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01/05/2026

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~ 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳...

MARE'S HORMONE HARMONY | SWEET ITCH & MIDGES | THE KPU CONNECTION | METABOLIC CARB-WATCH | LIVER TONING | SPRING TONIC HERBS

So the sun’s out (yay!), the ground’s dry… and suddenly everything feels fabulously different - when just a couple of weeks ago it was mud, rugs, and winter hanging on.

Now? Horses in fly masks, standing in the shade of a tree by mid-morning. It changes that quickly.

And this is the point where things often start to show…

✓ Mares feeling sharper, more reactive
✓ The first signs of sweet itch linked to...
✓ The KPU connection
✓ Metabolic horses feeling the pressure of spring grass carb overload
✓ Liver load building behind the scenes
✓ Horses eager to browse on dandelion leaves, cleavers, hawthorn flowers...

This is what we call the 𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁.

Throughout May, we’ll be guiding you through what’s really going on beneath the surface - starting with mares next week (after the Bank Holiday w/e of course!).

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁:
To help you stay ahead of the seasonal switch, we’re bringing you 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 to support you through the shift:

🍃 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀' 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆
As daylight lengthens and cycles strengthen, some mares feel the shift more than most:
- 𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘦 & 𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 help support a steadier, more comfortable seasonal transition.

🍃𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝗰𝗵 & 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀
As the first midges arrive, underlying sensitivity often starts to show:
- 𝘚𝘸𝘐𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 supports skin comfort from the inside out.

🍃𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗣𝗨 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
For horses who react more than most - i.e. pollen allergies, sweet itch - it's not random. KPU is now recognised as part of the picture:
- 𝘒𝘗𝘜𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘉𝘖, 𝘒𝘗𝘜 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦, & 𝘗5𝘗 support this deeper imbalance.

🍃 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
As grass density increases, the liver takes on more seasonal load:
- 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘊𝘈𝘙𝘌 supports the liver as it manages the increased metabolic demand of spring.

🍃𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀
As pastures change, many horses instinctively seek out fresh, supportive herbs:
- 𝑆𝘱𝑟𝘪𝑛𝘨𝐶𝘭𝑒𝘢𝑛𝘴𝑒 encourages natural selection through water buffets, dry bowl offering, or simply stirred through the feedbowl.

𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 – 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆'𝘀 "𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁" 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲
→ use code 𝗠𝗔𝗬𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗙𝗧𝟮𝟬
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/may-2026-sale

𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
✨ "𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 - 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵!" 𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘢 𝘋.

Here's to staying one step ahead…

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

PS. 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦, 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘧𝘢𝘳, 𝘧𝘢𝘳 𝘢-𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵… 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩 👀. (𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥!😉)

Support your horse this spring with 20% off natural supplements for mares, sweet itch, metabolism, and more – offer ends 31st May.

30/04/2026

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗗𝗔𝗬 - 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹'𝘀 "𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁-𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀" 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻i𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!

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

🌱 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤, 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘉𝘖 & 𝘈𝘤𝘦𝘵𝘺𝘭 𝘓-𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 (𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘳) sit at the core of metabolic support.

🌱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 & 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝘎𝘶𝘵𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘍𝘦𝘥, & 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 help support this transition.

🌱 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 & 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 - 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘦 & 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘦 are key parts of hoof spring comfort management.

→ Use code 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝟮𝟬
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/april-2026-sale

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 - 𝗠𝗮𝘆'𝘀 "𝗠𝗶𝗱-𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁" 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲
A new chapter begins, where spring starts to shift to early summer...
• 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗲𝘀→ hormonal shift
• 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝗰𝗵 & 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀 → environmental shift (and the KPU connection)
• 𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 → metabolic shift
• 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 → internal load shift

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Support your horse this April with 20% off spring seasonal supplement essentials – sale ends midnight 30th April.

29/04/2026

🐴𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗢𝗪𝗟 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕!
~ 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡 𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙-𝙪𝙥

We don’t take your trust lightly - every message, every review, every story you share about your horses - we read them all.

And this month, there’s been a theme running through them - thoughtful owners, real challenges, and those small, meaningful shifts that start to change everything.

✨“𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘵…” 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿
✨“𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 - 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩, 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦...” 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰
✨“𝘕𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦...” 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘆𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗢
✨"𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯..." 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰
✨“𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘥 24/7 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯…” 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰

And then there was George - a horse who had become completely overwhelmed. Turning out meant panic, sweating, endless pacing, a horse who just couldn’t switch off. His owner got him on 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰, and a few days later…

“𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘺𝘢𝘸𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.”

That’s what the Clean Bowl Club is really about...

If something’s been on your mind to try, there’s still a little time - our 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 “𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀” 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 ends midnight tomorrow!

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆?
The next chapter begins. May is the month of mares, midges, and early summer balance – from hormonal harmony to the itch that won't quit, metabolic horses feeling the pressure of spring grass, and the liver load building behind the scenes.

Stay tuned!
Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Support your horse this April with 20% off spring seasonal supplement essentials – sale ends midnight 30th April.

27/04/2026

𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 - 𝟰-𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢!
~ 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡'𝙨 "𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙨" 𝙎𝙖𝙡𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙢𝙞𝙙𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙏𝙝𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 30𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙡

Is it just me? Rich and I were just saying the other day how we struggling to believe we're just a few days away from May, which means we're literally a month away from June... Which means we're almost into summer! We've not known a summer come round so quickly - where has this year gone?!

Anyway, with May just days away, we're now in the final countdown of our 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲 - so still time to stock up on your metabolic must-haves with 20% off before the sale ends:

🌱 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
For our carb-intolerant horses and ponies who do a little too well on grass:
- 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤, 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘊𝘖𝘔𝘉𝘖 & 𝘈𝘭𝘤𝘢𝘳 sit at the core of metabolic support.

🌱 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀 & 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
As spring grass changes, so does the hindgut environment:
- 𝘎𝘶𝘵𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘗𝘴𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘍𝘦𝘥, & 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 help support this transition.

🌱 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 & 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁
If the metabolic picture tips, the hooves are often where it shows first:
- 𝘋𝘶𝘰𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘦 & 𝘛𝘳𝘪𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘦 are key parts of hoof spring comfort management.

→ Use code 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗔𝟮𝟬
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/april-2026-sale

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵?
May is the month of mares and midges – from hormonal harmony to the itch that won't quit. We'll be guiding you through everything you need to help your horse stay balanced and comfortable as we start to roll towards early summer.

Stay tuned!
Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Support your horse this April with 20% off spring seasonal supplement essentials – sale ends midnight 30th April.

24/04/2026

𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗧... 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲? 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲
– 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 l𝗲𝗮𝗱?

A scroll-stopping post recently landed in my inbox - Target (a huge American retailer) is 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝘆𝗲𝘀 from its stores.

It may not sound revolutionary - but when a retailer that size shifts its standards, manufacturers stop and think.

Now imagine if our feed merchants refused to stock horse feeds full of additives...

• 𝙉𝙤 wheatfeed/oatfeed/soya or any of the other numerous junk fillers
• 𝙉𝙤 artificial flavours (apple/cherry - I mean, let’s just hook Ned into a sugar
addiction)
• 𝙉𝙤 synthetic vit/min premixes
.. and equine feed producers actually listened?

Retailers shape markets - but we, as consumers, shape retailers. And Ned? His improved health shapes us and how we feed him (or her of course).

Small change to big ripple indeed. One to ponder, especially during the seasonal metabolic spring shift...

Carol Moreton
Founder, EquiNatural
© EquiNatural 2026

23/04/2026

𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗚 – 𝗛𝗬𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗔 𝗜𝗡 𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗦

We’ve spent this month talking about metabolic horses – spring grass, gut changes, magnesium, leptin, the lami risk – and how the 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 system responds.

But there’s one piece that doesn’t get talked about nearly as much… 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮.

And this one’s worth knowing about if we’re considering skinnying our EMS horse slim to encourage weight loss, because it actually become harder for the body to regulate once it begins:

• It triggers the body into an energy crisis
• The body goes into emergency mode to utilise fat and protein reserves to keep things going.

And this is where things can tip, because...

The horse isn’t designed to rely on fats or proteins as a primary energy source. Which means… instead of being used efficiently, those circulating fats begin to accumulate in the blood. Worst case? Liver and renal failure.

Agreed, not so long ago the focus was often on restriction at all costs. Today? Over-restriction can be just as destabilising as overfeeding, which is why the conversation around metabolic horses has shifted so much:

• It’s not about restriction at all costs
• It’s about steady, supported balance

We’ve unpacked this fully in our latest blog – the “how”, the “why”, and the “what to do instead”:
📖 https://www.equinatural.co.uk/hyperlipidemia-in-horses-ems-risk-prevention

Hyperlipidemia is a very real reminder of how sensitive the metabolic system can be. And perhaps more importantly, it reinforces a message we’ve come back to time and time again:

• It’s not just about weight
• It’s not just about grass
• It’s about how the whole system is coping

Here’s to staying one step ahead 🌿

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Managing an EMS horse? Learn why over-restricting feed can trigger hyperlipidemia, and how to support metabolic balance safely.

21/04/2026

𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗦
– 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄

We’ve come a long way in how we understand laminitis. Not so long ago, it was seen as something that “just happened” – too much grass, a seasonal risk, even just bad luck... These days we understand it differently.

For many horses, laminitis isn’t a random event at all. It’s the end point of a metabolic process that’s been building silently in the background – and at the centre of that picture is insulin. Not just sugar intake… but how the body responds to it.

When insulin levels remain elevated – whether through diet, metabolic dysfunction, or underlying conditions – it begins to affect the delicate structures within the hoof, including:
• Blood flow
• Cellular signalling
• Inflammatory pathways

And what we see on the outside – the footiness, the heat, the reluctance to move – is only the visible part of something much deeper.

Laminitis is now understood as a multi-metabolic, multi-system condition – not simply a hoof problem. And of course, not all footiness is laminitis – which is why context always matters. What makes laminitis particularly challenging is that it doesn't always announce itself clearly – it can be easy to miss – until it isn’t.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗲𝘀… 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼
During Covid lockdown, our little thug MacAttack went down with laminitis. No subtle signs with him - I did not see it coming. No event lines, no rocked-back stance - just blazing hot hooves and a pony rooted to the spot, typically at the furthest point away from the gate in a 10-acre field.

Looking back, it was a perfect example of how quickly things can tip when the underlying metabolic picture is already under pressure - there’s no question I got it wrong. A routine he’d been on for years, a switch from winter to summer field, and me assuming he'd be fine like always. But he wasn’t - and it took just 48-hours.

(𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘒𝘗𝘜 (𝘊𝘳𝘺𝘱𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘺𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘢) 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘋𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘢 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘻. 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘦 - 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘒𝘗𝘜 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 – 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 15 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘴 – 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦.)

Laminitis needs to be more about awareness – understanding what’s driving it, and less about us urgently having to "react". It isn’t just about grass, or pony’s weight - it’s about the 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, and how the body copes with the environment we choose for our horses.

The earlier we recognise the patterns, the more options we have in how we respond to supporting our horses before they reach that tipping point.

We’ve pulled together everything we’ve learned over the years – from our own experience and research, plus years of working with our clients' metabolic horses – into our recently updated laminitis resource:
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/laminitis

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“𝘔𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘿𝙪𝙤𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙚, 𝘪𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 - 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 '𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯' 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵!” 𝘓𝘦𝘹𝘪 𝘚.

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘦. 𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥.” 𝘕𝘪𝘬𝘬𝘪 𝘚.

Here’s to staying one step ahead 🌿

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

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17/04/2026

𝗘𝗠𝗦 "𝗦𝗚𝗟𝗧𝟮" 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞
– 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲

If you’re managing a horse with chronic IR/laminitis, you may have heard of the new class of medication making waves - and it's worth having on your radar. These are the 𝗦𝗚𝗟𝗧𝟮 inhibitor drugs - a bit of a mouthful, but behind the acronym lies a potential breakthrough for horses with stubborn insulin resistance.

Two names to know - 𝘊𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘯 (aka 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗻𝗮®) and 𝘌𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘻𝘪𝘯 (𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗼®). Originally developed for human diabetes, these drugs are now being explored in equine cases where insulin levels are out of control and laminitis is knocking at the door.

They work by blocking glucose reabsorption in the kidneys - in plain English, they help the body wee out excess sugar, easing the burden on insulin production and bringing blood sugar levels down.

Results? Promising. We’re talking "normalised" insulin levels, visible loss of fat pads, and in many cases, dramatic improvement in laminitis pain. For some horses, they've been a game-changer – especially in crisis situations.

But, as with all breakthroughs, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

These meds can come with 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, especially if we’re not watching carefully. While UTI's and dehydration are rarely seen in horses so far, one surprise complication has emerged: 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢 - elevated fat levels in the blood, which if left unchecked can lead to fatty liver. The good news? We can manage this with a smart feeding plan and close monitoring.

If you’re considering these meds for your horse, here’s what’s advised:

✅ 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 – check kidney function and triglyceride levels.
✅ 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗴, 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗷𝘂𝗻𝗸 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀, and other concentrated calorie sources.
✅ Stick to 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗯 𝗵𝗮𝘆, ideally mid-maturity with consistent nutrition.
✅ Ensure 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 to support liver function.
✅ 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀 - too fast can be a red flag.
✅ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝘀 after four weeks to track how things are going.

Used thoughtfully and with a good nutritional foundation, SGLT2 inhibitors could offer a lifeline to horses at high risk. But - 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁 - they work best as part of a whole-horse strategy.

For deeper dives and vet-led insight, we always recommend checking out the brilliant work by Dr. Eleanor Kellon VMD, who’s been closely following the use of these meds in equine practice.

Meanwhile, explore our EMS support pages for tools and nutritional strategies that work alongside your vet’s plan → Info Centre / A-Z Equine Condition / https://www.equinatural.co.uk/ems-ir-the-metabolic-horse

As always, the more we understand what’s going on inside, the better we can support our horses outside.

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

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15/04/2026

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗵𝗲𝗺
– 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙀𝙈𝙎 𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙨

𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦: 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘧, 2014 - 𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘙 2001, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘺, 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵 24/7 𝘰𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴

If you’re a horse owner navigating the dreaded spring grass season alongside EMS, you’ll know how frustrating it is to feel like you’re constantly firefighting - too fat, too cresty, too footy.

So when one of my favourite IFM mentors (Institute of Functional Medicine) – Dr Mark Hyman - recently dropped a podcast titled “𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘨 𝘔𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘐𝘨𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥,” I got very excited – because, as always, the crossovers to equine health are impossible to ignore. In fact, they’re positively galloping.

Here's the standout quote that stopped me in my tracks:
“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘥𝘰𝘵𝘦."

Why? Because whether horse or human, the pattern is the same:
• Too much sugar
• Too much processed input
• Not enough movement
• And a metabolic system that simply can’t keep up

Sound familiar? We see it every spring - the crest that won’t shift, the weight that piles on out of nowhere, footy hooves, and the silent dread that it's all going to go south into lami territory...

Here’s the thing - EMS isn’t just about weight - it’s about how the body handles energy. And when that system is under pressure – whether in people or ponies – the symptoms start to look very similar.

This is exactly what I cover in this week’s blog:
• The surprising parallels between human metabolic research and equine health
• Why it’s not just about calories
• How a more natural, systems-based approach can start to change the picture

Read the full blog here:
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/reversing-equine-metabolic-syndrome-naturally

When we understand what’s really driving the problem, we can finally start working 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 the horse’s biology, not against it.

Here’s to staying one step ahead this spring.

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

Struggling with EMS or insulin resistance in horses? Discover how human metabolic science is reshaping equine feeding and management.

13/04/2026

𝗟𝗘𝗣𝗧𝗜𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆, 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲
𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦: 𝘌𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭'𝘴 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘦, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘺 (𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘒𝘦𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥)

If you’ve got a horse who's always hungry, always mugging you for food, and holding onto that stubborn crest no matter what you do… meet 𝗹𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

It’s not just about weight - it's about hormone communication - or lack of it. Leptin is the hormone that tells your horse “You’ve had enough food so stop eating,” and “You’ve got enough stored energy now.”

But - when that message stops getting through, the body behaves as if it’s still in a state of need. So Ned keeps eating, weight keeps creeping on, and that crest becomes almighty hard to shift.

𝗦𝗼 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴?
Think of it like a broken signal. The body is sending the message… but the wifi crashed on the way.

No question - leptin resistance is often the hidden driver behind many of the challenges we face with our EMS/IR horses – yet it’s so often overlooked.

This hormonal imbalance disrupts appetite control, making horses feel constantly hungry even when their fat stores are already more than adequate.

If you’d like to understand this properly (and it’s well worth it), I’ve broken it down fully in our blog: "𝘓𝑒𝘱𝑡𝘪𝑛 𝑅𝘦𝑠𝘪𝑠𝘵𝑎𝘯𝑐𝘦 - 𝘵ℎ𝘦 𝘱𝑒𝘳𝑚𝘢𝑛𝘦𝑛𝘵𝑙𝘺 𝘩𝑢𝘯𝑔𝘳𝑦 ℎ𝘰𝑟𝘴𝑒"
→ https://www.equinatural.co.uk/leptin-resistance-the-permanently-hungry-horse-harnessing-hormones-the-science-behind-leptin-resistance

When leptin resistance is part of the picture, our EMS horses often need a little more help to reset those metabolic signals… to calm the persistent hunger cues, soften that crest, and help their body respond to the leptin message as it should.

𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝗼-𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗼
• 𝗗𝘂𝗼𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗲 – a natural, gentle anti-inflammatory to support that gut bloat discomfort and systemic balance
• 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 – supports metabolic balance and hindgut stability
• 𝗔𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗹 𝗟-𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝘼𝙡𝙘𝙖𝙧) – supports leptin sensitivity and fat metabolism

Even better... keep it simple with 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗕𝗢 - our most popular COMBO blend, bringing all three supplements together as a three-in-one joined-up approach for EMS, IR and leptin resistance.

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✨ “𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘋𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳. ” 𝘛𝘰𝘯𝘪 𝘏.

April is always about staying one step ahead 😉

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

09/04/2026

💡 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 ‘𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗿’ 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗵 – 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀-𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁

Every spring we hear it: spooky, stressy, Tigger-on-steroids energy. We usually blame the grass sugars sending our horse sky-high, but there’s another very real issue – a mineral imbalance between calcium and magnesium.

As spring grass grows, it ramps up in calcium – the mineral that powers muscle energy. Thing is, magnesium (which helps relax muscles and soothe the nervous system) doesn’t increase at the same rate. That imbalance can lead to tense muscles and spooky behaviour - what we lovingly call 'Tigger syndrome'.

This leaves our horse wound up, tight, and reactive – no matter how much work we give them. Equally, if we're working them harder, i.e. competing or sweating more, they can burn through magnesium faster.

To explain it all, we’ve unpacked the science in our blog, ‘𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘊𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦’ → https://www.equinatural.co.uk/the-great-magnesium-calming-debate

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“𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘰𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯'𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 🤣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. " 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘞.

Here's to staying one step ahead...

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

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07/04/2026

𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪?
~ 𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

If your horse turns full-on cowpat mode at this time of year, you’re not imagining it.

Spring grass may be welcome after winter – but it’s very different from hay. Over 60% more water, almost zero fibre, and a big shift in sugar and minerals – meaning the hindgut has to readjust fast, especially after a winter of dry hay.

Our Murf was the king of the spring grass upset - one look at the spring grass and he was instant green sloppy cowpat boy. We always supported his hindgut with a course of 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀, a blend of traditional bitter herbs which gently nudge digestion back into balance.

The secret to bitter herbs is that the taste triggers something called the 𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹 – when the tongue senses bitterness, it sets off a chain reaction, helping the gut stay balanced.

• 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴, promoting alkaline-buffering bicarb which protects the gut lining.
• 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 are activated - stomach acid and digestive enzymes.
• 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is stimulated.
• Encourages better 𝗴𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 (a fancy way of saying, keeps things moving!).

If your horse is showing gut sensitivity with the spring grass flush:

• 𝗚𝘂𝘁𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 can help to gently re-stabilise the hindgut.
• A handful of 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗙𝗲𝗱 gently nourishes the hindgut with fibre-rich prebiotic plant diversity.
• And if droppings get 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 loose, pairing with 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘂𝗺 can help mop up any excess watery output.

The good news? This is usually only temporary while the gut readjusts. More tips & science-y goodness in our blog:
→ The Bitter Reflex: https://www.equinatural.co.uk/the-bitter-reflex

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“𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘛𝘉 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 3-𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘶𝘵𝘉𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺. 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥!" 𝘌𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘛.

April is always about staying one step ahead...

Carol & The EquiNatural Team
© EquiNatural 2026

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