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Enzyme activities including amylase and fructanase act on dietary components such as starch and fructans earlier in the digestive process, alongside enzymes involved in protein, fat and plant-material breakdown.







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EquiNectar is a daily digestive supplement built around our patented Enzyme Rich Malt Extract. Its naturally occurring digestive enzymes help break down the horse's feed and forage earlier in the digestive process, improving nutrient utilisation and changing what reaches the hindgut.
That upstream action supports a healthier hindgut environment and microbiome, while providing a digestive foundation for condition, behaviour, performance and reduced digestive risk.
Enzyme activities including amylase and fructanase act on dietary components such as starch and fructans earlier in the digestive process, alongside enzymes involved in protein, fat and plant-material breakdown.
Better upstream digestion means less rapidly fermentable material is available further down the digestive tract, helping support a healthier fermentation environment, pH and microbiome.
Efficient digestion underpins the horse's ability to use its ration effectively. Owners may notice differences in condition, digestive consistency, demeanour and performance.
EquiNectar is designed to fit into the horse's normal feeding routine. Measure the appropriate amount, add it to the feed and feed twice daily. Your horse's ongoing feed rate depends on body weight and activity level.
No soaking, mixing protocol or separate preparation. EquiNectar is simply added to the horse's normal feed. For the standard routine, divide the appropriate daily feed rate across two feeds.
The standard EquiNectar pump delivers approximately 1 fl oz, or 30ml, making the daily amount easy to measure consistently.
Approx. 1 fl oz per pumpPump EquiNectar directly onto the horse's usual feed. Its liquid consistency helps it distribute easily through the ration.
No separate preparationFor the standard feeding routine, give EquiNectar twice daily. Consistent use provides ongoing digestive enzyme support as diet, grass, workload and routine change.
Daily digestive supportThe standard US feeding guide is expressed as an amount per feed, based on two feeds each day.
Start with a smaller amount and increase every three days before moving to the horse's appropriate ongoing feed rate.
The ongoing feed rate is determined by the horse's body weight and whether workload is light to medium or high.
Enter your horse's total daily EquiNectar feed rate and we'll calculate how long each US pack will last, approximately how many pumps you will use and the current cost per day.
Not sure of the amount? The standard US feed rates range from 5 to 12 fl oz per day, depending on your horse's weight and activity. The feeding guide below will calculate the exact rate.
Based on the same daily feed rate entered above.
Select your horse's weight, activity level and feeding frequency. We'll show the appropriate ongoing EquiNectar amount in fluid ounces and approximate pumps.
The standard US feeding guide is based on body weight and activity. Twice-daily feeding is the normal routine, with the daily amount divided across two feeds.
This gives a total ongoing feed rate of 6 fl oz per day. With the standard EquiNectar pump delivering approximately 1 fl oz, that is around 3 pumps per feed.
Amounts below are shown per feed for the standard twice-daily routine.
| Body weight | Activity | Per feed | Daily total | Approx. pumps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 660 lb | Light-Medium | 2.5 fl oz | 5 fl oz | ≈ 2.5 per feed |
| Up to 660 lb | High Activity | 4 fl oz | 8 fl oz | ≈ 4 per feed |
| 660-1200 lb | Light-Medium | 3 fl oz | 6 fl oz | ≈ 3 per feed |
| 660-1200 lb | High Activity | 5 fl oz | 10 fl oz | ≈ 5 per feed |
| Over 1200 lb | Light-Medium | 4 fl oz | 8 fl oz | ≈ 4 per feed |
| Over 1200 lb | High Activity | 6 fl oz | 12 fl oz | ≈ 6 per feed |
When EquiNectar is fed once per day, the ongoing amount is 70% of the standard total daily feed rate. For example, a horse normally receiving 3 fl oz twice daily has a standard total of 6 fl oz per day, so the once-daily amount is 4.2 fl oz. This rule applies to the ongoing feed rate and should not automatically be applied to the gradual introduction schedule.
EquiNectar has a remarkably simple formulation. At its heart is our Enzyme Rich Malt Extract, produced from carefully selected malted barley and containing a naturally occurring spectrum of active digestive enzymes.
Malted barley
Germination naturally activates the barley's own enzyme systems. Our patented production process is designed to preserve that digestive enzyme activity in the finished Enzyme Rich Malt Extract, creating a practical liquid supplement that can be added to the horse's normal feed every day.
The complexity comes from the natural activity within the malt extract, not from a long list of added microorganisms or synthetic digestive enzymes.
Produced from malted barley and naturally rich in digestive enzyme activity. This is the ingredient responsible for EquiNectar's distinctive malt character and its core digestive mechanism.
A small amount of medium-chain triglyceride oil derived from coconut forms part of the complete liquid formulation.
Included to help maintain product quality and stability during normal storage and use.
EquiNectar is not built around one isolated enzyme. Its Enzyme Rich Malt Extract contains multiple naturally occurring enzyme activities involved in breaking down carbohydrates, protein, fats and plant material. Click any enzyme to learn more.
Amylase helps break down starch into smaller carbohydrate units earlier in the digestive process. This is particularly relevant where horses receive grain or other starch-containing feeds.
Fructanase acts on fructans, carbohydrates commonly found in pasture grasses. Fructan levels can change substantially with weather, season and plant growth.
Cellulase acts on cellulose, one of the major structural carbohydrates found in plant material and forage.
Xylanase helps break down xylans, structural components within plant cell walls. It adds another layer to EquiNectar's broad plant-material enzyme activity.
Beta-glucanase breaks down beta-glucans, another group of complex carbohydrates present in cereal and plant material.
Phytase acts on phytate, a naturally occurring compound found in plant ingredients and cereal grains.
Protease contributes to the breakdown of dietary proteins into smaller components that can be used within the normal digestive process.
Lipase acts on dietary fats, complementing the carbohydrate and protein enzyme activities present in EquiNectar.
Enzyme Rich Malt Extract begins with malted barley. During malting, the grain is allowed to germinate, naturally activating enzymes that help the young plant mobilize stored nutrients.
EquiNectar uses a patented process designed to retain this useful enzyme activity and make it available as a palatable liquid that can be incorporated into the horse's normal feeding routine.
The malt extract naturally contains a range of B vitamins, including:
The malt extract also contains naturally occurring minerals including:
EquiNectar's malt matrix naturally contains compounds including ferulic acid, flavan-3-ols and phenolic acids.
A grain contains stored nutrients intended to fuel a new plant. When barley begins to germinate, it activates enzymes that help break those stored nutrients down.
That natural biological process is what makes malted barley such an effective starting point for EquiNectar. Rather than relying on a single added enzyme, the malt provides a broad spectrum of naturally occurring digestive enzyme activities.
EquiNectar works further upstream. Its digestive enzymes help change how the diet is broken down before it reaches the hindgut. That changes the nutritional substrate available to the horse's existing microbial community.
EquiNectar does not work by adding bacteria to the gut. Its naturally occurring digestive enzymes act earlier in the digestive process, helping break down components of feed and forage before they reach the hindgut.
When more of the diet is digested upstream, the balance of material arriving in the hindgut changes. That means a different nutritional environment for the horse's existing microbial community, with less rapidly fermentable carbohydrate available downstream.
Modern feeding presents the horse with two especially important carbohydrate challenges. One often comes from concentrate feeds. The other comes from pasture.
Grain and concentrate feeds can provide substantial starch. If the horse does not digest all of that starch before it reaches the hindgut, it becomes available for rapid microbial fermentation. EquiNectar's amylase activity helps support starch digestion earlier.
Fructans are carbohydrates found in pasture and their concentration can vary with season, sunlight, temperature and plant growth. EquiNectar provides fructanase activity, helping break down fructans earlier in the digestive process.
The mechanism is not about forcing a particular bacterial population into the gut. It is about changing the substrate available to the microbial community that is already there.
Starch, fructans, protein, fats and structural plant material enter the digestive tract.
EquiNectar provides multiple digestive enzyme activities that complement the horse's normal digestive process.
Less undigested rapidly fermentable carbohydrate is available for uncontrolled fermentation downstream.
Changes in substrate availability can support a more favorable hindgut environment, fermentation profile and microbial balance.
A healthier digestive environment supports more than manure consistency. It influences how effectively the horse uses its diet and provides a foundation for condition, behavior, performance and long-term wellbeing.
Better breakdown of the diet upstream helps the horse make more effective use of the ration being fed.
Changing the nutritional substrate reaching the hindgut changes the environment experienced by its microbial community.
Reducing the burden of rapidly fermentable carbohydrate can help support a more stable hindgut fermentation environment.
More effective digestion and nutrient utilisation can help support body condition and the productive use of the horse's diet.
Digestive comfort and hindgut health can form part of the picture in horses that appear reactive, unsettled or inconsistent.
Supporting digestion, hindgut stability and microbial balance helps address important digestive pathways associated with increased colic risk.
When large amounts of rapidly fermentable carbohydrate reach the hindgut, fermentation can increase acid production and lower pH. That change in environment can favor some microbial populations over others.
EquiNectar's approach is to intervene earlier by helping digest more of the relevant carbohydrate upstream, reducing the amount available for rapid fermentation later.
Gut bacteria respond to the nutrients and substrates available to them. If that supply changes, the microbial ecosystem can change with it.
EquiNectar therefore takes a substrate-driven approach. It does not attempt to populate the hindgut with added bacteria. Instead, its digestive enzymes change what arrives there and allow the horse's existing microbiome to respond to a different nutritional environment.
Colic is not one single digestive event and there are many possible causes. What EquiNectar can influence are important nutritional and fermentation pathways within the digestive system.
By supporting more effective upstream digestion, a healthier hindgut environment and improved microbial balance, EquiNectar can form part of a daily colic prevention strategy alongside appropriate forage, hydration, dental care, movement and good feeding management.
Performance depends on the horse being able to use the diet it is given. Digestion, nutrient availability, body condition and digestive comfort all sit upstream of the work itself.
EquiNectar therefore supports performance from the digestive foundation rather than acting as a stimulant or short-term performance enhancer.
EquiNectar research has examined hindgut pH, microbial populations, metabolites, digestive outcomes and horses with gastrointestinal concerns. The Science Center brings the evidence together in one place.
EquiNectar has been studied in racehorses, leisure horses and horses with diagnosed gastrointestinal conditions. Researchers have measured hindgut pH, metabolites, microbiome changes and clinical outcomes.
Horses remained within their normal training and feeding environments while researchers monitored fecal pH as a measurable indicator of hindgut acidity.
This retrospective veterinary field study included horses presenting with gastrointestinal concerns including recurrent abdominal pain, excess fecal water, chronic diarrhea and refractory gastric disease.
Horses and ponies on spring pasture were randomized to receive EquiNectar or remain unsupplemented, allowing researchers to compare metabolic patterns between groups.
No single study answers every question. What strengthens the EquiNectar evidence base is that research across different settings repeatedly points toward the same underlying theme: changing upstream digestion changes the environment downstream.
Explore study design, research populations, microbiome findings, metabolomics, digestive enzymes, published work and the scientific background behind EquiNectar.
Most owners do not start with a microbiome measurement. They start with something they can see or feel: a change in manure, condition, behavior, performance or digestive consistency.
The digestive system sits at the center of how the horse uses its diet. Changes in digestion can therefore be reflected in manure, condition, comfort, demeanor and consistency in work. EquiNectar is designed to support that digestive foundation every day.
Think about what has changed, when it happens and whether it appears alongside changes in feed, grass, workload, travel or routine.
Manure is one of the most visible windows into the digestive system. Changes in consistency can accompany shifts in diet, pasture, fermentation and the hindgut environment.
EquiNectar supports digestion earlier in the digestive tract, helping change what is available for fermentation further downstream.
Explore digestive health →What the horse eats is only part of the nutritional picture. The horse also has to digest and utilize that diet effectively.
EquiNectar provides digestive enzyme activity that supports breakdown of the ration upstream, helping provide a stronger digestive foundation for weight and condition.
Explore condition and nutrition →Behavior has many possible influences, but digestive comfort can be part of the picture. Owners often notice the whole horse before they identify one specific digestive sign.
Supporting digestive consistency and the hindgut environment can provide a better foundation for a horse that feels more settled and consistent.
Explore behavior and digestion →Pasture is not nutritionally static. Fructan content can vary with plant growth, weather, sunlight and temperature.
EquiNectar provides fructanase activity alongside its other digestive enzymes, helping support digestion as pasture conditions change.
Explore grass and seasonal change →Performance starts before the arena, track or trail. The horse first has to digest its ration, utilize its nutrients and maintain good condition.
EquiNectar supports performance through that digestive foundation, rather than by acting as a stimulant or short-term performance product.
Explore digestion and performance →Recurrent digestive problems deserve careful management. Feed, forage, hydration, dental health, movement and management routine can all matter.
EquiNectar can form part of a daily digestive and colic prevention strategy by supporting upstream digestion, hindgut stability and microbial balance.
Explore digestive risk →EquiNectar is not designed as a different product for every visible concern. It provides daily digestive enzyme support at the beginning of the nutritional pathway, helping support the horse's digestive environment as a whole.
Our Horse Health Resources bring together practical information on digestion, manure, condition, behavior, grass, seasonal change, performance and everyday digestive management.
EquiNectar is used across a remarkably broad range of equestrian environments, from military and public-service horses to international competitors and thousands of everyday horse owners.
Professional use of EquiNectar spans structured military and public-service programs through to elite equestrian sport. At the same time, it remains a practical daily digestive supplement for amateur competitors, leisure horses and everyday owners.
EquiNectar has been used within professional organizations responsible for the daily management, conditioning and performance of working horses.
EquiNectar is also used by riders and horses competing at the upper levels of international equestrian sport.
The same digestive principles apply whether a horse is competing internationally, working professionally or simply expected to feel and perform consistently every day.
Horses may differ enormously in workload, discipline, environment and level of competition, but every horse still has to digest the diet it is given. EquiNectar is designed as a daily digestive foundation across that spectrum.
Who uses a product is valuable context. Scientific evidence asks a different question: what has actually been measured? That is why professional use sits alongside, rather than in place of, EquiNectar's research program.
EquiNectar has also been evaluated through veterinary field research, racehorse studies, randomized research, microbiome analysis and metabolomics. The studies examine measurable digestive changes rather than relying on reputation alone.
EquiNectar is made in Britain using a patented process and produced within established feed-quality systems. That matters whether your horse is a leisure horse, a working horse or competing at the highest level.
EquiNectar's quality framework covers ingredient sourcing, manufacturing controls, feed assurance and contamination-risk management. The result is a product designed to be used confidently as part of the horse's everyday feeding routine.
Feed assurance covering important aspects of manufacturing, traceability and quality control.
A recognized contamination-risk management scheme for naturally occurring prohibited substances.
The manufacturing environment operates within established feed-material assurance standards.
Quality-management systems support consistent production and documented processes.
BETA NOPS provides a robust framework for reducing the risk of contamination with naturally occurring prohibited substances. It is an important risk-management standard for competition horses, rather than an absolute guarantee that contamination can never occur.
Everything most owners need to know before starting EquiNectar, without making you read another textbook.
EquiNectar is a daily equine digestive supplement built around Enzyme Rich Malt Extract from malted barley. It provides multiple naturally occurring digestive enzyme activities that help support digestion earlier in the digestive process.
No. EquiNectar does not work by adding live bacteria to the horse's gut. Its enzymes act upstream, changing how the diet is broken down and therefore changing the nutritional environment reaching the horse's existing hindgut microbiome.
The ongoing amount depends on your horse's body weight and activity level. Standard US daily totals range from 5 to 12 fl oz.
Use the feeding finder ↑The standard US feeding routine is twice daily, with the appropriate daily amount divided between two feeds.
EquiNectar is designed as an ongoing daily digestive foundation. Its role is to support digestion and the hindgut environment as part of the horse's normal feeding routine rather than only during short periods of concern.
We recommend using EquiNectar within 8-10 weeks of opening. If you buy a multipack, open one 1-gallon container at a time and keep the remaining containers sealed until needed.
Calculate how long your supply will last ↑Add EquiNectar to your horse's normal daily feed and support digestion earlier, a healthier hindgut environment, improved nutrient utilisation and a more consistent horse. Choose the supply that works for your routine.