CoatChangeCOMBO for Horses | Structured 3-in-1 Coat Change & Seasonal Support

Have you ever wondered how much your horse actually has to build?

We tend to think of coat change as something the horse simply sheds.

Hair loosens, hair falls out, we wear most of it, the washing machine gets the rest.

But while we're busy complaining about horse hair in our underwear, something much more interesting is happening underneath.

Your horse isn't simply losing an old coat. They're building an entirely new one.

And hair is tissue.

Its main structural protein is keratin , built from amino acids and particularly dependent upon sulphur-containing amino acids for the bonds that give hair its strength and structure.

Suddenly coat change starts looking rather interesting - because creating thousands upon thousands of new hairs means sourcing raw materials, building new proteins, supplying rapidly active tissues with nutrients, processing normal metabolic by-products, and keeping everything else the horse needs to do ticking along at the same time.

The coat hasn't suddenly become a “detox problem” - your h orse has simply started another fairly substantial building project.

It's a bit like looking at a building site:

• Protein/amino acids = raw materials.
• Sulphur = structural component.
• Gut = nutritional interface.
• Liver/kidneys/lymph = everyday processing and housekeeping.
• Coat = the magnificent finished building we eventually get to look at.

And, just like any building project, what you notice on the outside can sometimes tell you something about the foundations underneath.

A horse with excellent forage, adequate quality protein, balanced minerals, healthy digestion and good overall nutrition may sail through coat change without needing anything extra at all.

Another horse may make us look a little closer. They might be older, perhaps maintaining muscle and topline is already harder, digestion might not be quite as robust as we'd like, or perhaps their coat and skin have never been their strongest feature.

Or perhaps seasonal transitions simply seem to expose nutritional or metabolic weak spots that aren't quite so obvious during the rest of the year.

That's where CoatChangeCOMBO fits.

Not by asking one supplement to somehow “make a coat”, but by bringing together three different nutritional jobs:

• MSM provides bioavailable organic sulphur, supporting the structural nutrition involved in keratin, skin, hoof and connective tissue.
• L-Glutamine provides targeted nutritional support for the rapidly renewing cells of the intestinal lining, helping maintain the gut environment through which the wider nutritional foundations of coat growth are supported.
• LKLCARE supports the liver, kidneys and lymphatic system – the body's everyday processing, elimination and tissue-fluid housekeeping network.

Different jobs. But one horse simultaneously building, nourishing, processing and adapting.

And perhaps that's the most useful way to think about coat change. Not as something going wrong, but as something completely normal that occasionally shows us where a horse could use a little more support.

CoatChangeCOMBO is a good fit when the coat change seems to ask a little more of your horse than usual.

Some horses seem to shed one coat, grow another, and carry on with life as though nothing much has happened. Others, however, appear to struggle more during those busy seasonal weeks.

Choose CoatChangeCOMBO if your horse:

✔ Takes longer than usual to change coat, or seems slow to finish shedding

✔ Grows a coat that looks dull, lacklustre, or lacking its usual bloom

✔ Develops dry, scurfy, or more sensitive skin during seasonal transitions

✔ Finds maintaining topline, muscle, or overall condition more difficult as the seasons change

✔ Is an older horse who already finds building and maintaining healthy tissues more demanding

✔ Has a history of digestive sensitivity where additional nutritional support for rapidly renewing gut tissues may be helpful

✔ Usually seems to benefit from extra liver–kidney–lymph support during spring or autumn

In short: if the coat change seems to expose an existing weak spot or place extra nutritional demands on your horse, CoatChangeCOMBO provides targeted support while they work through that naturally busy period.

- Supporting the wider picture

CoatChangeCOMBO already brings together three complementary areas of seasonal support, so for many horses it works perfectly well on its own throughout the coat-change period.

If, however, coat and skin problems are only one part of a much bigger picture, it's often worth looking a little deeper rather than simply adding more coat supplements.

KPUCOMBO – if recurring coat and skin problems sit alongside digestive issues, hoof quality, seasonal sensitivities, respiratory patterns, or other interconnected signs that suggest a wider whole-system imbalance.

If maintaining muscle, topline, or condition remains an ongoing challenge throughout the year, it's also worth reviewing your horse's overall protein and amino acid intake rather than expecting any seasonal supplement to compensate for nutritional shortfalls.

- Foundation support

Growing an entirely new coat depends on much more than one supplement.

Healthy hair still relies on adequate quality protein, balanced minerals and trace elements, healthy fats, good forage, and a thriving digestive system capable of making good use of them.

Supporting your horse's baseline nutrition with a forage-based mineral balancer such as VitaComplete or EquiVita helps create the conditions for healthier skin, stronger hair growth, and more consistent long-term results.

In summary

Use CoatChangeCOMBO when the coat change seems to ask a little more of your horse than usual.

Keep the nutritional foundations underneath it strong, allow the body time to work through its seasonal building project, and if the same patterns return year after year, look beyond the coat at what your horse may be trying to tell you.

CoatChange COMBO is a nutritional, functional food supplement and not veterinary medicine. For more on this, see Dr Kellon's article - Nutrition is not 'Alternative' Therapy .

CoatChangeCOMBO brings together EquiNatural's MSM , L-Glutamine , & LKLCARE as one convenient 3-in-1 blend.

• Astragalus membranaceus, Arctium lappa, Calendula officinalis, Galium aparine, T araxacum officinale, Echinacea purpurea, Crataegus monogyna, Silybum marianum, Urtica dioica, Tabebuia impetiginosa, Smilax ornata, MSM, L-Glutamine

Feed guide

• 11g/100kg bodyweight per day, i.e. 55g for a 500kg horse.

♻️ Eco Note: Our packaging is recyclable and refillable.

When it comes to herbs and herbal formulations, you may have heard herbalists talk about energetics . It's simply the way we describe how a herb or formula has been designed to support the body in a balanced and purposeful way. The science helps us understand why that structure works.

CoatChangeCOMBO is built around one simple observation - a changing coat isn't simply about shedding old hair. It's about building an entirely new coat while every other system in the body continues carrying out its normal day-to-day work.

Think of it as supporting the horse through one of nature's biggest routine building projects.

How the formula works

Rather than focusing on the coat alone, CoatChangeCOMBO supports three interconnected areas involved in healthy seasonal tissue renewal.

1. Supporting healthy tissue structure - Healthy hair depends on more than simply growing new strands. It relies on structural proteins rich in sulphur, alongside the nutrients needed to maintain skin, connective tissue and hoof integrity. MSM provides a bioavailable source of organic sulphur to support those normal structural processes.
2. Supporting the nutritional interface - Building new tissue depends on absorbing and using nutrients efficiently. L-Glutamine supports the rapidly renewing cells of the intestinal lining, helping maintain the healthy intestinal environment that underpins efficient digestion and nutrient use.
3. Supporting everyday biological housekeeping - While one coat is being replaced with another, the body's normal metabolic work doesn't stop. LKLCARE supports the liver, kidneys and lymphatic system - the body's natural processing, transport and tissue-fluid housekeeping network - helping maintain everyday physiological balance throughout this particularly busy season.

Big picture

Every spring and autumn, your horse quietly dismantles one coat and builds another while continuing to digest, move, repair tissues, regulate hormones and run every other biological process that keeps them healthy.

Most horses manage that remarkably well, whereas some benefit from a little extra nutritional support while the work is underway.

That's exactly where CoatChangeCOMBO sits. It isn't designed to "make" a better coat - it simply supports the biological systems that allow your horse to build one naturally.

Advisories

• Best fed for the duration of the coat change, typically 4–8 weeks depending on your horse's individual needs.
• Feed alongside balanced minerals, adequate quality protein, appropriate forage and normal good management.

Contraindications

• Always seek veterinary advice for pregnant or nursing mares.
• If your horse has significant liver, kidney, or metabolic disease, or is receiving prescription medication, seek veterinary guidance before introducing any new supplement.

Why do some horses seem to struggle with coat change more than others?

Something we've noticed for years - some horses seem to shed one coat, grow another, and carry on as though nothing much has happened.

Others suddenly look a little flat and lacklustre - their coat takes longer to come through, the skin becomes scurfy, topline seems harder to maintain, or they simply don't look quite themselves for a few weeks.

Thing is - the coat change is completely normal - but it's also one of the biggest routine building projects your horse undertakes every year.

Some horses simply need a little more nutritional support while all that work is going on.

Is CoatChangeCOMBO just for improving the coat?

Not at all. Of course we all love a shiny coat, but that's really the end result. The interesting bit is what has to happen underneath.

Your horse is building thousands upon thousands of new hairs, each made from protein and dependent on sulphur, amino acids, good digestion, and healthy everyday metabolic function.

CoatChangeCOMBO was designed to support those foundations, not simply the finished coat.

When should I start feeding CoatChangeCOMBO?

Ideally, before your horse is in the middle of changing coat.

It's a good plan to begin feeding a few weeks before you typically see your horse shedding, helping provide nutritional support while the body gears up for the work ahead.

If your horse has already started changing coat, don't worry - it can still be introduced at any point during the process.

Why is my horse slow to shed their coat?

There's actually quite a long list of possible reasons.

Some horses simply change coat more slowly than others. Older horses often take a little longer, and seasonal weather can influence timing too. Good nutrition also plays an important role, as growing an entirely new coat places surprisingly high demands on protein, sulphur, minerals, and overall metabolism.

Sometimes, however, a coat that's persistently delayed, unusually thick, or failing to shed normally can be a sign that something deeper is going on.

Conditions such as PPID (Cushing's disease) can affect the normal coat-changing cycle, which is why a horse with an unusually delayed or abnormal coat should always be assessed as a whole rather than assuming it's "just a slow shedder."

Most horses simply need a little time and good nutritional support.

But if the pattern seems unusual, repeats year after year, or is accompanied by other changes such as increased drinking, weight loss, or loss of topline, we'd always recommend discussing it with your vet.

Why does CoatChangeCOMBO contain LKLCARE?

Great question.

When people think about coat change, they naturally think about hair - whereas we think about the whole horse.

While your horse is busy building an entirely new coat, the liver, kidneys, and lymphatic system are under extra pressure still carrying on with all their usual day-to-day housekeeping jobs.

LKLCARE supports those everyday systems, making it a natural partner during one of the horse's busiest routine building periods.

My horse's coat is poor every year. Could there be something deeper going on?

Possibly - sometimes coat change simply places extra nutritional demands on the horse.

But when the same patterns return year after year - poor coat quality, skin flare-ups, digestive issues, hoof problems, or seasonal sensitivities - we often encourage owners to look beyond the coat itself.

The coat is wonderfully honest - quite often it's telling us something about what's happening underneath.

That's one of the reasons we suggest looking at KPUCOMBO if coat problems are only one part of a much bigger picture.

Do I still need to feed a mineral balancer?

Absolutely. CoatChangeCOMBO is additional seasonal support, not a replacement for your horse's nutritional foundations.

Good-quality protein, balanced minerals, healthy fats, appropriate forage and a well-functioning digestive system still do the heavy lifting – CoatChangeCOMBO simply adds targeted support during the busy coat-change period.