TRIBUTE for Horses | Fast-Acting Support for Acute Discomfort, Injuries & Flare-Ups

Pain is one of the most disruptive experiences for horses, significantly impacting their quality of life.

TriBute is designed for those moments when something suddenly changes.

✔ Your horse has suffered a strain, injury, or knock and is clearly uncomfortable
✔ A laminitic episode has started, with heat, pulses, or sudden foot sensitivity
✔ An old issue has flared up unexpectedly
✔ Your horse needs additional short-term comfort support during a particularly challenging period
✔ You're dealing with the first hours or days of an acute event while putting a wider plan in place

In short: when discomfort arrives suddenly rather than gradually, TriBute is designed to provide short-term support during those critical early hours and days.

For many owners, TriBute becomes the emergency bottle kept on the shelf for when life throws the unexpected at their horse.

Once the acute phase has settled, support can then be adapted depending on what comes next.

- Moving from acute to longer-term maintenance support

• DuoBute – for ongoing day-to-day comfort support once the immediate situation has stabilised.

- Supporting the wider picture

• JSTTonic – where stiffness, wear-and-tear, or longer-term mobility concerns become part of the picture.
• JointReflexa – where additional support for cartilage, connective tissue, and structural resilience is needed during recovery.
• MetaTonic – where footiness or comfort concerns sit alongside metabolic patterns.
• PSSMFlex – where muscular stiffness, tying-up tendencies, or muscle recovery are contributing factors.

It provides the short-term bridge between the acute event and whatever longer-term support your horse may need afterwards.

- Foundation support

Recovery depends on more than targeted supplements alone. Supporting your horse's baseline nutrition with a forage-based mineral blend such as VitaComplete or EquiVita helps provide the nutritional foundations that healthy tissues, recovery pathways, and long-term resilience depend upon.

In summary

Keep TriBute for the unexpected. Use it during the acute phase, then transition to the more appropriate long-term support once the dust has settled and the bigger picture becomes clearer.

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

Composition glossary

Each herb in TriBute plays a fast-acting role in supporting acute comfort, easing inflammatory tension, and helping the body navigate the immediate demands of pain and tissue strain.

Together, they offer targeted botanical support during those critical early hours of discomfort.

1. Filipendula ulmaria – A soothing, mucilage-rich herb containing natural salicylates that help maintain normal inflammatory balance.
2. Salix alba – A classic source of natural salicylates that supports the body’s innate comfort pathways, helping maintain steady inflammatory responses and ease tissue sensitivity, without the risks of conventional NSAIDs.
3. Harpagophytum procumbens - A powerful root traditionally used to support short-term musculoskeletal comfort, known for helping acute inflammatory balance during episodes of sudden discomfort.

Feed guide

💧Organic tincture blend

Our human-grade, certified organic tinctures provide a ready-to-absorb potent source of phytonutrients, for immediate absorption into the bloodstream.

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.

TriBute is one of the most focused formulas in the EquiNatural range. Not long-term comfort or everyday mobility, but those first hours and days when something happens suddenly and the body is working hard to protect injured tissues.

TriBute combines three traditional botanicals that each support a different part of the body's natural response to acute discomfort.

How the formula works

The herbs have been selected to complement one another across three key areas.

1. Supporting the body's natural comfort pathways - Meadowsweet and White Willow Bark provide naturally occurring salicylates that help support the body's normal inflammatory responses during periods of sudden tissue stress.
2. Supporting ease of movement - Devil's Claw has a long history of traditional use where joints, muscles, and soft tissues need additional nutritional support during short-term episodes of discomfort.
3. Supporting the stomach alongside the body - Acute discomfort doesn't only affect movement. It places demands on the whole horse. The soothing nature of Meadowsweet helps provide digestive-aware support while the body is navigating a more challenging period.

Together, the three herbs create a focused formula designed for the body's immediate response, helping support comfort while natural recovery processes continue.

Big picture

Horses rarely need TriBute often, but when they do, they usually need it quickly.

That's why TriBute isn't designed as an everyday comfort supplement - it's the bottle you reach for when life suddenly changes - a field injury, a flare-up, the first signs that something isn't right.

Once the acute phase has settled, that's when longer-term support, such as DuoBute or more targeted programmes, can take over.

A great one to have on the shelf for the just-in-case moments.

Advisories

• Designed for short-term use during acute discomfort or flare-ups.
• May be rotated with DuoBute for ongoing comfort support once the acute phase has passed.

Contraindications

• Not suitable for pregnant or nursing mares due to circulatory and salicylate-containing herbs.
• Do not combine with phenylbutazone (Bute), Danilon, or other NSAID medications.
• Do not feed to horses with confirmed or suspected gastric ulcers.
• Do not feed for longer than 6–8 weeks continuously; designed for short-term support.
• Harpagophytum is a controlled substance under competition rules - always verify before competing.
• Contains natural salicylates (Filipendula and Salix ) - always check FEI and competition regulations prior to use.

Vet reference

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

Should I keep TriBute in the feed room "just in case"?

Honestly... yes. Hopefully you'll hardly ever need it. But when something does happen, it's usually without warning.

A field injury. A sudden flare-up. The first signs of footiness. An old injury making itself known again.

Many owners like having TriBute on the shelf because it means they can begin supporting their horse straight away while they're assessing the situation and contacting their vet if needed.

What sort of situations is TriBute designed for?

TriBute was created for those moments when something suddenly changes.

Perhaps your horse comes in from the field unexpectedly lame. Perhaps an old injury has flared up. Perhaps you're worried a laminitic episode may be beginning.

Those are exactly the situations we had in mind when we formulated it.

It's designed to support your horse during those first hours and days while the bigger picture becomes clearer.

Can I use TriBute for laminitis?

Many owners choose TriBute as part of their immediate support plan when a horse develops sudden foot soreness or the early signs of a laminitic episode.

As always, suspected laminitis should be treated as a veterinary emergency.

Alongside appropriate veterinary care, strict forage management, and identifying the underlying cause, TriBute provides fast-absorbing botanical support during those important early stages.

How is TriBute different from DuoBute?

Think of them as different stages of the same story.

TriBute is for the acute phase - when something has happened suddenly and your horse needs immediate, short-term support.

DuoBute is for what comes afterwards.

Once the initial situation has settled, many owners transition onto DuoBute for steadier, longer-term day-to-day comfort support.

They've been designed to complement one another beautifully.

How quickly does TriBute start working?

Because TriBute is a tincture, the active plant compounds are already extracted and ready for absorption.

That's exactly why we chose this format.

During an acute episode, we wanted a blend that could begin supporting the horse as quickly as possible.

Every horse responds differently, but it's one of the reasons many owners choose to keep TriBute ready for those unexpected moments.

Can TriBute be fed alongside veterinary treatment?

TriBute is designed as nutritional support rather than a replacement for veterinary care.

If your horse has suffered a significant injury, is severely lame, or you suspect laminitis or another serious condition, veterinary assessment should always come first.

Please also note that TriBute should not be fed alongside phenylbutazone (Bute), Danilon, or other NSAID medications.

If your horse is receiving prescription treatment, always discuss any supplements with your vet.

How long should I feed TriBute?

TriBute is designed for short-term use.

Many owners use it during the first few days of an acute episode, before moving onto a more appropriate long-term programme if ongoing support is needed.

Once things have settled, DuoBute often becomes the natural next step.

My horse seems comfortable again. Should I stop TriBute?

If the acute episode has settled and your horse is recovering well, that's usually the point where we begin thinking about the next stage.

Some horses no longer need additional support. Others benefit from moving onto DuoBute or another more targeted programme depending on what's caused the problem in the first place.

It's very much about matching the support to the stage your horse is in.

Is TriBute only for older horses?

Not at all - acute injuries don't discriminate.

Young competition horses, leisure horses, veterans... any horse can suddenly pick up a strain, a knock, or experience an unexpected flare-up.

TriBute is designed around the situation rather than the horse's age.

Will TriBute make my horse sleepy?

No - TriBute isn't a sedative.

It doesn't work by making horses drowsy or changing their behaviour.

Instead, it provides nutritional support for the body's natural comfort pathways during periods of acute tissue stress.

Can I keep TriBute in the cupboard even if my horse doesn't need it right now?

Absolutely - in fact, that's exactly what many owners do.

It's one of those products you hope sits on the shelf gathering dust for months... but when life suddenly throws you a curveball, you're always glad it's there.

Why is TriBute a tincture rather than a powder?

For one simple reason - speed.

When a horse suddenly becomes uncomfortable, we wanted a formulation that didn't need to wait for dried herbs to break down during digestion before their plant compounds became available.

The tincture provides those botanical constituents in a form that's ready to be absorbed, making it particularly well suited to the acute situations TriBute was designed for.