Healthy Horses Inside Out

28/10/2025

Another big congratulations, this time to Melissa and Archie for winning the Best Presented class - proudly sponsored by HHIO, at the Kaimanawa Legacy Stallion and C**t challenge at Equifest. An amazing team partnership created by Melissa, with Archie. Well done!! 😊

28/10/2025

This gorgeous youngster of Jasmine Broughton named Ember is well on her way to thriving!

She was fed the following to achieve this fabulous turn around in two months:

40g Performance
Salt
125g Crushed Linseed
Meadow Chaff
Handful of premixed horse feed for taste - will change to Coprice R - Rice Bran

"I just thought i'd send in some pics to shoe you how well my filly is doing! Im so stoked with how she is looking! She's only just turned two and finally looking the best she ever has. We are thrilled with the progress she has made! Such a simple change and massive results. We are very grateful to have found your products! She's going to look amazing this show season!"

ADDED - was clipped and usually hair grows in brown but with HHIO grew in black and stayed black. Mineral balance does impact coat colour and will help to maintain that colour even in the middle of summer!

No copious amounts of hard feed or supplements. Just targeted nutrition, clean feeding and quality forage.

Allowing the HHIO everyday mineral formulas to work unimpeded (not complicating feeding with a bit of this and that and upsetting mineral ratios that HHIO aims to address) works consistently.

Simple. Targeted. Affordable.

Thank you so much Jasmine. So happy your girl is thriving. A 900g Assist is headed your way as a massive thank you for taking the time to send in your before and after photos. 🧡

27/10/2025

A huge congratulations to Noa Smythe and her georgous Kaimanawa, Rocket. This talented duo took out the Best Presented class at Equifest in the Kaimanawa Legacy Stallion challenge. This class is proudly sponsored by HHIO. Isn't Rocket stunning!! We have seen your journey with Rocket and it is a testament to your hard work and dedication that this once wild horse gets a sound and safe start to domesticated life. ☺️🧡

23/10/2025

This gorgeous before and after for this young filly. She arrived with a heavy worm burden and her human has done an absolutely amazing job bringing her back to health with HHIO on board. She truly is a picture of health now! Thank you so much for sharing :)

"Thought i would send you these photos as well. Of my filly who I got mid January. She will be two years old end of December.

Collage of before and after is less than 5 weeks apart when I first got her home. I kept her off grass for first week, introduced to HHIO feeding regime with 3x small feeds a day and unlimited hay

Then reintroduced her onto grass just for an hour a day, slowly increasing time. Then down to two feeds a day. (She was full of red worms so I know her gut needed nurturing).

She has been on HHIO Performance Plus Support. Then I add in Toxin Buster as needed (which is currently die to spring growth). She is mostly fulltime on grass (break fenced and also back fenced) and always unlimited hay in nets.

Last photo just taken today. An absolute picture of health."

Fully HHIO clean fed.

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21/10/2025

The HHIO point of difference when it comes to the starting process.

This lovely chap has had a busy late start to life, with gelding and then off to get started. He has adapted well, held condition with no digestive upset or distress especially from coming from a very low stress cruisy life. His human is a long term user of HHIO and follows the cleaning feeding protocol with a good forage base of both managed grass and hay. Usually on either Performance or Foundation alongside Support + Assist or Toxin Buster if needed.

"Look at this guy. 9 years old. Been with me for 6 months. Arrived a stallion, gelded one week later. Second picture is end of week two of being broken it - so gone from cruising, to 5 days a week training and looking fabulous. It was raining but he has kept condition with the added training. Not tucked up or tied up. Moving great. Looks great. I sent him away with little daily snap lock bags of his family dose - looked like a drug stash!! Haha
I fully follow HHIO both in feed regime and products."

This is not uncommon feedback, another regular HHIO client also has the same feedback.

Get the Foundation right, and everything falls into place.
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19/10/2025

An official side by side comparison for Anna Verstappen lovely new boy. Before was 2nd Sept and after is now. He is fed:

Lucerne/timothy mix chaff
Coprice high joule
49g HHIO Performance
Salt
Cold pressed flax seed oil
grass paddock with old type grasses

No copious amounts of hard feed or supplements. Just targeted nutrition, clean feeding and quality forage.

Allowing the HHIO everyday mineral formulas to work unimpeded (not complicating feeding with a bit of this and that and upsetting mineral ratios that HHIO aims to address) works consistently.

Simple. Targeted. Affordable.

Thank you so much Anna. So happy your boy is well on his way to thriving. A 900g Assist is headed your way as a massive thank you for taking the time to send in your before and after photos. 🧡

18/10/2025

A busy day yesterday with the herd all getting dentals, the boys getting w***y checks 🤭 and all Selenium level checks plus some ACTH screening.

A regular annual dental check and float is a part of responsible horse keeping. So many things stem from dental pain including, poor performance, poor condition, poor absorption of nutrients, ulcers and structural/soft tissue integrity from the imbalance in the teeth.

A big thank you to Megan and Maeve from Waikato Vetrinary Centre who were awesome to deal with. A special acknowledgement for Megan's work with Pepper, who the last couple of vet visits had grown an aversion to the needle, some simple pressure and release and 5 minutes later all over.

Make sure your dentist is qualified, experienced and thorough.

Also a pep talk for the eminent arrival of Cookies foal. Cookie will get her teeth done after they arrive.

All got healthy teeth ticks except Cindy and Pepper to be rechecked in 6-8 months. Cindy pushing 30s had one loose tooth and Pepper one tooth loosing a bit of integrity and on slight angle. Elderly; and PPID horses - even more important for regular dental checks as it can compromise teeth, gums and connective tissues.

16/10/2025

To celebrate Equifest enjoy these last minute limited discounts and offers valid for 3 days only. If you are at Equifest - we are proud sponsors of both the Kaimanawa Stallion Challenge & C**t - Best Conditioned classes. Look forward to seeing the participants and winners of these classes. wwwhealthyhorsesinsideout.co.nz. You can also access the Spin to Sin wheel here https://8aefa182d8f942938288a82362dbd0e8.elf.site
Enjoy and be super quick as very limited numbers of each offer!

08/10/2025

Big Congratulations to Sarah Walters!
The September bonus draw pack is headed your way!!!
The pack includes:
HHIO

Performance 1,=.2kg + Scoop
Support 900g + scoop

The Honey Trap
Detangle + Shine Spray
Mane + Tail Gloss
Bright white wash bar
Dark shine wash bar
Stick it Plaiting Aid

Hope you enjoy, congratulations!!
Team HHIO and The Honey Trap

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05/10/2025

A few customers reaching out lately, with suspected ulcer symptoms. Here are some reminders of what symptoms may show in horses with digestive discomfort and be aware that over half do NOT show 'typical' physical symptoms (as per 2015 study).

- RELUCTANCE TO EAT - not eating hard feeds, picky eaters, only eating a little bit of hard feed, disinterest in eating hay and in more serious cases disinterest in eating in general - any of these are NOT NORMAL AND ISN'T JUST THEIR QUIRK OR ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THAT

- WEIGHT LOSS/POOR CONDITION - goes hand in hand with poor appetite, not absorbing nutrients fully or at all, loss of muscle generally and top-line, ribs showing no matter what you feed

- POOR COAT - aligns with the first 3 especially poor absorption of nutrients. Parasites and Mineral imbalance also can impact here - lack of zinc and copper especially in relation to Iron is a big one.

- CHRONIC DIARRHEA/COLIC - Horses can get loose manure from change of diet or high anxiety but ongoing chronic unresolved can point to ulcers. "In one study, 83% of horses with recurring colic were found to have gastric ulcers. Researchers directly linked ulcers to colic in 28% of those horses (as documented by the response to an acid-suppressive treatment)."

- BEHAVIOUR CHANGES - this is the main one people tend to focus on often ignoring the more subtle symptoms. May be nervous/spooky under saddle, more aggressive at feed time or with other horses, grumpiness or aloofness.

SENSITIVITY IN GIRTH - another one that people mainly focus on. The hind gut is impacted with the girthing motion. Research has shown 92% of horses with “girthiness” were found to have gastric ulcers.

NZ SPRING grass can also be party to creating issues in the horses digestive system - excessive protein, lack of dry matter, major mineral imbalances combined with typical unbalanced processed horse feeds.

These are the main things to look out for but other symptoms can include:
Stretching as if to urinate frequently, teeth grinding, cribbing, Excessive Salivation or laying down, poor performance, body soreness especially unresolved lower back pain, not wanting to be caught, depressed, resistance to grooming, not moving forward under saddle, biting at riders feet, cold backed, wringing/swishing tail when ridden, licking out when ridden and some more uncommon signs:
Stiff neck and shoulders, problems with stifles, tension in groin area, swollen glands under jaw bone, thyroid gland problems.

What causes and what can you do coming soon! We like to take a holistic approach to digestive dysregulation. On a quick note if your horse is competing and travelling regularly - HHIO Support is a must to help navigate ongoing stress in the body and to gently support the digestive system. Remember 30g is for a maintenance dose, 60g for higher stress loads and 90g for ulcer/digestive issues.
This is alongside a HHIO mineral formula to address excessive iron levels in diets among other things and lastly why the clean feeding regime we recommend in conjunction with our formulas is so important as it too is conducive to helping and supporting a healthy and robust digestive system.

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05/10/2025

Love the It’s a Stitch up feed bags. Makes feeding the herd so much easier. Each horse gets the feed meant for them, color coded to make it even easier, easy to clean and horses adapted easily (new kai easy as), except the TB 🙄, working on that! Great for feeding multiple horses at once. No tipped over or blown over feed buckets in this crazy winds we are having of late. The fast eaters I've noticed have slowed down which is also good. My herd are all in Cob size and fits their feed in easily. Easy to carry to paddock, hang over your shoulder like a bag. Really pleased with this addition.

01/10/2025

Received this progress report last night from the lovely Verstappen for this lovely chap who is well on his way to thriving. 4ish weeks in on:

"I’m SOOOO happy. He’s been having:

Lucerne/timothy mix chaff
Coprice high joule
40g HHIO Performance
Salt
Cold pressed flaxseed oil
And moved him to a grassier paddock with old type grasses.

In the before photo, he’d already been through a bag of Coprice and apparently had adlib forage (was at a turn out facility ) so the biggest change is the supps.

He is sooooooo soft too. Once that summer coat is through i think he’s gonna look unreal. He’s so shiny.

i cannot recommend your products enough. I’ve never found something this effective and you are so helpful with the feed lists etc.

It definitely has made a difference and following the feed plan actually makes it far cheaper and easier. You don’t have to feed as much as you think."

Less is more - when you have the right things to feed! Steady quality gains versus fast fat.

This combo was choosen from the HHIO easy chose base feed list and Performance was the appropriate formula for his needs - especially with the quality amino acids to support healthy muscle, hoof and coat. Once he is where Anna would like him to be condition wise then he can be switched to HHIO Foundation which gives the same coverage but at lower levels (still higher than most on the market) and minus the digestive support.

Allowing the HHIO formulas to work unimpeded without conflicting mineral levels helps promote the best possible health in your horse.

Well done Anna, thank you so much for taking the time to share 😊💖