Horses are the most demanding species we formulate for. A 500-kilogram athlete with a digestive system built for near-continuous forage, a workload that can swing from paddock rest to competition, and an owner community that reads labels more critically than almost any other — equine nutrition punishes guesswork. Natural Science Group develops equine supplements the way we develop everything: from peer-reviewed actives, at doses the research supports, manufactured in the UK with veterinary oversight throughout.
What we formulate for horses
Our equine work spans the categories where supplementation has the strongest rationale:
- Joint and mobility support — formulations built around actives studied for supporting joint comfort and normal cartilage metabolism under the loads of training and competition.
- Digestive and gastric support — the equine hindgut is the engine of the horse; we formulate fibre-fermentation support, and nutritional support for horses prone to gastric discomfort under stress, travel and stabling.
- Recovery and muscle support — amino acid and antioxidant formulations designed around the demands of work and the physiology of equine muscle.
- Hoof, skin and coat — biotin, zinc, methionine and related micronutrients at levels reflected in the published hoof-quality literature.
- Calm and focus — research-backed formulations to support composure in travel, competition and clipping, formulated with competition rules in mind.
- Veteran and leisure horses — not every horse is an athlete; older horses and good doers have their own nutritional gaps, and off-the-shelf performance products are often the wrong answer for them.
Formats matter in a yard: we develop powders and pellets that survive the feed-room bucket, and gels and liquids for horses that sift powder out of a feed. Palatability testing is part of development, not an afterthought.
Formulated with competition in mind
Sport horses compete under rules on prohibited and controlled substances. Formulating for that world means discipline about ingredient selection and sourcing, and manufacturing controls that take contamination risk seriously — the same batch documentation and traceability we run for every product, described on our manufacturing page. If you compete, your vet and your governing body's rules are the final word; our job is to make products whose composition is exactly what the label says.
From one horse to a whole yard
We supply the equine market at every scale. Individual owners buy finished products through our brands and retail partners. Yards, riding schools and welfare organisations work with us on feeding programmes across many horses. And equine brands, feed merchants and veterinary practices use our white-label and co-development programmes to put a range they control on top of our formulation library, trial capability and UK manufacturing.
The evidence question
Equine supplements have a credibility problem the industry earned: decades of products with impressive claims and invisible evidence. Our answer is the same one we give in every sector. Start from the published literature, dose at the levels that were actually studied, and where a claim justifies it, run placebo-controlled work with veterinary principal investigators — our clinical trials page explains how those studies are designed. Where the evidence is thin, we say so and formulate conservatively, rather than borrowing confidence a study never produced.
Frequently asked questions
Does Natural Science Group make horse supplements?
Yes. Equine is one of our four sectors. We formulate and manufacture supplements for sport, leisure, working and veteran horses in the UK, covering joint, digestive, recovery, hoof, calming and general condition categories.
Can an equine brand or vet practice launch its own supplement range with NSG?
Yes. Our white-label and co-development programmes give equine brands, feed merchants, yards and veterinary practices access to our formulation library, trial design capability and UK GMP manufacturing under their own label. Conversations start via our enquiry form.
Are NSG equine products safe for competition horses?
We formulate with competition rules in mind and manufacture with the traceability and contamination controls that world demands, so the product's composition matches its label. Responsibility for compliance in competition always sits with the rider and their governing body's current rules; if in doubt, speak to your vet.
What formats do equine supplements come in?
Powders and pellets for feed-room use, plus gels and liquids for horses that won't take a powder. Palatability is tested during development.
Where are the products manufactured?
In the United Kingdom, to GMP standard, with full batch documentation and traceability. Our registered office and operations are in Ashford, Kent.