About twenty years ago, the founders of Smart Earth Camelina Corp became enamoured with an ancient but little cultivated oilseed called Camelina. Originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, Camelina found its way onto the tables of civilizations from the Ancient Romans and Egyptians to Viking settlements.

Combining sustainability with remarkable health benefits, Camelina delivers a 1-2 punch unmatched by any oilseed produced today. This stone age oilseed delivers the health benefits that our modern diets are lacking. Camelina oil provides the ideal balance of omega 3:6 in a crop that’s well suited to production in our climate change stressed environments.

About twenty years ago, the founders of Smart Earth Camelina Corp became enamoured with an ancient but little cultivated oilseed called Camelina. Originating in the Eastern Mediterranean and found all the way across the Eurasian steps and up to Siberia, Camelina found its way onto the tables of civilizations from the Ancient Romans and Egyptians to Viking settlements.

Combining sustainability with remarkable health benefits, Camelina delivers a 1-2 punch unmatched by any oilseed produced today. This stone age oilseed delivers the health benefits that our modern diets are lacking. Camelina oil provides the ideal balance of omega 3:6 in a crop that’s well suited to production in our climate change stressed environments. It’s drought tolerant, requires less fertilizer and can be grown on lighter, more marginal lands.

Camelina provides excellent quality oil and meal for animal feed and aquaculture. Our camelina oil supplement for canine and equine use has thousands of 5-star reviews. Owners love how the anti-inflammatory benefits of camelina help their animals skin, joint and overall health.

About twenty years ago, the founders of Smart Earth Camelina Corp became enamoured with an ancient but little cultivated oilseed called Camelina. Originating in the Eastern Mediterranean, Camelina found its way onto the tables of civilizations from the Ancient Romans and Egyptians to Viking settlements.

Combining sustainability with remarkable health benefits, Camelina delivers a 1-2 punch unmatched by any oilseed produced today. This stone age oilseed delivers the health benefits that our modern diets are lacking. Camelina oil provides the ideal balance of omega 3:6 in a crop that’s well suited to production in our climate change stressed environments.

About twenty years ago, the founders of Smart Earth Camelina Corp became enamoured with an ancient but little cultivated oilseed called Camelina. Originating in the Eastern Mediterranean and found all the way across the Eurasian steps and up to Siberia, Camelina found its way onto the tables of civilizations from the Ancient Romans and Egyptians to Viking settlements.

Combining sustainability with remarkable health benefits, Camelina delivers a 1-2 punch unmatched by any oilseed produced today. This stone age oilseed delivers the health benefits that our modern diets are lacking. Camelina oil provides the ideal balance of omega 3:6 in a crop that’s well suited to production in our climate change stressed environments. It’s drought tolerant, requires less fertilizer and can be grown on lighter, more marginal lands.

Camelina provides excellent quality oil and meal for animal feed and aquaculture. Our camelina oil supplement for canine and equine use has thousands of 5-star reviews. Owners love how the anti-inflammatory benefits of camelina help their animals skin, joint and overall health.

Flaxseed is known as the Omega-3 heavyweight: it mirrors that of pasture (4:1 ALA to LA). But flax can be unstable and, unlike Camelina, can quickly turn rancid unless kept in the fridge. Not all horses like the taste. Also, as Getty notes, there is some concern about the safety of ground flaxseed which contains cyanogenic glycosides.

Canola Oil doesn't contain much in the way of Omega3. It is rich in Omega9 and Omega6.

Soybean or Corn oils also tilt toward high Omega6 fatty acid content. But as Getty points out, too much Omega6 is already consumed in a horse’s diet through feed.

Hemp Oil is fundamentally higher in Omega6 than Omega3 and needs to stay in the fridge. The high LA content in hemp needs to be balanced with enough ALA from other sources. As Getty says: "Pasture, or hay that is fresh and stored properly, along with dietary supplementation of high-ALA feeds and oils, will allow your horse to benefit from added hempseed products."

Camelina, meantime, has a unique oil profile, offering a better than 2:1 balance of Omega3|Omega6. It is also high in tocopherols (Vitamin E), a natural anti-oxidant.

Domesticated horses are very different than the few that remain truly wild...

The way we keep sport and performance horses today limits their access to pasture, which would normally be their source of Omegas.

This, coupled with climate conditions for many horses, means that most horses are lacking the Omega 3s that their bodies require to function properly.

Camelina oil offers what many horses require in a healthy diet: Easily digestible Omega Fatty Acids.

Domesticated horses are very different than the few that remain truly wild...

The way we keep sport and performance horses today limits their access to pasture, which would normally be their source of Omegas.

This, coupled with climate conditions for many horses, means that most horses are lacking the Omega 3s that their bodies require to function properly.

Camelina oil offers what many horses require in a healthy diet: Easily digestible Omega Fatty Acids.

Experts agree that horses needs a balance of Omega3 alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), and Omega6 linoleic acid (LA). if your horse is deficient, or improperly balanced in the Omegas, it can experience immune system and hormone function issues: skin, hoof and joint disorders; depression or aggressive tendencies and general malaise.

Camelina oil offers an excellent alternative to other oils. It offers a unique oil profile, as it is high in ALA with a 2.4:1 ratio of omega 3s to omega 6s,

Its shelf life of up to 1 year is far superior to competing products, due to it's naturally occuring vitamin E content, it is resitant to oxidative rancidity, making it highly stable.

Hope for Heroes provides veterans who are often suicidal and struggling to cope after returning from military service and pairs them with horses where they take part in therapeutic horsemanship lessons. This program has seen amazing results and promising new research suggests that veterans can show remarkable improvements after just 6 to 8 weeks of equine lessons. Hundreds of these veterans are stating unequivocally that "their" horse saved their lives, from suicide and chronic depression, as they search for nontraditional solutions to help them overcome despair.

When we heard about this beautiful cause we were so moved to hear about the difference our product had made in the health of the horses helping these veterans. This story really touched us all here at Smart Earth and we found it to be extremely powerful.

"The results have been amazing and we truly believe in this product, our clients are also putting their horses on the oil after seeing the results! We have an older gelding retired from a show career but arthritic who was getting monthly leg injections, since starting the oil he moves better and is no longer needing costly injections monthly."

"My son's horse who for 12 years would break out in hives from horse flies bites no longer is lumpy and for the first time in this horses life he no longer suffers the reactions of the flies bites not requiring antihistamines or steroids to calm his swollen body. One clients mare suffering from severe sweet itch is no longer rubbing and biting her body raw since starting the oil."

"We have a few horses brought in as they were considered problem horses, since starting the oil their history of ulcers and aggressive behavior has changed and they are now pleasures to deal with. All the horses coats glisten and the manes and tails grow quicker than they ever have before!"

When Lori McCumber brought Rory to L & M Equestrian near Waterloo, Ont., the 5-year-old thoroughbred was a starvation case. But the positive turnaround she has seen in Rory’s overall health in just 30 short days is simply amazing, partly due to adding Camelina oil to the horse’s diet. Lori has been bringing rescue animals to her boarding and training farm for the past several years, helping them to turn around and then re-homing them. Rory was a real hardship case – extremely undernourished and neglected – so she immediately placed him on good rations with a supplement of Smart Earth Camelina Oil Equine Supplement.

“I had used other Omega oils in the past but this is the most cost effective and does the most,” she said. “Rory is the fastest turnaround of any horse we’ve had – with the most dramatic difference,” she added.

Lori, who has about 40 horses at L & M Equestrian, said Smart Earth’s Equine Oil seems to have the ideal Omega3-Omega6 balance. “I had used other Omega oils before, the last one was basically a fish oil,” she said. “What we noticed with Rory is his coat is turning out really nice and shiny. He seems to be putting on muscle better – it’s like the oil helps him process the feed better.” She also noticed an improvement in the composition of Rory’s hooves and his overall demeanor has changed dramatically for the better. “He’s calmed down a lot. He was a little loopy when he got here,” Lori said, adding she now has several other horses on Camelina oil as a supplement and they also are doing well.

When I decided to give Camelina she had been on flax seed oil already for years so I wasn’t expecting such a huge change but wow! The first thing I noticed was her personality started coming back. She’d Winnie at me when I’d come into the barn, and run up from the field when called like she used to. She also began to really want her food again! She was actually excited for it. Then I took her on a trail ride and she was so much more relaxed and she only had a normal amount of sweat! And no shaking in her stifle!! That blew my mind she had only been on it a few weeks!

It’s been over a month now and she is far less itchy she’s not stumbling and beginning to hold her jog like she always used to. She is far less stiff and when I ask her to “bow” or “say her prayers” she just goes easily down quickly like she used to! The swelling under her udder is way down too!

Stasia is 18 I also have he 25 year old mother on it and she is moving so much better and coughing way less (she has COPD). She had an old tendon issue that had that cannon always thicker and now it feels normal and her weight is looking better too! Her top line is smoothing out and her ribs are going away. And Stasia’s weight is also better! Her fat pockets on her butt are gone and the “pot belly” Cushing’s look is gone!

Words cannot express how grateful I am for this product and the help that it’s bringing to my horses, especially Stasia who no one seem to know what to do for! This has been nothing short of a miracle for her! I have my horse back! All I can think is there is something in this oil her body was desperate for and I thank God I decided to try it!! Now I’m telling all my friends get your horses on this stuff! I’m even giving it to my mini and he’s getting less reactive and sweeter in his personality! Thank you for this awesome product!

Rybecca, excelling at Breakaway Roping and Team Roping, qualified for the Canadian High School Rodeo Finals three times and went to Montana State Northern University on a rodeo scholarship. She plans to compete in the Breakaway competitions at the World Champion Rodeo Alliance and in the Canadian Finals Rodeo. She expects to hit 30-40 rodeos in Canada and the USA this year.

Rybecca has trained many rodeo horses and even sold one of her carefully trained rodeo QH's for $20,000.

"They are an athlete and you have to treat them like an athlete," she said. "That's one of the reasons we feed them Camelina."

The Panchuks look for good breeding and genetics in their quarter horses. Special rodeo training for their horses usually starts at the age of three or four. A few of the Panchuks veteran rodeo horses are still performing at the age of 20. That's a testament to how well these animals are cared for and how strictly their health is maintained.

"I feel like they look better with the natural Vitamin E that's in Camelina," she said. "They're shinier and more toned. But there's another couple of reasons I like to feed it. One is digestive - stomach health - your health all stems from your gut. Just like humans. We also noticed the difference Camelina makes with their joints. Rodeo is hard on the joints with lots of stopping and starting. It seems to help with longevity and recovery."

"I have a geriatric mare that has been a 3 generation show horse, a 4-H horse a therapeutic riding horse and loved by so many people. Her health has been slowly deteriorating due to her age. Her condition in April was sad to say the least. Before being put on the oil I had her wormed, then vet checked, overall her muscle mass was deteriorating, she was stiff on her right front shoulder, her skin flaky and coat in a dull unhealthy condition, due to her age and poor teeth condition (floating no longer a option)."

"I started her on the recommended daily dose and after a week with no real results I doubled the dose and after 2 months there was a noticeable improvement in her stiffness, and condition of hair and skin but no weight gain. I once again increased the amount of oil with her daily intake and continued till early fall. As of September the mare is showing some weight gain and looking better than she has the last few years. .As of November the mare is going out in winter pasture with shelter, hay and water always available and a daily dose of oil with her ration. Overall I believe this horse has showed improvement in her stiffness, her hair and coat, with minimal weight gain."

"I truly believe she would have had to be put down this summer if she didn’t improve. I will continue to feed this product and will be adding it to my young working stock. I have in the past tried different oil products, without visible results. The camelina oil is very palatable and the long shelf life makes it much more cost effective than other oils."