Arenus News Releases

NEM® (Natural Eggshell Membrane), an ESM Technologies produced ingredient utilized within the Arenus STEADFAST® Equine and Canine products, was recently awarded the 2011 Frost and Sullivan North American Dietary Supplements for Joint Health New Product Innovation of the Year Award. Winners of this prestigious award are chosen based on the innovative element of the product, leveraging leading-edge technologies, value-added features and benefits, increased customer return on investment, as well as customer acquisition and penetration potential. NEM® has a competitive advantage over other joint health products due to its small dosage and rapid effect.

STEADFAST® Canine, made by Arenus, contains the unique ingredient NEM® (Natural Eggshell Membrane), which recently won the Frost & Sullivan 2011 North American Dietary Supplements for Joint Health New Product Innovation of the Year Award. The honor was given to ESM Technologies, makers of NEM, based upon several criteria, including the innovative nature of the product and its unique benefits not found in other products. STEADFAST Canine is a unique formula for dogs specifically designed to support normal mobility and ease joint discomfort associated with everyday activity

Arenus, the maker of natural supplements for digestive, joint, skin & coat, and behavioral health in dogs and horses, was one of only eleven companies recently awarded the NASC Visibility Award by the National Animal Supplement Council. The distinction is given to companies that go above and beyond the NASC’s requirements for promoting the NASC Quality Seal and the high standards the seal represents. Arenus received the honor at the NASC’s 2011 Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Arenus recently launched an innovative new line of health and nutrition products for companion animals. The company is leveraging the strong research and development experience and veterinary knowledge of its parent company, Novus International, to address very real health concerns consumers have about their pets. The company introduced retailers to its new, natural supplements for digestive, joint, skin and coat, and behavioral health in March, at the 2011 Global Pet Expo in Orlando, FL.

St. Louis, MO (March 31, 2011) – Arenus, a premier provider of innovative health and nutritional products for pets and horses, is pleased to announce that Olympic Dressage rider Steffen Peters has joined Arenus as an official Arenus Ambassador. Peters, who is fresh off a staggering victory at the World Dressage Masters in Palm Beach, Florida, exemplifies talent and horsemanship. Scoring an impressive 84.550% in the Grand Prix freestyle, Peters and his mount Ravel, owned by Akiko Yamazaki, continued a winning streak that has made Americans proud over the past years. Peters made history at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky when he rode Ravel to the bronze medal in the Grand Prix Special.

Arenus, a premier provider of innovative health and nutritional products for pets and horses, in conjunction with the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA), is pleased to congratulate the 2010 National Reining Horse Rider of the Year winners. Shawn Flarida, who is the NRHA’s first Four Million Dollar Rider, took home the 2010 Rider of the Year title. “Arenus wants to congratulate all of the Rider of the Year winners. Everyone put in a great amount of effort and dedication and Arenus is once again pleased to sponsor the Rider of the Year awards,” said Brady Karren, Arenus Equine Sales Specialist/Nutritionist.

Canadian Olympian Jacquie Brooks set a goal for Grand Gesto to compete in the World Dressage Masters, and the 16-year-old Oldenburg gelding reached his career highlight following a successful ride in the Masters Grand Prix Special. Thanks to Gran Gesto’s excellent conditioning he also won the Arenus Performance and Conditioning Award, which is given to one horse at the show whose conditioning enhances its performance.

Arenus, a premier provider of innovative health and nutritional products for pets and horses, is pleased to announce they are sponsoring nine-goal polo player Julio Arellano. Considered one of the top polo players in the United States, Arellano was born in Nicaragua and moved with his family to Wellington, Florida, when he was seven years old so his father could play polo.

Olympic rider Pablo Barrios, of Venezuela, is a well-known name on the Winter Equestrian Festival circuit, and during the sixth week of the 2011 FTI Winter Equestrian Festival Barrios and G&C Sinatra won the Arenus Performance and Conditioning Award. G&C Sinatra was recognized for his excellent performance and physical conditioning during the $50,000 C&C Farm Palm Beach Jumping Derby.

Shawna Harding and her Danish Warmblood gelding, Come On III, have already proven themselves a top level Grand Prix team in the United States, and during the Wellington Classic Dressage Spring Challenge CDI the pair also rode away as the winner of the Arenus Performance and Conditioning Award. Sponsored by Arenus, a premier provider of innovative health and nutrition products for pets and horses, the award is given to one horse at the show whose conditioning enhances its performance.