Alternate Touch Equine Supplement Specialists

Alternate Touch Equine Supplement Specialists Alternate Touch Equine Supplement Specialists take a holistic approach to your horse's health What do we do? This product is available from our website.

Alternate Touch Equine Supplement Specialists is a company dedicated to maximizing the health and well being of our horses. Our knowledge of both scientific research and natural therapies allowed us to create a range of supplements to support healthy joint/muscle function (Equine Recovery Bars), support healthy digestion (Equine Digestion Bars and Equine Pre-Work Bars), support healthy neurological function (Help my Horse Calming Bars), support a healthy urinary tract (Equine UT bars) and support healthy metabolism (Equine Met-Aid Bars). Our supplement bars are often best combined with some of our powdered supplements (Magnesium Magic, Digestive Support Elixir or BJT Copper/Zinc Mix) or topical products, to provide a truly holistic approach to optimise and maintain the well-being of your horse. We are committed to helping you to find the best combination of products to help to support your horse in every way. If you feel you need advice or direction, Dr Penny Hawken is always happy to chat, to help tailor make the right preventative management plan for your horse. Get started by taking our supplement quiz to see which combination of products might be right for your horse - https://bit.ly/3pqIy8y

The popularity of the combination of anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant ingredients in our Equine Recovery Bars, led us to expand this particular product to dogs (Canine Miracle Bars), to support healthy joint/muscle function, healthy skin and/or recovery from injury in dogs.

23/03/2026

Please note the last date for orders before our Easter Break is 27th March.
We will be closed from 27th March to 24th April, and resume processing orders week beginning 27th April.

We go through A LOT of watermelon in this house 🍉😝Luckily, nothing goes to waste — the watermelon rind is actually a key...
23/03/2026

We go through A LOT of watermelon in this house 🍉😝

Luckily, nothing goes to waste — the watermelon rind is actually a key ingredient in our Equine Met-Aid Bars ❤️

Watermelon rind is packed with the amino acid L-citrulline, which the body converts into arginine. This helps support:
• Healthy blood flow
• Metabolism
• Stamina
• Reduced lactic acid build-up

Great for performance horses, or those confined to the Jenny Craig paddock who need to drop a few kilos 😅❤️

Available on request through our stockists:
Oakford Stockfeeds
Budget Stockfeeds
Herne Hill Stockfeeds
Albany Horseworld
Gingin Stockfeeds
Mandurah Stockfeeds

Or direct from our website 👍

Comment below with your favourite emoji for the link! ❤️🍉🐴

Hay is a critical part of our horses’ diet. However, in recent years we’ve seen an increasing number of cases of Annual ...
22/03/2026

Hay is a critical part of our horses’ diet. However, in recent years we’ve seen an increasing number of cases of Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT).

It’s a potentially lethal condition that understandably fills horse owners with dread — and fear can sometimes lead to scaremongering, which doesn’t really help anyone.

So I asked my friend Belinda Taylor from Hoof Hearted Hoof Care, who is well versed in both equine nutrition and property management, to share a considered and practical overview.

Here’s what she had to say 👇

"Annual Ryegrass Toxicity (ARGT) is caused by a nematode that infects the seed heads of ryegrass plants. The nematode caries a bacteria that then produces a toxin inside seed galls. Once the toxin is produced it doesn’t dissipate over time. So if that plant is grazed or cut for hay once it’s dried off, the toxin can be ingested causing issues to livestock.

Responsible hay growers can minimise the risk of ARGT in several ways. The first is to seed their hay crops with a ryegrass variety like Safeguard ryegrass that has been bred to be resistant to infection by the nematode. This resistance is a dominant trait and when Safeguard is planted it will pass this trait on to self seeding older varieties of ryegrass that may be present in the pasture.

The second management strategy is to keep the potential hay crop in its growing (vegetative) state for as long as possible before cutting for hay. This can be done by strategically grazing the crop to prevent the ryegrass from putting up seed head to early in the season.

Alternatively hay producers may use longer season varieties, that will naturally stay in a vegetative state for longer through the growing season. Why is this important? The nematode infects the seed heads. If there is only a very short window where the hay crop has seed heads, there is less time for the nematode/bacteria to produce the toxin.

The last strategy is good representative sampling and testing of the hay crop.

So beware the hay that comes from a fallow paddock, with unimproved pasture species, ungrazed by livestock."

I hope you find this insight as helpful as I did 👍

Some horses just seem to carry tension everywhere they go.They might be reactive, tight through the body, distracted und...
21/03/2026

Some horses just seem to carry tension everywhere they go.

They might be reactive, tight through the body, distracted under saddle, or struggle to truly relax — even when everything in their environment seems right.

Magnesium plays an important role in muscle relaxation, nerve function, and supporting a calm, balanced nervous system. When horses are lacking enough magnesium in their diet, it can sometimes show up as tension, sensitivity, or difficulty settling into their work.

That’s where our Magnesium Magic comes in ✨

Alternate Touch Magnesium Magic is designed to help support:
• Calm, focused behaviour
• Healthy muscle function
• Relaxation and recovery after work

Because when the body can relax, the mind follows.

Sometimes the smallest nutritional adjustments can make a big difference to how a horse feels in themselves ❤️

Your horse has been diagnosed with stomach ulcers 🙈You’re given medication, your horse improves… but what happens next?T...
20/03/2026

Your horse has been diagnosed with stomach ulcers 🙈

You’re given medication, your horse improves… but what happens next?

The reality is that gut health is complex, multifaceted, and very individual. There are many possible triggers — diet, workload, stress, paddock hierarchy, hay type, management changes… and it can all feel pretty overwhelming.

I certainly don’t profess to have all the answers. But what I can do is listen and help guide you toward a combination of supplements that may help to support your horse and your situation.

It’s just one piece of the puzzle… but if you ask our customers, it can be a life-changing piece ❤️



20/03/2026

Message from our friends at Herne Hill Stockfeeds ❤️

Do your horse's hooves leave something to be desired?Is their coat a bit dull and lack lustre?Yes? Then you could find t...
19/03/2026

Do your horse's hooves leave something to be desired?
Is their coat a bit dull and lack lustre?
Yes? Then you could find that a lack of copper and zinc in their diet could be to blame.
Is our BJT copper & zinc mix part of your diet for your horses?

Does your horse feel tense or distracted under saddle? It might not just be behaviour — it could be their gut 🤔When a ho...
18/03/2026

Does your horse feel tense or distracted under saddle? It might not just be behaviour — it could be their gut 🤔

When a horse moves faster than a walk, the stomach compresses and the pH becomes more acidic. Over time, this can increase the risk of digestive issues like stomach ulcers 😔

Our Equine Pre-work Bars are designed to support your horse’s stomach during these higher-risk periods, helping them stay comfortable and focused on the job at hand ❤️

Available for pre-order now through our stockists or directly from our website.

We live in Barragup, a semi-rural suburb about 10 minutes from Mandurah and 50 minutes south of the WA capital city, Per...
17/03/2026

We live in Barragup, a semi-rural suburb about 10 minutes from Mandurah and 50 minutes south of the WA capital city, Perth 🇦🇺
Home of the dreaded black sand but a place that we call home 🏠 ❤️
What is something we might not know about where you live?

Gosh is the horse who taught me patience.If you went into his space with too much energy, he’d head straight for the hil...
16/03/2026

Gosh is the horse who taught me patience.

If you went into his space with too much energy, he’d head straight for the hills. Working with him meant taking a breath, softening, and really thinking about what I was asking.

Horses have a way of reminding us that patience truly is a virtue ❤️

It’s also a philosophy behind everything we do at Alternate Touch — supporting horses so they can feel their best.

Which horse taught you patience?

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What is Alternate Touch? Alternate Touch is a company dedicated to maximizing the health and well being of animals. Our knowledge of both scientific research and alternative therapies allowed us to create a range of products to support healthy joint/muscle function (Equine Recovery Bars), support healthy digestion (Equine Digestion Bars) and support a healthy urinary tract (Equine UT bars). Our supplement bars can be also combined with a body work session, or our oral or topical products, providing a truly holistic approach to optimise and maintain the well-being of your horse. What do we do? Our approach to treating horses is to look at every aspect of the animal, including their nutrition, emotional status, physical and mental history, digestive function as well as any issues in the musculoskeletal system. This holistic approach allows Dr Hawken to assess the animal as a whole and create a program that has long lasting positive effects on the health and well-being of the animal. We offer both in person and online/telephone consultations, or you can simply order our products through our online shop . Though most of our products are targeted at the equine market, we also created a canine version of our Equine Recovery Bars, due to popular demand from our customers to support healthy joint/muscle function in their dogs (Canine Miracle Bars). Check out our range of animal supplement bars, topical and oral products, or contact us to create a tailor made program to help your animals to have a long and fulfilling life.