Greetings Georgia,

I've read your email to Sid, and he had the warmest laugh.   It is very interesting but he asks these same questions every day.  Why aren't there any exclusive studies being conducted by major universities?  They all know about Guardian Mask products, and they use Guardian Mask products, so why do they not interview Sid or do research using the mask?   Well, we are under the impression that it is very simply because the Guardian Mask products actually work and do not make them as much money as all of the very expensive treatments that they recommend.   This also answers the question of why articles are not written.   Most of the articles are revolving around the eye conditions with beautiful descriptions and recommendations but the only articles that have mentioned Guardian Mask, seem to list the product as a last resort alternative with a very little mention.  There has never been an article written about the Guardian Mask, nor has Sid ever been interviewed for such a successful product.  

We also used to print information on our web site about the veterinarians that use these masks as a tool to diagnose horses, then never tell their customers about the mask and instead charge horrific fees for repeated treatments and medications or surgeries that wind up costing the customer literally thousands of dollars and do nothing for the horse other than prolong the pain from these treatments, prolong the disease, and prolong the heartbreak of the owner themselves. Well, this apparently sparked a veterinary reader into a fit of rage, he wrote a very demanding email for the material to be removed.  This veterinarian argued adamantly that neither he, nor his colleagues across America would ever do such a thing, that they had ethics, sworn oaths  and for Guardian Mask to be slamming them in such a manner was appalling.  He also stated that he would never support such propaganda from a company such as Guardian even though he believed strongly that these products actually do work and are proven even to himself.     

After explaining to this kind veterinarian, about Sid's direct experience with previous veterinarians over the years and having these things happen repeatedly all across the globe, I was able to compromise and revise the material on the web site to be more positive.   I felt perhaps after many positive experiences, it was due.   Sadly, the very next day, we received a request from a veterinarian who stated, "I want to purchase a few masks to diagnose my clients horses".   This request, came from the same veterinarian who Sid refused to sell masks to one year before.   I sent the veterinarian a very nice letter stating Sid's personal feelings about not wanting to do business with this attitude, and a very detailed letter explaining why.    He refused the sale a second time and the veterinarian never replied, and again.

It is this attitude, that we have tried to turn around by exposure, and by Sid having literally thousands of conversations with customers about their horses. Giving them confidence that there is hope for their beloved animals, also educating them on the diseases to help these people understand further what type of devastating conditions these problems are.   Sid has been understanding, and more helpful than any university or veterinary clinic has ever been to his customers.  He cares.

And while Sid has undergone many business hardships in trying to help people help their animals, he still puts his heart into the products and customers to help horses all around the world.   The Guardian Mask company is still very small, with Sid at the helm and David at his side, two very skilled seamstresses and myself helping him with the Internet and web creation and maintenance, it has been a long road.  We have tried many avenues in getting the word out, but it has been difficult only being able to reach others by word of mouth.   Most of Sid's customers over the years have discovered his glorious product simply by using the product, seeing the wonderful life saving results, and telling other friends about the product.

Even Sid's initial efforts in the beginning were laboring, he and David hired a local "skilled web designer" to help create a web site that would network horse owners and spread the word and help educate them with the dream to offer his product as a solution in saving horses lives.  This is about the time that I met Sid through a very close friend.  My friend Cindy had a horse with uveitis, and since I too am a horse owner, I was intrigued by this condition never having heard of or seen it before.   I visited her daily and since our common interest was horses, I was able to see first hand how this "mask" worked.   Not only did she use this mask daily on her horse, but she also had a second horse she began using it on.  This horse was somewhat of a rescue horse, a small white Spanish Barb.   Tallula was her name, and poor Tallula was in the worst shape ever.  She had cloudy runny eyes that were draining half way down her face, she was constantly "down" or seemingly depressed, and would hide under shaded areas all the time.  Cindy asked Sid for a smaller version of what she was using on her horse, and started using this amazing mask on Tallula.   In every visit I had with her, I saw with my own eyes how Tallula recovered, her spirits had lifted, she was out in the sun grazing like a normal horse, and this little mare even had fits of joy kicking up her heels.   She would come to Cindy and lower her head asking for the mask every early morning, and I was just simply amazed.  

Cindy knew I had been dabbling in web designs and trying to teach myself how to create them, so she showed me the pathetic little web site and introduced me to Sid.   I was confident that I could come up with a better design and start actually writing up information to add to it, and well 7 years later, the compilation you see now is what we have.   While we do not have as much information on the site as we would like to, it has helped so many horse owners understand their horses needs a whole lot better and it has touched people enough to contribute their own stories and experiences, so that others may learn and be encouraged that they are not alone and that there is hope.  We will always continue to improve and add to this site as time progresses, and we are also very hopeful that one day there will be a larger focus on Sid's products by the magazines and universities so we can help even more horses. I've also personally had a full fledged effort in trying to spread the word using as many resources as I can find on the Internet, when I took up a personal interest in Sid's product, and got to know Sid and understand how he feels about helping animals, I support Sid fully and will continue to help as much as humanly possible as I believe in Sid first and foremost, and I believe in his product.

Over all, it is folks like yourself that make the difference.   It is all of the horse owners that have suffered along with their animals not only in expense but the heartbreak of the diseases they suffer from.  It is absolutely devastating to see an animal in pain from uveitis or other eye related conditions and only horse owners that love their animals know this all too well.  It is the testimonials that they take the time to write and send to us that helps other horse owners know there is hope, and it is the word of mouth results that has helped Guardian educate horse owners and veterinarians. 

Sid is confident and looking forward to the future.  His son David recently married a wonderful lady who's expertise is in business and marketing and she has an abundance of resources.   Jeanine will be joining the team once they get settled, and her focus will be in getting information to organizations such as the ones you mention in efforts to further spread the word and educate even more horse owners, universities, clubs, magazines, veterinarians, and any other equine related support we can dig up.  Our goal is to save horses lives, and make the Guardian Mask a known product to the entire equine industry.

Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts and asking the questions we too have asked over the years.  We look forward to a bright future only shaded by Sid's 95's!