Natural Horse Enrichment

Natural Horse Enrichment Doing so in a sustainable way, using natural materials and environmentally friendly packaging is our mission. Much love, Georgia and Sol x

Sustainably made, plastic-free horse enrichment toys and UK native wildflower and herb seed mixes to provide your equine friend with excellent natural enrichment that has direct welfare benefits to them while being good for wildlife and the environment. It is becoming more and more clear that environmental enrichment is important for the health and wellbeing of our horses, through encouraging move

ment, providing mental stimulation and offering opportunities to engage in natural behaviours. In the wild, horses will roam through the landscape for many hours each day, seeking out and foraging on a wide variety of plants, including many species of wildflowers and herbs. Encouraging horses to engage in these foraging and browsing behaviours in addition to providing opportunities for exploration and play, is essential for their wellbeing. We have designed and created horse enrichment toys and wildflower and herb mixes that will provide excellent natural enrichment without the use of plastics and our seed mixes are good for wildlife too! Wildflower meadows provide essential habitat and food for many insects, including important pollinator species such as butterflies and bees which are in decline due to habitat loss, climate change and pesticide use. In the UK, 97% of our meadows have been lost since World War II and pollinators have been steadily declining since the 1980's. We have carefully selected wildflower plant seed mixes that can be grown easily across a variety of soil types, that are safe and enriching for horses to browse on, are native to the UK and are beneficial for pollinators. Easy, enriching and good for wildlife - and beautiful too! We hope that you, your equine friend and your local wildlife enjoy our products - we’d love to hear from you!

I’ve been a little quiet on social media this Spring, largely due to the painful loss of my beautiful boy and business i...
03/06/2023

I’ve been a little quiet on social media this Spring, largely due to the painful loss of my beautiful boy and business inspiration, Sol.

This doesn’t mean that I haven’t been taking lots of orders - thank you to all my wonderful customers, I hope that yourself and your equine friends enjoy!

As always, all of the seeds are from native herbs and wildflowers, all of which are safe and beneficial for horses and highly rated for pollinators too. Packed in recycled, recyclable and compostable materials to boot.

Great to start the New Year with our first order for 2023! Now is a great time to start thinking about sowing beneficial...
03/01/2023

Great to start the New Year with our first order for 2023!

Now is a great time to start thinking about sowing beneficial plant species for our equine friends and we have you covered for multiple soil types! All our seed mixes are:

🇬🇧native to the UK
🐎beneficial for horses
🐝great for pollinators
♻️come packaged in recycled, recyclable, biodegradable and compostable materials

09/04/2022

Oof, having Covid the last couple of weeks has been rough - so glad to be back with you all! I’ve been busy keeping rehab pony Sol entertained though ☺️

Keeping enrichment varied is key! Here’s a few of the tools and activities we have been doing in the last week, which have included:

🧂 Salt lick
🌱 hanging foraging toy (our very own willow twist!)
👅 Lick mat (marmite and dried mint)
👃 snuffle mat
🎯target training
🐴 hay pillow slow feeder The Hay Pillow, Inc.

Do you have a favourite enrichment activity? 🐎

Another willow Hay Heart finished and ready for delivery. These lovely horse enrichment tools really are a labor of love...
24/03/2022

Another willow Hay Heart finished and ready for delivery. These lovely horse enrichment tools really are a labor of love ❤️🐎

I think ribwort plantain are my favourite seeds as they look so much like tiny coffee beans ☕️🌱 this plant is also excel...
24/03/2022

I think ribwort plantain are my favourite seeds as they look so much like tiny coffee beans ☕️🌱 this plant is also excellent for horse health due to its high tannin content, anti-mucosal and anti-inflammatory properties 💪🏻 healthy, natural enrichment that’s good for the environment too!

Don’t forget it’s free delivery on all our seed mixes and horse enrichment toys until midnight tonight!

23/03/2022

A whole lotta love goes into making our willow hay hearts. After soaking the willow for 5 days and wrapping in damp towels for a few hours, it is finally ready to weave. The hearts are woven (see video!), allowed to dry and set for a day and then fortified with h**p string before trimming excess ends and adding the finishing touch of a h**p hessian bow that can then be used to hang the heart in the stable, yard, field or around a track, filled with the forage of your choice. A whole lotta love from us, to you and your equine friend.

P.S. apparently I look grumpy in this video but it’s just my concentration face!

To celebrate Mother's Day (this Sunday!) we are offering FREE shipping on orders placed between now and midnight on Thur...
23/03/2022

To celebrate Mother's Day (this Sunday!) we are offering FREE shipping on orders placed between now and midnight on Thursday the 24th March. We post by Royal Mail First Class and orders will be despatched first thing Friday morning. Our seed mixes and willow horse enrichment toys make great gifts for horsey mums!

Shop here: https://www.naturalhorseenrichment.com/shop

Wildflower seed mixes safe for horses. Natural Horse Enrichment wildflower seed mixes are 100% native to the UK, produce safe and beneficial plants for horses, designed to flourish in a variety of conditions, excellent for pollinators. Packaged in recycled, recyclable and biodegradable materials.

22/03/2022

Today’s Hay Heart featured extra forage treats in the form of cleavers and dandelion leaves, both of which have extra horse health benefits.

Our willow Hay Hearts are:

✅ 100% plastic free
✅ durable
✅ designed to provide excellent, flexible, natural enrichment
✅ made from sustainable materials
✅ packaged in recycled, recyclable and compostable materials
✅ beautiful!

You can buy yours here: https://www.naturalhorseenrichment.com/product-page/willow-hay-heart

18/03/2022

All of the enrichment, none of the plastic! Our willow Hay Hearts aren’t just for hay either - they are great for multiple forage types and having more than one plant to choose from is an extra enrichment bonus. Here you can see Sol actively picking out all of the cleavers first - clever boy ❤️

Let's talk about worms. Horse redworms pose a significant threat to horses worldwide and resistance to chemical wormers ...
15/03/2022

Let's talk about worms. Horse redworms pose a significant threat to horses worldwide and resistance to chemical wormers is widespread, posing a serious risk to our equines. Bioactive pastures could be the key to helping solve this problem 🌱

Horse redworms pose a significant threat to horses worldwide and resistance to chemical wormers is widespread, posing a serious risk to our equines. Bioactive pastures could be the key to helping solve this problem.

14/03/2022

Sometimes, enrichment is throwing around your Cavallo Hoof Boots 😎👌

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