Often considered a weed, you may not have considered just how beneficial nettle can be for your horse’s health. However, this humble weed is a fantastic, restorative supplement that will help your horse from the inside out. Nettle is known for its detoxifying properties, as well as helping to reduce inflammation to help overall health. In this blog, we will cover just why nettle could be a great choice to add into your horse’s daily routine.

Inflammation is a common problem amongst horses, often leading to other issues, such as joint problems, poor immune health, and a leaky gut. That is why choosing a fantastic supplement that helps to reduce inflammation to put your horse’s overall wellbeing at the forefront of their routine. Nettle is an incredibly effective anti-inflammatory, making it an ideal herbal supplement to add into your horse’s diet. Nettle is particularly beneficial for older horses, aiding with joint stiffness and overall mobility.

Nettle is well known for helping to remove toxins and waste products from the body, which naturally supports kidney and liver health. In general, it supports urinary health by helping to flush out the toxins through increased urine production as a natural diuretic. Due to high levels of iron, vitamin C and potassium, nettle is also great at aiding circulation, helping the cardiovascular system. The removal of toxins and the boost in circulation can be particularly beneficial for laminitic horses, and it has hypoglycaemic effects, meaning it can help reduce blood sugar levels.

Rich in silica, dried nettle leaves act as a natural conditioning supplement, helping to keep coats sleek, support skin health, and help sustain a healthy dappling in grey horses. It can also help with itchy skin conditions, such as summer eczema, helping to keep your horse’s skin in great condition.

Nettle is one of our favourite herbal choices so we have featured it in many of our herbal blends, as well as creating various delicious ways to include it in your horse’s day to day routine.

Some of our favourite choices include:

• Nettle Pellets - easy to feed in with your horse’s daily feed or as a tasty treat, these pellets are made from 100% UK grown nettle, making them a fantastic way to get nettle in your horse’s diet.
• Nettle Leaf Cut - just 100% dried nettle to add into your horse’s daily feed for a fuss free way of obtaining all the amazing benefits.
• Nettle Cubes - these delicious treats are a fun, natural way to include nettle in your horse’s diet. Made from compressed nettle leaves and stalks, these cubes are the perfect sugar free treat.
• Daily Herbal Support - a perfect daily supplement packed with beneficial herbs, including nettle, that support your horse’s day to day health.
• Joint Support Plus - if the anti-inflammatory properties of nettle are what your horse needs then this blend is the perfect option. Designed to support mobility and joint health, making it particularly useful for older horses.
• Insu-Pro - if your horse has laminitis, and the hypoglycemic properties of nettle would help, then this blend is specially made to helps support healthy insulin levels in your horse’s body.
• Liver Support Plus - if you are after the detoxifying benefits of nettle then this blend could be an ideal choice. Designed to naturally support liver health, nettle is included as well as a variety of other great herbs that help remove toxins from the liver and body.