WildFed Veterinary Reference Extract

EquiNatural® | Botanical Prebiotic Roughage Blend Supporting Hindgut Diversity & Digestive Resilience

Organically grown • Human grade • Not veterinary medicine


1. Important Context for Veterinary Review

Hindgut health in horses is shaped by forage diversity, fibre type, plant secondary compounds, stress exposure, stabling, and seasonal diet limitations. Modern equine diets often lack the botanical variety horses evolved to consume — including leaves, barks, roots, mosses, and seasonal plants that support hindgut fermentation, microbial diversity, mucosal hydration, and metabolic resilience.


WildFed is a botanical fibre-prebiotic diversity blend, not a therapeutic supplement or medicinal herbal formula. It provides gentle support for:

  • hindgut microbiome diversity
  • mucosal hydration
  • phytonutrient exposure
  • natural foraging behaviour
  • fluid and metabolic balance


Because WildFed includes plants with mild physiological activity (e.g., salicylates, lymphatic herbs, hepatic-supportive herbs), clinicians may find this extract useful when reviewing diets for horses on medication, in competition, or with specific health considerations.


Not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease.


2. Product Summary

WildFed offers a forage-diverse, fibre-rich botanical addition designed to:

  • enrich hindgut microbial diversity
  • support mucosal integrity and fermentation
  • provide natural prebiotics from varied plant materials
  • contribute mild hepatic and lymphatic nourishment
  • mimic the browsing behaviours and fibre types consumed by wild equids
  • enhance winter and stabled diets where biodiversity is limited


This is a whole-food botanical roughage blend, not a concentrated herbal therapy.


3. Clinical Rationale (Nutritional Mechanisms of Action)

Hindgut Microbiome Support (Plantago, Mosses, Leaves)

  • diverse fibre types (lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose, mucilage)
  • feed different bacterial guilds for balanced fermentation
  • assist SCFA production supporting gut wall integrity


Mucosal Hydration & Soothe (Irish Moss)

  • carrageenan-type mucilage supports hydration
  • forms a gentle protective layer for irritated mucosa


Metabolic & Detox Support (Milk Thistle, Birch, Ash)

  • flavonolignans gently support liver biotransformation
  • birch supports lymph flow and fluid balance
  • ash contributes mineral and circulatory support


Circulatory & Tissue Tone Support (Hawthorn, Willow)

  • bioflavonoids assist microcirculation
  • willow contributes natural salicylates (comfort + tissue tone)


Natural Bitter & Astringent Exposure (Bark botanicals)

  • bitters stimulate digestive secretions and motility
  • tannins support gut integrity and microbial balance


This blend feeds the hindgut ecosystem, not the horse directly — recreating the evolutionary plant diversity that domestication has removed.


4. Nutritional Indications (Non-Diagnostic)

WildFed may be considered as nutritional support for horses with:

  • low-diversity hay/haylage diets
  • limited turnout or winter stabling
  • poor hindgut motility or lack of fibre variety
  • microbiome imbalance related to low forage diversity
  • behavioural browsing tendencies (hedge-munching, bark stripping)
  • seasonal metabolic tension needing gentle botanical nourishment


Not intended to diagnose, treat, or correct any parasitic, hepatic, or metabolic disorder.


5. Composition (No Ratios Listed)

Botanical Safety Preface

Botanical roughage provides nutritional diversity and mild physiological activity; responses vary with diet, stress level, and metabolic status.


Botanical Ingredients

  • Fraxinus excelsior — Ash bark & leaves
  • Betula pendula — Birch bark & leaves
  • Rubus fruticosus — Blackberry leaves
  • Crataegus oxyacantha — Hawthorn flowering tops & berries
  • Chondrus crispus — Irish Moss
  • Silybum marianum — Milk Thistle
  • Salix alba — Willow bark & leaves


6. Herb Micro-Monographs (Technical)

Fraxinus excelsior (Ash)
Mineral-rich leaves and mild bitters supporting digestion, circulation, and metabolic waste handling. Traditionally browsed by wild equids.


Betula pendula (Birch)
Diuretic, lymphatic-supportive botanical aiding fluid balance and normal detoxification.


Rubus fruticosus (Blackberry leaf)
Tannin-rich leaf supporting microbial balance, gut astringency, and mucosal integrity.


Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn)
Cardiac and circulatory supportive botanical with flavonoids promoting microcirculatory health.


Chondrus crispus (Irish Moss)
Provides mucilage, trace minerals, and gentle demulcent support for mucosal hydration.


Silybum marianum (Milk Thistle)
Flavonolignan complex (silymarin) supports hepatic resilience and antioxidant tone.


Salix alba (Willow bark & leaf)
Natural salicylate source for tissue comfort and circulation.
(Contains salicylic acid — controlled in competition environments.)


7. Medication Considerations

Veterinary caution advised when used alongside:

  • NSAIDs / anticoagulants
    — salicylates (Willow) may have mild additive effects.
  • Diuretics or fluid-modifying medications
    — Birch has gentle diuretic activity.
  • Sedatives or cardiac medications
    — Hawthorn modulates circulation; theoretical synergy.
  • Liver disease or hepatic medications
    — Milk Thistle influences hepatic enzyme activity.


No known adverse pharmacodynamic interactions at nutritional-forage levels, but botanicals with salicylates or circulatory effects warrant informed use.


8. Feeding Guidance

Feed a generous handful per horse (half for ponies), spread over:

  • hay
  • feed bowl
  • enrichment feeders
  • or mixed with meadow nuts


Frequency: every 2–3 days.

Introduce gradually over 3–5 days.


Sensitivity Advisory:
If unexpected digestive or behavioural sensitivity occurs, discontinue and consult your veterinarian.


9. Clinical Considerations

Advisories

  • Designed for hindgut plant-diversity enrichment.
  • Suitable for most adult horses on hay/haylage diets.
  • Particularly useful in winter or restricted turnout.
  • Complements prebiotic strategies (linseed, psyllium, BiomeTonic).
  • Mild bitters may stimulate digestive secretions.


Contraindications

  • Horses competing under FEI/affiliated rules (Willow salicylates).
  • Pregnancy/lactation — seek veterinary guidance before use.
  • Horses with active gastric ulcers if sensitive to bitters.
  • Horses requiring strict salicylate avoidance.


10. Supporting Products

  • BiomeTonic — deeper hindgut environment support
  • EquiVita / VitaComplete — mineral balancing
  • LeakyGutCOMBO — gut wall nourishment
  • LKLCARE — systemic detox/gut–liver–kidney axis support



11. Standard Professional Disclaimer

WildFed is a botanical forage-diversity supplement and not veterinary medicine. It does not diagnose, treat, or prevent disease. Use with veterinary guidance when horses are on medication, pregnant, or competing under salicylate-restricted rules.