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#TeamSmartPak Series: AnnA Buffini

Posted on: August 15, 2024 by SmartPak

Are you following AnnA Buffini on social media? If not, you're missing out on her polo and western debuts, her fitness tips and tricks, and her rise to the top as a USA Nations Cup Rider, World Cup Finalist, and Team SmartPak Rider! AnnA shares a lot of her journey on her socials, but we got to spend some time getting to know her a little more personally as a horse girl and as a Team SmartPak Rider.

Fast Facts with AnnA:

  • What kind of riding do you do?

    • Dressage
  • How many years have you been riding?

    • 20
  • How many years have you been with SmartPak?

    • 10 years as a customer and just about 6 months as a sponsored rider
  • Where is your farm based out of?

    • San Diego, CA USA
  • Favorite Horse Show Venue:

    • Aachen, Germany
  • Where can riders and fans follow you?

The Good Stuff:

  • When you reflect back on your riding career so far, what would you say is the biggest lesson you have learned?

    • "Mistakes are the best teacher, patience is the most important trait in this industry, if you love horses it's all worth it."
  • What's your proudest riding achievement so far?

    • "Placing 6th in the 2023 FEI Dressage World Cup Final in Omaha, Nebraska. It was my second time there after my start in 2022 and to be in the top 10 was absolutely incredible!"
  • If you could ride any horse again from your past, who would it be and why?

    • "My horse Sundayboy was my best friend. He's the reason I chose to make this sport my career, he helped put me on the map and taught me how to be the rider that I am today."

The Smart(Pak) Stuff:

  • What's one thing all of AnnA's horses have in common?

    • They're all on SmartLytes AND SmartMuscleMass Pellets (amongst other things!)
  • What's in AnnA's SmartPaks?

    • Some of AnnA's favorite SmartPak supplements include:
A white bucket with a stormy blue label and dark blue lid, a healthy, trotting on the label image for "SmartPerform Ultra Pellets". Next to the bucket, a small pudding-cup like container of pellets

SmartPerform® Ultra Pellets are science-first approach to find the single-best, research-supported ingredients that maintain healthy joints, bones, tendons, and ligament, preserve normal, protective stomach tissue, and nourish the hindgut for a proper balance of beneficial “bugs”.

SmartPerform® Ultra Pellets
A white bag with a lime green label, the underside of a horse's ribcage on the label image for "SmartLytes Pellets". Next to the bucket, a small pudding-cup like container of pellets.

SmartLytes® Pellets are carefully formulated to mimic the mineral losses in equine sweat. This formula also includes trimethylglycine to help cells maintain normal fluid levels. These tasty apple-banana flavored pellets have no sugar added and an excellent choice for even the pickiest eater.

SmartLytes® Pellets

SmartCalm® Ultra Pellets is a nutrient-based formula designed to help smooth out deficiencies in the diet that can interfere with proper nervous system function. Providing key nutrients like tryptophan, magnesium and B-vitamins that are an important part of your horse’s diet.

SmartCalm® Ultra Pellets

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