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05/06/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗪𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗜𝗧 "𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗔𝗚𝗘"
~ 𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩 𝙪𝙥

A couple of years ago, Rich (husband) came back from Glastonbury Festival with knees the size of rugby balls – the first time ever, after more than 30 years of going.

His Fitbit proudly informed him he'd walked around 75-miles over the course of the festival. Not bad for a bloke whose usual exercise routine consisted of walking the dog, a bit of wheelbarrow action on the yard, and standing at the production bench putting together EquiNatural orders.

Needless to say, he spent the next few days moving like said wheelbarrow with a flat.

But to me, the interesting thing wasn't that his knees hurt - it was that after thirty years of doing Glastonbury, they'd never complained quite so loudly before.

Which got me thinking about ageing. Not because Rich is old, she adds hastily! (Well, just tipped into his 60s by then.) But because joints have an incredible ability to keep going for years before they start asking for a little more support.

Horses are no different.

There's an assumption that once the word "arthritis" enters the conversation, we're suddenly talking about old age (in fairness, I remember how I felt when my own joints first started complaining - it certainly made me feel older than I wanted to admit.)

There's also another assumption that unless a horse is lame, everything must be fine - but horses don't always follow that script.

In reality, the way our horse moves often starts hinting long before lameness starts shouting – stiffness, short-striding, less comfy on different surfaces – all small changes, all easy to dismiss, and nothing that would make you immediately call the vet.

My TB mare, Carmen, taught me that lesson years ago. Beautifully bred for racing, but born with an inward-twisting LF and pastern, she was chucked out as a broodmare, then passed from pillar to post until she accidentally found her way to me at age 7.

Over the next 12 years, Carmen taught me something I now see time and time again in other horses - sometimes the joint really is part of the story.

She taught me to notice how posture, muscle development, hoof balance, and compensation patterns were all connected. She never looked old to me - she just kept dropping clues.

That's why products such as our 𝗝𝗦𝗧𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 and 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗮 have become such favourites over the years, because they're designed for horses whose joints may be asking for a little more help than they used to need.

These days? Talking to owners, our mobility conversations rarely start with "What's wrong with my horse?" More often, they start with "Something just feels a little different." And from there, the answers begin to appear.

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Here's to comfortable movement,
Carol & The EquiNatural Team
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03/06/2026

𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗙 𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦𝗡'𝗧 𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧?
~ When it comes to joints, what is our horse trying to tell us?

"𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙟𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢. 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙛𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙖𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙖, 𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙣, 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩."𝘋𝘳 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘯

So last week we were all melting in 35°C temperatures and watching the ground turn into a scorched river bed.

This week? We're back in fleeces and watching usual British summer decide that it should feel like October for a week - honestly, I’ve got no idea whether to reach for the fly spray or the central heating.

But here's an interesting thing... Whether it's hard or soft ground, changing weather, increased workloads, competitions, or simply lovely longer hacks, June is often when the simple act of more movement starts revealing things about our horses.

A bit footier on stony tracks, a bit slower to warm up, a bit tighter behind after exercise - or maybe they just don't feel quite as loose as they did a few weeks ago. Nothing you'd call the vet about - but perhaps just something you notice that sits in the back of your mind.

It's tempting to assume it's just age, or just the ground - and for sure that might be the case. But it’s often our first clue that something deeper might be influencing how comfortably a horse moves - and that's because movement isn't created by joints alone.

Cue one of my favourite quotes from Dr Eleanor Kellon (above) - as in... when movement changes, the joint isn't always the whole story. Muscles, connective tissue, cellular energy production, even hydration and nutrition... All matter, along with resilience - and recovery. It's a full-body team effort.

And this is where things start to get interesting - something I've noticed over the years where the most noticeable changes don't always come from where you'd expect - surprisingly overlooked nutrients:

• 𝗠𝗦𝗠 - provides sulphur, an essential building block for connective tissue, collagen, muscle tone, and tissue resilience. Yet many horses receive very little of it in today's diets.

• And then there's 𝗔𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗹 𝗟-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝗔𝗟𝗖𝗮𝗿), a supplement I've become slightly evangelical about over the years. While most of us think joints or muscles when it comes to mobility, ALCar works right down at the cellular level, helping the mitochondria - the tiny energy factories inside every cell - produce energy more efficiently.

(𝘔𝘺 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘓𝘊𝘢𝘳 - 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘺, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘌𝘭𝘷𝘪𝘴. 𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘧, 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘢𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 - 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘪𝘮. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 24𝘩𝘳𝘴.)

This is what I find so fascinating about how a horse moves - it relies on far more than simply the joint itself. Healthy circulation, good hydration, adequate protein, antioxidants, and not forgetting the body's ability to clear away the metabolic debris created by exercise and everyday wear and tear - they all have a role to play.

That's why, throughout June, we're looking at all-things-movement from a bigger perspective than simply "joint" support, because the most important question isn't so much what's wrong with the joint - it's more "What's Ned's movement trying to tell me?"

For further insights, our Joints & Mobility page has lots of practical information on collagen, glucosamine, MSM, hydration, soft tissue health, clicky joints, summer mobility, and more:
📖 https://www.equinatural.co.uk/jointsandmobility

And meanwhile...
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Here's to a month of fluid flowing movement,
Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

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01/06/2026

𝗛𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗘 – 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗛, 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘!
𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 "𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅&𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄" 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 – 𝟮𝟬% 𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

JOINTS | COMFORT | MUSCLES | PSSM

And so to June. The days are longer, the ground is firming up, and many of us are spending more time riding, competing, hacking, and generally making the most of summer.

It's also the time of year when how your horse moves can start telling us a story.

It might be the horse who suddenly feels a bit footy on stony tracks, or the older horse who takes a bit longer to warm through. The one carrying a touch of tension after exercise, or simply the horse who isn't moving quite as freely as they were a few weeks ago.

It's easy to put these things down to age, workload, or hard ground alone – and sometimes that's true. But over the years we've learned that movement is rarely just about the joints.

Muscles matter. Energy production matters. Comfort matters. Above all, recovery matters. And often it's the way these systems work together that determines how well a horse moves.

That's why, throughout June, we're going to be exploring all things movement. We'll be talking about joints and mobility, muscles and healthy ageing, comfort and recovery, PSSM and muscle function, and some of the often-overlooked links between metabolism and movement.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁
We’re bringing you 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅&𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to support your horse through summer:

🌿𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝘑𝘚𝘛𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤, 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹𝘢, 𝘈𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘭 𝘓 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘔𝘚𝘔, and 𝘎𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 for flexibility, mobility, and joint nourishment.
🌿𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 & 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘈𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴 for muscle maintenance, topline support, and healthy ageing.
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As always, we'll be sharing practical tips, research insights, real-world observations, and some of the approaches we've found most helpful after years of working with horses.

So whether you're supporting a competition horse, a happy hacker, or a treasured golden oldie, here's to a month of movement.

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

𝗝𝗦𝗧𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
✨ "𝘔𝘺 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘑𝘚𝘛𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴." 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘓.

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31/05/2026

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬 - 𝗠𝗮𝘆'𝘀 "𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁" 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻i𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

Just a friendly reminder for you – today's the final day of our May Sale, with 20% off our seasonal collection.

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𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 - "𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲'𝘀 "𝗙𝗹𝗲𝘅 & 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄" 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲
Summer movement ramps up, with workloads and competition season - time for our "Flex & Flow” Sale, where we’ll be looking at:
• Joints & mobility
• Muscle health
• PSSM support
• Comfort and resilience

Stay tuned!
Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Discover EquiNatural's premium organic supplements and high-spec mineral balancers for horses. Trusted by vets and practitioners for health, vitality, and well-being.

29/05/2026

Discover EquiNatural's premium organic supplements and high-spec mineral balancers for horses. Trusted by vets and practitioners for health, vitality, and well-being.

28/05/2026

𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 – 𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗕𝗜𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗡 & 𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗙 𝗡𝗨𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
- 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚?

So you may have noticed we’ve got an 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗩𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 starting tomorrow - all because summer ground conditions are arriving a whole lot quicker thanks to this crazy heatwave.

And with another sneaky heads-up that June’s Sale is heading into movement mode - joints, muscles, and everything in between (more on this soon) - hoof nutrition suddenly becomes part of a much bigger conversation than “just feeding biotin”…

Why? Because we still get asked this all the time: “𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘐 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩?”

And honestly? Totally understandable - the biotin-for-hooves message has been repeated for years. But here’s the thing…

Most hoof problems aren’t simply a biotin problem - strong hooves don’t come from one isolated nutrient. They rely on:
• quality forage
• adequate protein and amino acids
• key minerals like zinc and copper
• healthy digestion and absorption
• and a functioning hindgut microbiome

In fact, most horses already produce biotin naturally through hindgut fermentation - assuming the gut environment is healthy and forage-based nutrition is in place.

So when hoof quality isn’t where we want it to be, it’s often pointing towards a much bigger picture:
→ gut health
→ nutrition
→ mineral balance
→ overall metabolic resilience

That’s exactly what our blog explores - "𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻 & 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/biotin-for-hooves

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Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙖 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
“𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘰 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵. ” 𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘩 𝘖.

Biotin isn’t the magic fix for hooves. Learn what really supports hoof health - protein, amino acids, gut health - and why biotin may not help at all.

27/05/2026

👀 Sneaky heads up ...

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26/05/2026

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗕 𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗗 - 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚
- 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙬?

Well here we are - in the final few days of May. And if our inbox is anything to go by, there's no question that spring is in full swing now, with so many horses out there doing some self-prescribing off the hedgerow greenery.

If your horse is currently dragging you towards every patch of cleavers or dandelions… you’re not imagining it. Every spring without fail, I couldn't keep dear old Murf off his personal dandelion leaf mission…

No question; horses are the greatest self-medicators, instinctively drawn to what the seasons tell them they need. The spring season probably resonates the most with them following winter - with natural liver, lymph, digestion, and skin-supporting tonic "cleansing" herbs in abundance, i.e.

• 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 – foundational bitter leaves for liver–gut signalling, helping digestion keep pace with rich spring grass
• 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 – the sticky “drainage” herb supporting lymphatic movement
• 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗱 – a soothing, cooling, fluid-balancing favourite naturally chosen by itchy horses
• 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 – nature’s mineral powerhouse

It’s nature’s own spring pharmacy - and our horses have been tapping into it for centuries, because right now, nature is offering exactly what their system is asking for.

Here's one of our throwback Herb Nerd blogs where we chat about some horse-led foraging favourites to look out for, and what they might be doing behind the scenes for health and vitality.

📖 https://www.equinatural.co.uk/spring-herbs-for-horses-may

🌿 𝗔𝗻𝗱… 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄?
You can offer this same instinct-led choice in a safe, supported way at home.

Our 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘀 / 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗳-𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 seasonal blends are designed to mimic this same natural browsing behaviour – giving your horse the freedom to choose what they need, when they need it.

And for this time of year, it’s our 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲 - a collection of six seasonal organic herbs – chickweed, cleavers, dandelion leaf, nettle, rosemary, and eyebright.

Offer as either an instinct-led water buffet, separate dry self-selection bowls, or as a simple top dressing for the feed bowl.

𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻?
We also have a huge range of individual organic herbs, roots, barks, and nutrients – starting at 100g bags – so you can create your own selection around your horse’s preferences.

✨ And don’t forget – 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗲 is part of May’s “𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁” Sale, with 20% off until the sale ends this coming weekend.
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Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Discover the horse-friendly wild herbs of May – from hawthorn to chickweed – and why spring foraging is nature’s way to support equine health.

25/05/2026

Oh my… 32 degrees today.

How have we gone from heating on, winter socks, horizontal rain and howling wind at 12°C... to FULL Mediterranean survival protocol in about 96 hours?!

Honestly, our weather has absolutely lost the plot this week. Four days ago it was: “Shall I put another log on the fire?” Today it’s panic-filling water buckets, hunting fly spray, and wondering whether the field shelter is going to be a sanctuary or an oven.

And because we’re horse people, weather isn’t just small talk - it’s operational logistics and emotional survival planning rolled into one. Every single morning becomes:
• rug calculus
• mud-depth assessment
• wind-direction analysis
• fly-pressure prediction
• and... “Will they self-regulate or stage a protest today?” forecasting.

Of course the horses themselves are never any help. One stands dramatically at the gate shivering in light drizzle like an abandoned Victorian orphan… while hairy native, still in full winter coat, is flat out sunbathing in 28°C looking deeply offended you even considered removing his rug.

Then there’s the eternal dilemma: “If I skip out the shelter now, they’ll obviously decide to stay in there all day.”

So you skip out and lose half your bodyweight in sweat... Surprise! They’ve chosen feral field mode until midnight.

Horse ownership is basically advanced meteorology mixed with gambling - and today’s ridiculous heat brings a whole extra layer:
• do I hose legs?
• will the troughs stay cool enough?
• will the flies descend like biblical plague levels?
• and where the flip are last year’s electrolytes?

There’s also a very specific humour that develops when your entire life revolves around grass growth, weather apps, field politics, and whether a 600kg prey animal “looks a bit off.” And because it’s 32°C, everything is somehow amplified.

Normal people in heatwaves are drinking Aperol spritz beside a pool. Horse people? We’re quietly fermenting in a field while wrestling a collapsing poo-picker in hot wind, with hay stuck to sweaty forearms and somehow also in every underwear crease imaginable.

All while muttering, “Why do I do this?” – right before lovingly checking digital pulses and handing out carrots.

There truly is no glamour in horse ownership - but here’s also something rather wonderful about a world full of people who will happily drag themselves through mud, storms, heatwaves, financial ruin, and low-level biohazard exposure… all for the love of a horse.

So yes. Today's Bank Holiday will be all about standing in a melting field wondering whether sweat, sunscreen, fly spray, or poo is currently on your face. A very glamorous lifestyle indeed.

Here’s to every heat-stroked, poo-splattered, weather-traumatised horse carer out there today, and meanwhile I'm off for some tactical fan deployment. Stay cool - and don't forget to hydrate yourselves as well as the horses 😄

Carol & The EquiNatural Team

22/05/2026

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧...
- 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙣-𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢 - 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤

Following Wednesday’s post on carbohydrates and metabolic health, it felt only right to talk about the organ sitting quietly at the centre of it all … the liver.

Most people think “fatty liver” is purely a human health problem - something linked to junk food, sugary drinks, and modern diets. But horses are facing their own version of metabolic overload too.

And you know me – I love crafting a human vs. equine parallels post or blog from various Functional Medicine podcasts – and a recent one didn’t disappoint. Exploring the growing epidemic of Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) in people, the parallels with what we see in horses felt impossible to ignore, because…

In both humans and horses, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺.

Every day it processes nutrients, regulates energy, helps manage hormones, filters inflammatory by-products, and deals with the endless stream of compounds arriving from the gut.

And that gut:liver connection matters more than many realise.

Every drop of blood leaving the digestive tract travels directly to the liver first. So when the gut microbiome becomes disrupted – whether in humans or horses – the liver ends up carrying the burden.

In horses, we can see this as:
• metabolic strain
• seasonal skin issues
• poor coat changes
• sluggishness
• hormonal imbalance
• that “not quite right” feeling owners know so well

The mitochondria - the tiny cellular power stations responsible for energy production - can also become overwhelmed by chronic inflammatory load, excess sugars, ultra-processed feeds, and poor-quality forage.

And just as in humans, the body begins struggling to manage energy efficiently.

The encouraging part? The liver is remarkably resilient when supported early and thoughtfully. For horses, that means:
• prioritising forage-based nutrition
• supporting gut biome balance
• reducing unnecessary “sugar stress” from molassed and heavily processed feeds
• using botanicals and antioxidant-rich nutrition to support the body’s natural renewal pathways

Your horse’s liver works silently in the background 24/7 - processing feed, regulating energy, balancing hormones, and managing the countless metabolic demands of modern life. And sometimes, a little thoughtful support can make all the difference.

Whether human or horse, liver health really is foundational.

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Carol Moreton
Founder, EquiNatural

Discover EquiNatural's premium organic supplements and high-spec mineral balancers for horses. Trusted by vets and practitioners for health, vitality, and well-being.