directed ratio, and keep the horse's veterinarian involved with serious injuries.
Deep, gaping, puncture, contaminated, actively bleeding, infected-looking, rapidly swelling, or high-risk wounds need professional assessment. Do not pack product into a puncture, seal drainage, or combine it with medications or other topical products unless the label or veterinarian directs it.
Questions riders may have
What does Val use the 16oz Gel for?
Val says she uses the gel for competition with her 19-year-old rope horse.
How did Val use the Concentrate?
Val reports using the concentrate to flush a serious wound as part of the horse's larger care routine. She also references pain management and the involvement of her veterinary team.
Does Val's experience guarantee the same result for every horse?
No. This is one rider's individual experience. Wound type, severity, contamination, location, treatment plan, and the horse's overall condition can change the outcome.
Which format should a rider choose?
Choose the 16oz Gel for ready-to-use targeted placement. Choose the 128oz Concentrate when you already understand the mix-to-use routine and need barn-size refill volume or another application supported by the current product directions.
Real riders do not wait for perfect conditions. They build a care system they understand, keep it close, and involve the right professionals when the problem is bigger than routine barn care.
Founder’s Note · Jon Conklin
Rider awareness is not overthinking. It is noticing the small change before it becomes the big one.
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Thank you, Kayla! That’s exactly what we built Draw It Out® to be—a reliable, naturally derived product that hardworking training barns can use confidently across the whole string. We’re grateful your crew likes it and that it’s working so well for your horses!
