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Hedgewitch Essentials We make natural products for horses, dogs, and humans! Natural washes, lotions and potions

Our own horses have been the inspiration for our products which harness the incredible healing properties of plants to bring you high quality products that really do work.

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Tina Wingar: Such a fabulous productSuch a fabulous product. I use it every day on my horse...
03/09/2025

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Tina Wingar: Such a fabulous product

Such a fabulous product. I use it every day on my horses coat, mane and tail. The smell is amazing as are the results, a shiny healthy mane tail and coat

https://hedgewitch.uk/products/horse-oil-with-lavender-500ml

In September's prize draw we're giving away goodies that are useful to have by you throughout the autumn and winter. Lav...
31/08/2025

In September's prize draw we're giving away goodies that are useful to have by you throughout the autumn and winter.

Lavender Horse Oil is the ultimate tack room staple. Use it before clipping for a faultless clip, as a hot oil treatment for an incredible shine, as a long-lasting and effective mane & tail conditioner/detangler, or even to protect legs from mud—making grooming so much easier!

Frog & Sole Saviour is the ultimate thrush buster or can be used as a weekly maintenance application to reduce the bacterial load as conditions become more adverse through winter.

WORTH over £34.00!

All you have to do is sign up to our emails via our website to enter and become part of our Hedgewitch community. Once signed up, you'll be in with a chance of winning products in every subsequent prize draw and have priority access to apply to be a tester for our exciting new products!

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Victoria Gray: Very impressed.I'm really impressed with the Hedgewitch icaridin insect repe...
22/08/2025

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Victoria Gray: Very impressed.

I'm really impressed with the Hedgewitch icaridin insect repellent - my warmblood is super sensitive to fly bites and won't tolerate field time when the flies are bad. This product has been a total game-changer! Resulting in almost no serious bites and welts this year and a happy horse in the paddock.

https://hedgewitch.uk/products/icaridin-insect-repellent-500ml

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Susan: This is the first fly spray I’ve found that actually worksThis is the first fly spra...
22/08/2025

🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 5 star review from Susan: This is the first fly spray I’ve found that actually works

This is the first fly spray I’ve found that actually works, I wouldn’t buy anything else

https://hedgewitch.uk/products/icaridin-insect-repellent-500ml

And how wrong I was! We have a resurgence!
13/08/2025

And how wrong I was! We have a resurgence!

I'm pleased to say ours seem to have gone! How about you? Still finding horseflies?

Horse oil comes to the rescue!
09/08/2025

Horse oil comes to the rescue!

Our first monthly giveaway winner!June was the first draw in our monthly giveaway—all you have to do is sign up for our ...
07/08/2025

Our first monthly giveaway winner!
June was the first draw in our monthly giveaway—all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter and emails, and you're in with a chance each and every month.

Rebecca Maund won a bottle of horse oil and a bottle of icaridin insect repellent. I caught up with her earlier this month to find out what she thought of them.

"I love the smell and it's easy to apply and quiet enough that my (silly) horses allow it to be misted over them! We have 2 horses, Winston the handsome coloured boy, who is super camp, really kind and my daughter's pride and joy, as well as Scopes my ex racer, TB, who is very beautiful and also very kind. She is a real dope on a rope, unless there is a pigeon about 😂🫣."

We've notified our July winner and are waiting for them to claim their prize. Check your spam folder as it could be you!

Rebecca's mare Scopes is the bay and her daughter Jessica's horse, Winston, is the skewbald gelding.

I'm pleased to say ours seem to have gone! How about you? Still finding horseflies?
02/08/2025

I'm pleased to say ours seem to have gone! How about you? Still finding horseflies?

Our store will be temporarily closed for a software update between approx 12:00pm-6:00pm onFriday 25th JulyGetting your ...
24/07/2025

Our store will be temporarily closed for a software update between approx 12:00pm-6:00pm on
Friday 25th July

Getting your parcels to you quickly in well-packed, environmentally sensitive materials is one of our core values and this fulfillment is something we outsource. Finding the right partner to take on this trusted role for our business has taken a while but we've at last found a local company with sustainabiity values we share.

Tidal Fulfillment is a B-Corp registered company, which means its committed to social and environmental sustainability and is regularly assessed against the B-Corp standards which require a programme of self-improvement.

We're really excited to make this change but it will mean some disruption to our shop on Friday as we close to facilitate the switch. A few items have been out of stock for the past week as part of this move and will be available again from Friday evening, with a few more additions likely over the weekend.

Apologies for any disruption but we're letting you know so that you can plan ahead if you need anything urgently.

Due to an earlier parcel collection time, the new cut off for orders will be 12-noon for dispatch the same day (Mon-Fri).

BACK IN STOCK!
17/07/2025

BACK IN STOCK!

AFTER-BITE GELIt doesn't matter how many precautions you take, bites happen. Insect repellents don't give 100% protectio...
26/06/2025

AFTER-BITE GEL
It doesn't matter how many precautions you take, bites happen. Insect repellents don't give 100% protection over a prolonged period and determined biting insects have been known to bite through clothing and rugs.

Bite & Sting gel harnesses plant power to magically take away the discomfort associated with insect bites. Bites resolves in hours, not days! Don't take my word for it; this is what a customer recently left as a review:

"It really is magic!
This gel has been a lifesaver over this week of high temperatures & insect bites. Whereas previously a bite would cause quite a lot of localised swelling, application of this gel has kept heat & swelling to a minimum. Brilliant stuff!"

Bite & Sting contains peppermint essential oil which very effectively kills the itching sensation, and German chamomile essential oil which is a natural antihistamine.
Now in an airless container for improved hygiene and a much longer shelf-life once opened. Once tried, it's not something you'll want to be without 🌿

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Our Story

It all started with one of our horses, Rupert. He’s a bit of a diva and definitely doesn’t like flies! It all came to a head with a horse fly and a dressage test - not a good combo. After bucking down the centre line and in a muck sweat we needed to find a solution and believe me, we’d tried all the usual suspects. Lucy works with horses and essential oils and this was our first option but although initial results were good, they simply didn’t last long enough. On top of that the smell of Eucalyptus citrodiora is pretty awful! So we cast the net further and found an alternative in the human market that although isn’t natural, it’s a copy of piperidin found in the black pepper plant so as close as we could get it. We were amazed at the results and it was an added bonus it didn’t smell either.

As time has gone on, our horses have been the catalyst for other products - based on natural ingredients and harnessing the incredible therapeutic properties of essential oils. We use our combined skills - Lucy’s knowledge of the biomemistry of essential oils and Mike’s background in wound care and science - to formulate products that are gentle yet effective and above all, transparent in their labelling. We believe every owner should know what they’re putting on their horse and that its safe for them too, which is why we follow cosmetic regs and label any allergens (even essential oils contain these though they tend not to cause the same reactions as in synthetic products).

We’re always open to ideas and regularly formulate specials on request for both horses, dogs and people! :)