Welcome to TopSpec

TopSpec Equine create top specification feed balancers, supplements and blends that are fed to thousands of horses, of every type, throughout the UK.

TopSpec products are created without compromise. The formulations are based on a combination of global research and traditional knowledge, and they are expertly balanced by experienced equine nutritionists.

At TopSpec only excellence in every aspect of a product is considered satisfactory. The reason why such a position can be taken is that TopSpec is the only equine feed company in the UK owned and run by equine nutritionists.

TopSpec products are highly respected throughout the equine industry for their nutritional integrity. They have been used successfully by thousands of horse owners to improve the performance, condition and relaxation of their horses and ponies.

Certain TopSpec products also provide nutritional support for horses and ponies prone to laminitis, and those recovering from colic or ‘tying-up’.

Hoof quality problems affect all types of horses and therefore we have put an effective hoof-improvement supplement into several different products in order to provide the perfect solution for every horse.

We believe, where appropriate, in supplying optimum levels of all the micronutrients needed for a specific purpose within a broad-spectrum supplement or balancer. This makes life simpler and cheaper for owners and eliminates the risks of unbalanced or over-supplementation when several different products are bought for one horse.

Our free nutritional advisory service provides friendly, practical advice from experienced equine nutritionists to help horse and pony owners maintain fit and healthy animals.

How to select the correct TopSpec product for your horse or pony

TopSpec products can be divided into three groups: -

1a) Feed balancers and AntiLam (all pelleted)

1b) Granular supplements

2) Blends (mixtures of straights that provide calories in different ways)

3) Powdered/granular additives

You only need to feed one feed balancer (from group 1a) or one supplement (from group 1b) to provide all the micronutrients that your horse needs to balance his ration. Which one you select will depend on your horse’s specific requirements and your personal preference.

If your horse or pony needs more calories than his forage and balancer (or supplement) provides we have developed two very different blends (group 2), which are designed to be fed with the feed balancer or supplement you have chosen.

Feeding a fixed amount of balancer (or supplement) each day provides a consistent and optimum level of micronutrients to balance your horse’s diet. The amount of blend you then feed can safely be varied up or down according to condition and performance without affecting the all-important supply of vitamins and trace-elements from the balancer.

This puts you in more control of your feeding programme than with traditional compound feeds. In human terms this system could be compared to feeding ‘an apple a day’ or a multi-vitamin tablet in the form of a balancer or supplement and then topping up with a blend to provide calories in a form to suit your horse.

If in addition to your horse’s basic nutritional needs he requires specific help with a problem e.g. with an anxious temperament or with mobility then you can add an appropriate additive/s (group 3) to his feed.