Each strip is designed as a one-time use product. Leave the Strip in place until the horse is completely cooled out and breathing has returned to normal.

Yes. When applied correctly on clean, dry skin, FLAIR Strips stay on through sweat, rain, dust, and high-intensity work including barrel runs, cross-country, polo chukkers, and racing.

Yes. FLAIR Strips are drug-free and allowed in most major disciplines and associations. Always check your specific organization’s rules before competing. 

Peel, center, and apply 30 minutes prior to exercise approximately 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) above the horse’s nostrils. The three plastic supports in the Strip produce a precise level of spring-like force to reduce collapse of the horse's nasal passages and improve airflow.

Any horse working hard or breathing heavily can benefit — including barrel horses, eventers, jumpers, polo ponies, racehorses, endurance horses, and seasoned trail horses. Equine athletes in all disciplines and every level of competition can benefit as part of their training, conditioning and performance regimens. 

No. The adhesive is designed for equine skin. Slight loss of hair may be noticed, as experienced with normal shedding.

Yes. Many riders use them to help horse’s feel more comfortable when long-hauling, suffering from allergies or other lower airway diseases such as COPD (“heaves”), or laryngeal hemiplegia (“roarers”). Always consult your veterinarian for medical conditions.

No evidence suggests that FLAIR Strips cause horses to inhale more dirt or dust. There are several reasons why:

1. A more open airway doesn't mean greater suction.
FLAIR Strips support the nasal passages to reduce airway resistance. For the same volume of air being breathed, a larger effective airway allows air to move at a lower velocity—not with greater suction.

2. Dust exposure depends primarily on the environment and how much air the horse breathes.
The amount of airborne particulate presented to the respiratory tract depends largely on the concentration of dust in the air and the volume of air inhaled. FLAIR does not bypass the horse's natural nasal passages or filtration surfaces.

3. Real-world experience does not suggest an adverse respiratory effect.
In a large field study involving nearly 400 Thoroughbred racehorses at Calder Race Course, horses wearing FLAIR Strips returned to racing sooner—not later. This study did not measure dust inhalation, but its findings are inconsistent with the suggestion that FLAIR causes a clinically meaningful adverse respiratory effect from increased dirt or dust exposure.

The bottom line: FLAIR Strips don't make a horse breathe more air. They support the nasal passages so the horse can move the air it needs with less resistance.