SIBOCARE for Horses | Hindgut Support for Gas, Bloating & Gut Imbalance 🍂NOVEMBER SALE - 20%-OFF

SIBO ( Small Intestinal Bacterial Overload ) means that unfriendly gut bacteria have colonised and crowded out the beneficial hindgut biome.

And no question - when a horse's hindgut is unhappy, the symptoms rarely stay in the gut.

You'll often see the obvious signs - gas, bloating, sensitivity, changes in droppings - but there may also be mood changes, more reactive, and less tolerant of what your horse had previously been fine about.

These days we now know the gut isn't simply a digestive organ - it's home to a vast microbial ecosystem that influences digestion and metabolism, and equally, when the gut microbiome integrity is disrupted, it profoundly impairs the immune response.

When that ecosystem becomes disrupted, the effects can ripple far beyond the digestive tract itself. That's why supporting microbial balance is the first place we look when a horse seems to be reacting to everything.

Is this your horse?

✔ Gas, bloating, or obvious abdominal discomfort
✔ Right-hand-side sensitivity or flinching when touched
✔ Girthiness, cow-kicking, or resistance during tacking up
✔ Acrid, acidic, or unusually pungent droppings
✔ Gut reactions triggered by grass flushes, haylage, or feed changes
✔ Behaviour changes that seem to follow digestive upset – grumpy, tight, spooky, or reactive
✔ Digestive disruption following antibiotics, stress, illness, or dietary change

In short: if your horse's hindgut feels unstable and reactive, SiboCARE is where we'd start.

Layering support

If faecal water/leaky gut is part of the picture

• If the digestive upset settles but the gut lining needs additional nutritional support, GutAminos may be useful.
• If you're seeing a more complicated picture where hindgut imbalance, faecal water and intestinal lining support overlap, LeakyGutCOMBO brings SiboCARE, GutAminos and Spirulina together.
• And if the same problems keep returning despite addressing the obvious triggers, that's when we'd stop repeatedly firefighting individual flare-ups and look at the full Hindgut Reset Programme .

The foundations

Plenty of appropriate forage and fibre, sensible grass management, and a diet that suits the individual horse all help support a healthy hindgut.

Supporting your horse's baseline nutrition with a forage-based mineral blend such as EquiVita or VitaComplete helps provide the nutritional foundations those tissues and systems rely upon every day.

*If you're not already feeding a mineral balancer, try one of our 1kg trial bags to start with.

What's in SiboCARE?

SiboCARE brings together herbs chosen to support a gassy, bloated and reactive hindgut.

Organic dried herbs: Andrographis ( Andrographis paniculata ), Astragalus ( Astragalus membranaceus ), Barberry ( Berberis vulgaris ), Comfrey Leaf ( Symphytum officinale ), Marshmallow Root ( Althaea officinalis ), Meadowsweet ( Filipendula ulmaria ), Pau d’Arco ( Handroanthus impetiginosus ), Psyllium ( Plantago ovata ) and Sarsaparilla ( Smilax ornata ).

Feed guide

🌿Dried herb blend (ground)

Human grade, produced to ecological standards and free from agro-chemicals. See our Quality page for Organic Certification Documents.

• Feed 5g/100kg bodyweight per day, i.e. 25g for a 500g horse.

💧Organic tincture blend

If you want the science, 'energetic architecture' explains how a blend is designed to work across the body's interconnected systems – not just which herbs are included, but how they interact to create a specific effect.

SiboCARE is built around a simple idea: when the hindgut environment becomes unsettled, don't just chase the gas and bloating – look at the environment creating them.

How the formula works

1. Shifting the microbial environment - Andrographis, Barberry and Pau d'Arco form the more assertive side of SiboCARE, traditionally used to support healthy microbial balance when the intestinal environment has become disrupted.
2. Looking after the gut while the balance shifts - And this is where Marshmallow Root, Comfrey and Meadowsweet really earn their place. They bring the soothing, tissue-supporting side of the formula, helping maintain digestive comfort and the intestinal environment while the 'action' herbs get on with their job.
3. Keeping things moving - Psyllium brings soluble fibre and supports normal intestinal transit, complementing the wider formula as the gut clears its everyday contents and settles towards a more normal rhythm.

Big picture

SiboCARE isn't really about gas, bloating or a sensitive right-hand side.

Those are the clues that brought us here, but its real job is to support the hindgut environment underneath them – microbial balance, digestive comfort and normal intestinal function working together.

Change the neighbourhood, look after the gut while you do it, then give everything a better chance to settle back in.

Advisories

• Best fed alongside a grass-forage, fibre-based diet with 24/7 meadow hay.
• Feed for a minimum of 4 weeks.

Contraindications

• Not suitable for pregnant or nursing mares.
• Use caution alongside anticoagulant, steroid, or immune-modifying medications unless advised by your vet.

Veterinary reference / formulary extract

A concise, vet-friendly reference is available for sharing with your vet.

How long should I feed SiboCARE?

We generally recommend feeding SiboCARE for a minimum of 4 weeks, although some horses may benefit from an 8-week programme where hindgut disruption has been present for some time.

The aim is to help stabilise the hindgut environment before moving on to the rebuilding phase with products such as GutAminos, LeakyGutCOMBO, or LKLCARE if needed.

What signs suggest my horse may benefit from SiboCARE?

SiboCARE is often chosen for horses showing signs of hindgut instability, including:

✔ Gas or bloating

✔ Right-hand-side sensitivity

✔ Girthiness or cow-kicking during tacking up

✔ Acrid, acidic, or unusually pungent droppings

✔ Digestive upset following grass changes, antibiotics, stress, or illness

✔ Behaviour changes that seem linked to digestive discomfort

Can SiboCARE be fed alongside medication?

Many owners choose to feed SiboCARE alongside veterinary treatment programmes.

However, if your horse is receiving medication, particularly steroids, immune-modifying drugs, anticoagulants, or treatment for a serious medical condition, we recommend discussing supplementation with your vet before use.

Can SiboCARE be fed with DuoBute?

Yes. In fact, this is one of our most common combinations.

SiboCARE focuses on supporting microbial balance within the hindgut, whilst DuoBute is often added when discomfort, sensitivity, or gut-related tension are also part of the picture.

What's the difference between SiboCARE and LeakyGutCOMBO?

SiboCARE is designed as the "reset" phase when the hindgut feels unstable, reactive, or out of balance.

LeakyGutCOMBO combines microbial support with additional nutrients aimed at supporting the intestinal lining and is often chosen where faecal water syndrome or ongoing gut-lining support is required.

In simple terms, SiboCARE helps stabilise the environment; LeakyGutCOMBO helps stabilise and nourish at the same time.

My horse has faecal water syndrome. Should I choose SiboCARE or LeakyGutCOMBO?

Both can be appropriate.

Where the primary concern is obvious hindgut instability, gas, bloating, or digestive disruption, SiboCARE is often the starting point.

Where faecal water syndrome is the dominant issue, many owners choose LeakyGutCOMBO because it combines microbial and intestinal-lining support within a single programme.

Can SiboCARE be fed long term?

SiboCARE was primarily designed as a targeted gut reset blend rather than an everyday maintenance supplement.

Once the hindgut feels more settled, many owners transition onto GutAminos, LeakyGutCOMBO, LKLCARE, or a simpler maintenance programme depending on their horse's needs.

What should my horse eat while on SiboCARE?

For best results, we recommend building the diet around forage and fibre.

Plenty of meadow hay, appropriate grass management, and a quality forage-based mineral balancer such as VitaComplete or EquiVita help create the conditions that beneficial microbes depend upon.

Can grass trigger the signs that SiboCARE is designed to support?

Yes. Many owners notice that symptoms such as bloating, gas, sensitivity, or changes in droppings become more obvious during spring and autumn grass transitions.

These periods can place additional pressure on the hindgut microbiome, making microbial balance more difficult to maintain.

My horse is a fussy eater. How should I introduce SiboCARE?

Introduce gradually over several days, starting with a small amount and slowly building up to the full feeding rate.

Many horses accept the blend well when mixed into a damp fibre feed.

If your horse is particularly selective, see our Fussy Eaters Guide for additional tips.

What should I feed after SiboCARE?

Many owners follow a simple three-stage approach:

1. SiboCARE – stabilise the hindgut environment.
2. GutAminos or LeakyGutCOMBO – support intestinal lining resilience.
3. LKLCARE – support wider metabolic housekeeping and recovery pathways.

The most appropriate next step depends on your horse's history and ongoing symptoms.

How quickly will I notice a difference?

Every horse is different. Some owners report noticeable changes within the first week, particularly where gas, bloating, or digestive discomfort have been significant.

For longer-standing patterns, we recommend completing the full programme before assessing the overall response.