Trickle Net

24/12/2025

Wishing a wonderful peaceful Christmas to all our customers, your families and your beloved horses and ponies.

From all at Trickle Net HQ. Including Dude the dog ❤️

21/12/2025

It's all downhill from now! We made it to the shortest day.
By the end of next month, sunset will be an hour later.
Keep trudging through that mud, and keep those head torches charged up. We're on the home straight now!

19/12/2025

Merry Christmas Munchkins Miniature Shetland Rescue from all at Trickle Net.

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀?

Forage is in short supply, and Trickle Nets prevent waste and save such a lot of money. Our products also ensure our equine buddies have forage supply for many more hours.
Scientifically tested and proven the best slow feeding products available. Strong, effective and designed with welfare in mind.

Tag your favourite equine charity. If we haven't already sent them some freebies, we can pop them a Christmas Gift to help with hay supplies this winter.

They must be a registered equine charity, with a reg charity number to be eligible for our Christmas Gift scheme. Don't forget, we provide a standard 20% discount to all equine charities if they email us to request a code, with their charity number.

Please share to spread some Christmas magic ❤️🎅🎄🎁

11/12/2025

Oh yes! Just in time to save your Christmas. Our famous, unrivalled, time saving, money saving, game changing Round Bale Net is Back In Stock Next Week!
Get your orders in before next weekend for Christmas delivery.

Then sit back and enjoy Christmas. Yes, the horses have still have hay. Yes, there's still none getting trampled. Yes, you should come home now and open the Baileys. ❤💪🎄

03/12/2025

I think these boys touched us all ❤️

I'll never forget Valegro trotting down the line right towards me, during the evening performance at YHL. Myself and my friend Alison had snuck in and took some spare (amazing) seats after the stands were closed.
As he powered towards us, toes flicking and oozing presence and magic, I couldn't help but sneak a cheeky forbidden photo. Unfortunately I didn't realise my flash was on. So with Valegro and Charlotte within about 4 or 5 meters in front of us, about to execute a turn, I blasted them with an explosion of blinding light.... O.M.G. 😱 !!!
Alison swore and scolded me, and I shrank down, embarrassed in my seat trying to avoid further frowns from the audience.
And Blueberry? He didn't move a hair from where it should have been. Didn't twitch an ear. Not even a whisker.
But I swear he winked at me as he floated by ❤️

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Safely delivered into the arena of eternal dreams.🕊️🕊️
Together. Forever. 🥹

02/12/2025

We LOVE it when customers send us cute photos like this. Not just because we love to see your horses, but it's great to see how you're using your Trickle Nets too. They are so versatile. Customers come up with some genius ways to get the benefits of Trickle Nets. Whether hanging, dropped, swinging, tied down, inside or over.... there's a great way to use a Trickle Net in your horses track, paddock yard or stable.

Here's Barbara and Geraldine with a Small Bale Net, sent in by Victoria Tyson.

How do you use yours?

13/11/2025

What a month we are having!
The new forage bags produced some great results with our in-house testing, in terms of slow feeding and replicating grazing intake. We love a bit of research here at Trickle Net, and we're building a good bank of reliable results with our products. Naturally we wanted to verify our own Forage bag findings with an independent study. So we asked Jennifer Little RNutR from Equinutrition to design and coordinate an independent study.
The findings were highly significant, and so with the British Society of Animal Science Equine Conference coming up, we thought this study may be of interest to them. The abstract was submitted for peer review, and now we shall be presenting our findings at the conference on the 21st November. (😬 Crikey!!)

Using research to provide accurate advice and support for horse owners is a high priority for Trickle Net.
Did you know, a percentage of profit goes into a research budget, allowing for in-house and independent studies. We regularly work with Nutritionists and Universities in pushing product design and learning more about how we can feed horses better.
The Forage Calculator was funded from the research budget, and built with guidance from equine nutrition specialist Louisa Taylor BVM BVS (Hons) BVMedSci (Hons) Now it's a valuable free tool for all of us to use.

The Shake & Graze Chaff Net required a lot of development and testing, and external verification. This was also sent for research with NTU, where we learned the use of the product does not increase heart rate. This is important, as it demonstrates that natural foraging behaviour required to use it, does not cause stress of frustration. Quite the opposite!

So when you buy a Trickle Net product, it's not just an investment for your horse. It's also an investment for all horses. Your money goes into the research which keeps us learning and pushing to develop more products to feed our horses better. I personally thank you for that ❤️

Now. ... who's coming to the conference? 😊

With less than two weeks to go before we welcome horse owners and leading equine specialists to Birmingham, we wanted to take a moment to thank our wonderful sponsors.

✅ The University of Edinburgh | The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
✅ Hartpury | Research Hartpury
✅ Animalweb
✅ NAF
✅ Alltech

Tickets are still available here - https://www.bsas.org.uk/events/article/bsas-equine-conference-2025

11/11/2025

Wow, what a weekend at Your Horse Live We were so busy! I'm finally back home with my Dude dog and my horses.
I love talking to customers, and hearing about their happy healthy horses.
Though what was so uplifting for me personally was the support shown by everyone after the HM attack on myself and my business. I took a big risk putting out my response. I knew that it could be seen as unprofessional, unnecessary etc. I know many HM followers who used Trickle Nets (why, if it's not about diet? ) are now burning them and going back to grass and adlib... right? 😉🤭 Though after 'that post' the subsequent fall out, and then a horrible live video attacking me personally, I felt the truth needed to be told. I will always put truth and horses before sales.
It was a risk. Though I needn't have worried. The outpouring of support has been incredible. Emails and messages have poured in, and so many people at YHL this weekend had my back. So many in support of standing up against radical bullies who are endangering our horses.
Though I'll admit, I was a little apprehensive about meeting some HM minions. Especially if they were in the audience while I was talking on stage. 😬
Fortunately that didn't happen.
What did happen was great sales, great customers, great conversations and loads of great solid factual advice going out to help more horses around the UK and beyond.
Everyone who spoke with me about 'that' situation was fully supportive of my response and my companies position. This means the world to me, and spurs me on to keep doing what I do with Team Trickle Net.

We cannot allow dangerous misinformation to reach vulnerable horses and owners. Bullies who push radical unfounded high risk 'treatments' need to be exposed, while we support and educate those owners they prey on.

Thank you everyone. I'm still buzzing from the weekend!

See you next year! x ❤️

Ben Atkinson Oliver Townend (Official)

09/11/2025

𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆,
𝗡𝗲’𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆,
𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀,
𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀,
𝗦𝗼 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲,
𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲,
𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱,
𝗔𝘀 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱,
𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗿,
𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲, 1914 - 1918

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08/11/2025

Oh my word, it's so busy on or stand today! Your Horse Live is brilliant!
Come and see us at the stage. Ask for Emily - she's giving out free gifts while Ellen isn't watching! 😲

08/11/2025

With such a mild Autumn we are seeing grass growth far stronger than Summer. The Autumn flush is bringing many new cases of laminitis. Whether you're new to laminitis or not, it's a really scary time. We hate to see our horses in pain, and it's very natural to search far and wide for answers. Please make sure your information is coming from reliable credible sources. There's is a lot of support our there for you and your horse. All the real professionals in our industry are pulling in the same direction, and we are in the job for the right reasons. Please be very wary of anything that sounds too good to be true, and ask yourself, is this the best care for my horse? The Laminitis Trust is an excellent source of information, and provides help and guidance for owners of laminitic equines.