BlackHorse Naturals

17/07/2024

Mycotoxins are found naturally in the environment, most commonly within soils, pastures, hay, cereal crops and grain.

The major Mycotoxins include Grass Mycotoxin, Grain Mycotoxins and Storage Mycotoxins.
In fact there are over 500 known types of mycotoxins which come from various types of mould or fungi!

We often hear people talking about “ seasonal change” or grass related issues with horses grazing in paddocks that may have an overload of mycotoxins within the grass and w**ds.
This may be a year round concern for some horse owners.

Some of the key types in grass and w**ds may include ryegrass, clovers, tall fescue, cape w**d and some phalaris species.
Mycotoxin invasion can be more susceptible during conditions of humidity, drought, flood, or following severe frost. These conditions are generally when the plant is put under the most stress.

Mycotoxin overload may show the following common effects in sensitive horses such as:

▪️ Digestive upset

▪️ Behavioural change or spookiness

▪️ Skin & coat problems, such as greasy heel, sunburn, etc

▪️ Sensitivity or soreness in muscles and body

Gut Align and Harmony Plus include TOXO (Yeast Culture + Activated B-1,3/1,6 - glucans) in their formulations which have been shown to have a strong affinity and capacity towards mycotoxin control and endotoxin migration, reinforce enterocyte tight junction protein complexes and act as an immune modulating agents.
The addition of TOXO toxin binders introduces yet another synergistic mode of action to reduce the toxin load present within the gastrointestinal tract.

Black Horse Naturals Co Director is Steve Dickson, one of Victoria’s leading agronomists, his knowledge is vast and extensive, but philosophy is quite simple:
‘It is vitality important to know your soils, it’s nutrient deficiencies and the soil structure itself, along with grasses and pasture and what plant species your horses are grazing, they are an inter-grated process for symbiotic digestive health’ ~ Steve

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16/07/2024

Horses have a delicate digestive system, gut support can be particularly beneficial during :

🌿 Dietary changes ~ During transition to a new feed or forage or environmental factors, such as seasonal change.

🌿 Travel, racing or competition ~ Stress plays a vital role in the disruption of beneficial gut flora. Pre & Probiotics can assist in maintaining microbial balance during during stressful times.

🌿 Recovery from sickness ~ Antibiotics can be harmful to beneficial bacteria.

🌿 High grain and low forage diets can have an impact on your horses gut health

By including a gut supportive feed daily, we may assist in mitigating some of these challenges.
Explore our range of equine gut supportive feeds at www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

Available nationwide through Petstock, Saddleworld, Independent Retailers and Stockfeed Stores.

15/07/2024

At Black Horse Naturals our team utilises their extensive experience in equine nutrition and agronomy to take the guess work out of feeding your horse for a healthy gut and digestive system.

Our unique all natural gut supportive feeds are carefully crafted in an equine dedicated feed mill, using only premium ingredients in set recipe formulations, ensuring your horse receives the same consistent quality product in every batch.

🌿 Backed by Science

🌿 Veterinary Supported

🌿 Australian Owned & Made

🌿 All Natural Quality Ingredients

🌿Equine Digestive Health, In Harmony With Nature

www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

14/07/2024

This weeks store spotlight is Bacchus Marsh Farm Supplies 🙌
With over 30 years in operation, not only do Bacchus Marsh Farm Supplies offer great service, an extensive range of rural, domestic, gardening, tools, clothing, equine and pet supplies, but they are also long term supporters of Black Horse Naturals!

Now stocking the full range and as always, Dusty’s Gold. 🐾
Visit either of their convenient locations - 17 Station Street, Bacchus Marsh or 126 Main Street, Bacchus Marsh. Victoria.

14/07/2024

We were after a new team member to help us with deliveries, that was comfortable in the city or the country. One that was happy to travel locally and Interstate, looked stylish, couldn’t wait to rep our brand and was willing to go the extra mile 🤣

Introducing Rennie to the Black Horse Naturals Team!
Deliveries just got a little fancy ✨

Sign writing to come, if you see Rennie on the road, be sure to say hello 👋
We purchased Rennie from Renault Ballarat because it’s so important to support local business.

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03/07/2024

Harmony is an all natural feed crafted to support digestive health and overall well-being, just as nature intended.

🌿 Low Sugar and Starch
🌿 Plant Based & Grain Free
🌿 Rich in Fermentable Fibre
🌿 Non Heating & Cool Energy
🌿 Laminitic Safe
🌿 All Natural Prebiotic Enriched with Yucca Schidigera
🌿 Manufactured in our Equine Dedicated Feed Mill
🌿 Rich in Omegas 3 & 6 for a Healthy Skin and Coat

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Available Nationwide 🇦🇺

In Harmony With Nature 🌿

02/07/2024

Curious about the story behind our name, Black Horse Naturals?

It all started with a small black Shetland pony who captured our hearts from the very beginning.
Black Horse Naturals is as much his journey, as it is ours. .

Our story starts with a small black Shetland, somewhat debilitated with Arthritis, often suffering foundering episodes and borderline Cushings. Mostly we were keeping on top of his inflammatory conditions with veterinary assistance, farrier expertise, and by feeding mainstream low starch and sugar options, but at times we struggled with the management of his conditions.

We felt compelled to do more.

That's when we discovered the highly fermentable fibre of h**p hulls, along with the quality protein and essential fatty acids of h**p hearts, and when brought together, they worked harmoniously when fed to our small black pony.

Being a low sugar and starch feed option, we then set about enlisting the help and advice of industry leaders, equine nutritionists and veterinarians to assist us in formulating a high fibre feed to support his digestive system, whilst we continue to offer good management practices to support his conditions, we now include Harmony in his normal daily diet.

Our little black horse is a happier and healthier version of himself by including a feed that is in harmony with his natural digestive system.

Black Horse Naturals and the flagship feed, Harmony, was born from a genuine need to ensure we were supporting the overall good health, well-being, and vitality of one of our favourite four-legged friends.

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02/07/2024

Cold Weather Tips ❄️

As the winter chill sets in, it's essential to remember the importance of increasing fibre in our horses' diets! 🌾

Horses digest hay and forage with the help of billions of bacteria that live in their hind gut in a process called fermentation.
When fibre from hay is fermented in the hind gut, it naturally creates heat and in doing so, helps to keep your horse warm.

Fibre helps maintain healthy digestion, keeps our equine friends warm, and provides essential nutrients.

Be sure to offer plenty of high fibre hay or consider adding a fibre rich supplement or feed topper to their diet.

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01/07/2024

We are overwhelmed by the amazing support from the equine community of Bendigo for embracing our new Black Horse Naturals range.
Your support means the world to us and we’re grateful for the opportunity to share our passion for natural wellness with you all.

There are a number of stores currently stocking our whole range of gut supportive feeds in the Bendigo area, including Saddleworld, Marong Produce, Petstock, Premium Stockfeeds and Sandhurst Stockfeeds.

30/06/2024

We had such an enjoyable night at the Ballarat & District Trotting Club Inc supporting The Pink Elephants Support Network 🩷

Congratulations to Kerryn Manning and Lane Morgan who were the winners of the raffles, raising $700 alone.
The raffle consisted of a range of products, including Carbine Chemicals and our own Black Horse Naturals.
Thank you to the race participants who generously supported.
A total of $8,500 was raised on the night.

To find out more visit: https://www.pinkelephants.org.au/

29/06/2024

Supporting your horse’s gut health and providing a balanced diet can be one of the most simple and effective ways to improve performance, behaviour, body condition and overall vitality. 🌿

You may also find several indirect benefits to the horse including:

▪️Reduced fluctuations in microbiota composition

▪️Reduced stress and inflammation

▪️Reduced incidence, duration, and severity of ailments

▪️ Improved GI Barrier integrity

▪️Improved immune response

▪️Improved digestion and nutrient absorption

▪️Improved health and well-being

▪️Improved performance and reduced recovery times

Discover how our range of Black Horse Naturals feeds can elevate your horse’s gastric health naturally 🌱
www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

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29/06/2024

Why do we need a gut supportive feed?

The underlying goal and main expected potential benefit of including Gut Align feed into the horse’s diet and gut health strategy is to build resistance to challenges faced by race horse’s, high performance horse’s and those under stress, whether that be travel, recovering from illness or other factors.

Gut Align is a preventative strategy and not a cure, therefore for best results it needs to be fed on a daily basis as it may reduce the incidence, duration and severity of potential gastrointestinal tract disorders by supplying the horse’s GI microbiome with additives of varying modes of action and research proven efficacy in:

▪️Promoting growth of beneficial bacteria

▪️ Inhibiting the colonisation of pathogens

▪️ Reducing the incidence of all three main types of intestinal toxins (endo/exo/mycotoxins) and their potential cytotoxic effect on epithelium cells (barrier function)

▪️ Reducing potential cellular damage caused from excessive intestinal ammonia levels and drops in pH

▪️ Assistance in priming the immune system so the host can mount an immune response more rapidly

Gut Align is an all natural, full fat soybean and lupin based feed, high in Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids, enriched with pre & probiotics, a toxin binder and hind gut buffer.
Manufactured in our Equine Dedicated Feed Mill, because quality is our highest priority for your horse’s digestive health.

All natural equine feed for naturally aligned digestive health.

Discover our range today or to find a stockist, please visit www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

29/06/2024

Is your horse ready to shine this winter?

Give your horse the gift of a lustrous winter coat with Black Horse Naturals gut supportive feeds.
Our nutritionally formulated feed not only supports your horse’s digestive health but it also promotes a healthy and radiant coat shine from the inside out.

Say goodbye to dull winter coats and hello to brilliance and shine! ✨

Check out our range at www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

📸 Peta & Jools.
Equine Productions Australia.

22/06/2024

Elevate your horse’s nutrition with innovative gut supportive feeds from Black Horse Naturals 🌱

Explore our range at www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au and start your horse on the journey to optimal digestive health.

HARMONY is a nutritionally formulated premium plant based feed enhanced with Yucca Schidigera, rich in highly fermentable fibre to support digestive balance and to encourage a healthy gut microbiome.

HARMONY PLUS is a nutritionally formulated plant based feed, carefully crafted with a blend of natural ingredients to support your horse's dietary needs, our unique feed features highly fermentable fibre, pre and probiotics for increased immune and gut health, a mycotoxin binder to combat harmful toxins and a hind gut buffer.

GUT ALIGN is a nutrient dense Full Fat Soybean and Lupin based feed, enriched with pre and probiotics for optimal symbiotic suppport of digestive function, may aid nutrient absorption and to promote a healthy gut microbiome. Formulated with a hind gut buffer and mycotoxin binder to promote digestive balance and combat harmful toxins.
The unique protein rich and high omega formula of Gut Align helps to bolster your horse's digestive health, may enhance the immune system and encourage a brilliant coat shine.

✅ Science backed

✅ Veterinary supported

✅ Manufactured in an equine dedicated feed mill

✅ Made from 100% natural ingredients

The natural approach to your horse’s digestive health 🌿

Available nationally through Petstock, Independent Retailers, Stockfeed Stores or via our web
www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

22/06/2024

We proud to be showing our support for this worthy cause at our home track ❤️

A massive THANK YOU to our Girls' Night Out major sponsor:

💟 BlackHorse Naturals 💟

Thank you for supporting our fundraising event for Girls Night Out for The Pink Elephants Support Network on Friday, 28th of June 2024.

👉 Seats still available - Call (03) 5335 9041 or book via www.ballarattrottingclub.com.au

The Pink Elephants Support Network

22/06/2024

Weekends - Best shared with friends 🐴
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18/06/2024

EXCITING NEWS!

Introducing our brand new website, Black Horse Naturals! 🌿 Explore our range of innovative and natural gut supportive feed solutions.

Visit our website today at www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au and treat your horse to the best nature has to offer. 🌿

Don’t forget to like and follow our social pages for news, updates and exclusive offers.



Special mention to Bianca Brehaut Design , we love and appreciate you. Thank you!

26/05/2024

Congratulations Edward Darby and Charismatic Day, winners of the Black Horse Naturals EVa95 Open at Woady Yaloak Horse Trials this weekend.

Congratulations to event organisers for a fantastic weekend! ☀️

24/05/2024

Did you know that Black Horse Naturals began from seeing the transformation of our own small black Shetland pony?

Since the release of Harmony, we have continued to evolve and provide innovative feeding solutions and optimal gut supportive nutrition for your horse.
Made by Horse Lovers, Formulated with Nutritional Experts, Recommended by Vets.

Read more about our story on our new website
www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

In Harmony With Nature 🌿

23/05/2024

Black Horse Naturals use a set recipe formulation, ensuring you receive a consistently quality product with exactly the same ingredients each and every time.

Black Horse Naturals has a long-standing commitment to providing quality over least cost recipe and for this reason, we only use an Australian grown plant based protein and fibre source in our nutritionally advised formulations.

Don't be frightened of our low price point! Our aim is provide optimal gut supportive feed and nutrition that everyone can afford, its not a reflection of our quality.
We believe that all horse's should enjoy the benefits of beneficial gastrointestinal support without the hefty price tag.

Our Equine dedicated mill is located in Bungal, a small town near Ballarat with easy access to Melbourne, allowing us to ship nationwide.

Available through PetStock, Independent Retailers and Stockfeed Stores.
www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

22/05/2024

Good Gut Health looks like this...

▪️ Healthy Skin and Coat Shine
▪️ Strong Immunity
▪️ Good Body Condition
▪️ Better Appetite
▪️ Less Stress and Anxiety
▪️ Better Performance
▪️ Good Firm Stools
▪️ Less Gut Issues

Black Horse Naturals is designed to promote digestive health and overall well-being, our advanced formula's aims to support optimal gut function.

21/05/2024

This was us a whole year ago!!!

Presenting our flagship products - Harmony & Dusty's Gold at The Petstock Equine Extravaganza at La Trobe Street, Ballarat.

In the past 12 months we continued our dedication to equine health through developing a further two products to our range.

Gut Align, a soy and Lupin based formula and Harmony Plus, our original H**p based recipe, both enriched with Gut supportive properties of Pre & Probiotics, a Mycotoxin Binder and Hind Gut Buffer.

Thats our commitment to you, continued advances in equine health through innovative feed solutions.
Check out our new products and fresh new branding - IN STORE NOW!

20/05/2024

Here at Black Horse Naturals, we share your love for horses! 🐴

We have a number of broodmares, but this lady... well she's my absolute favourite!

19/05/2024

We know Gut Health is important but what’s the difference between PREBIOTICS & PROBIOTICS? 🌱

Your horse’s gut is home to trillions of bacteria, some good, some not so good.
Having an imbalance in your horses gut can lead to a variety of health issues, weight loss and poor performance.

Our nutritionally supported and carefully formulated feeds contain highly fermentable super fibre to support the gastrointestinal tract and digestive system by encouraging good functional gut microbiome and by increasing your horse’s overall health and well being.

Harmony is a prebiotic feed, whilst Harmony Plus and Gut Align include both Prebiotic and Probiotic to optimize your horse’s gut health.
Both also include an effective toxin binder and hind gut buffer!

Innovation in equine nutrition never looked so good!


🌿PREBIOTICS - Food to encourage good gut bacteria

🦠 PROBIOTICS - Beneficial gut bacteria

Available Nationwide through PetStock, Saddleworld, Independent Retailers and via our web www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

19/05/2024

A few tips to encourage gut health in your horse 🦠

🌿 A horse is designed to eat roughage, approximately 1.5% of their body weight daily just to maintain gut health. This can be achieved by feeding hay, chaff, fibre supplements and by grazing on grass. An excellent way to ensure the horse meets this requirement is to allow free access to hay.

🌿 Take care with grain, only feed grains that have been steam flaked, extruded or micronised. Cooked grains allow the starch content contained within the grain to be more easily digested. For horses in competition and racing, choose premixed feeds that include steam flaked grains & legumes, fats and vitamins & minerals that are nutritionally balanced and include a prebiotic and probiotic. For horses and ponies with a lower energy requirement, low starch options with quality easily digestible protein and balanced nutritional content is preferred.

🌿 Never work or ride a horse on an empty stomach. A horse relies on there being a physical barrier of high fibre food to protect the acid in the lower glandular area from splashing up into the unprotected non-glandular area (squamous) and causing damage. This is an important simple step that can help minimise the risk of developing gastric ulcers.

🌿 Ensure your horse has access to clean & fresh drinking water and that any dietary changes are made over a 2 week period as sudden changes in the horses diet may upset the gut.

🌿Including a prebiotic and/or probiotics can be beneficial to your horses diet, by assisting in the microbial population to ensure healthy digestive function and overall well being. It is the bacteria in the hind gut that ferment fibre which produces volatile fatty acids that the horse uses as an energy source and to synthesize B group vitamins and nutrients essential for health.

🌿Harmony Plus and Gut Align are a highly palatable fibre source to enhance microbial fermentation in the hindgut, which may improve digestion, vitamin production, feed efficiency and overall health.

🌿The Black Horse Naturals range is available Nationwide through Petstock, Independent Retailers & Via our website: www.blackhorsenaturals.com.au

10/05/2024

“Does my horse need a gut supportive feed?” - we get asked this question a lot, here are some of the reasons why you may consider a feed to improve the gut and digestive health of your horse.

• Sensitivity to grasses and seasonal pasture changes.

• Illness recovery and post medication, particularly antibiotics.

• As additional support for horses with laminitis, founder and/or associated metabolic disorders.

• A history of poor gut health, including colic, hind gut acidosis, gastric ulcers, etc.

• Nervous or fizzy horses.

• Racing and Competition horses under a heavy work load.

• Prior, during or post travel or competition.

Explore our premium products crafted with care and quality ingredients to support your horse naturally. 🌱

09/05/2024

Introducing GUT-ALIGN

A nutrient dense Full Fat Soybean and Lupin based feed, enriched with Pre and Probiotics for optimal Symbiotic support of digestive function, may aid nutrient absorption and to promote a healthy gut microbiome.
Formulated with a hind gut buffer and Mycotoxin binder to promote digestive balance and combat harmful toxins.

• Backed by Science

• Mycotoxin Defence

• Hind gut buffering action

• Pre & Probiotics

• Packed with Omega 3 & 6 fatty acids

• Rich in BCAA’s that may assist post training, performance or racing recovery

• Competition safe and non swabbable

All natural equine feed for naturally aligned digestive health. 💜

AVAILABLE NOW through Petstock, Independent Retailers or via our website.

07/05/2024

The feed you love with even more digestive support! 🙌🏻

Introducing Harmony PLUS!

Our original h**p based formula carefully crafted with a blend of natural ingredients to support your horses dietary needs, our unique feed features highly fermentable fibre, pre and probiotics for increased immune and gut health, a mycotoxin binder to combat harmful toxins and a hind gut buffer, all in a low sugar and starch plant based formula!

Harmony Plus is laminitis friendly, contains no preservatives, flavours or fillers and is Non GMO and Gluten free.

Available Nationwide through Petstock, Independent Retailers or via our website in 3 sizes, starting as little as $69.95 for our 2.5kg starter pack.

What’s not to love about Harmony PLUS!?! 🌱

05/05/2024

Harmony - our flagship feed is low in sugar and starch and contains fermentable fibre that may assist gut function.

Have a read about what leading nutritionist Mark Barnett has to say about highly fermentable fibre and it’s important role in your horses diet

There are many benefits in feeding a highly fermentable fibre like h**p hulls to your horse such as increased chewing and saliva production, proper teeth wear, gut health, low sugars and starch, high potential energy, high digestible, etc.
There are some other reasons for including this type of feed in your horse’s diet too. Some horses cannot physically eat enough hay to fulfil their fibre requirements so, the inclusion of some highly fermentable fibre deals with that issue. Some horses require a steady source of energy for long distances and high energy. Highly fermentable fibres can provide this sustained energy supply while also acting as a water reservoir to prevent dehydration.
There are also horses that cannot tolerate high sugar and starch diets, particularly those prone to laminitis, IR, exertional rhabdomyolysis (tying up), and PSSM. These horses often find relief when fed a low starch feed such as a highly fermentable fibre like h**p hulls.

It is recommended that a quality balancing feed be used to correct any nutrient deficiencies and ratio imbalances but, overall, highly fermentable fibres can increase the energy content of a horse’s diet while having positive effects on gut and overall health. 🌱

Dr Mark Barnett PhD
MTB Equine Services

Dr Barnett is a highly respected equine nutritionist and leader in the field of nutrition. He recently spoke at a national conference of the benefits of feeding h**p to horses, where his audience was captivated with his extensive knowledge. We appreciate his consultation at Black Horse Naturals.

Harmony is readily available Nationwide. 🇦🇺