Comfrey Leaf 200g

This pack is ideal for using with a water buffet, or as a smaller taster sample pack.

Water buffets are becoming more common as a creative way to encourage horses to drink more, and offer additional paddock enrichment, particularly for horses on track systems. Alongside their normal source of water, a selection of flavoured waters offer variety, interest and behavioural and well-being benefits.

Comfrey leaf is also known as Knitbone and bruisewort.

Comfrey leaf is one of the most widely used herbs to support bone, cartilage and soft connective tissue. It is an excellent source of vitamin B12, therefore supporting its use for bruising.

Feeding guidelines: 20g daily


Feeding as an Infusion

Many herbs, including Comfrey, can be fed in their dried form, but this may mean that it sometimes takes a while for full benefits to be seen.

There is a way to speed up the effect! By simply making an infusion with the herb, the active constituents are made more readily available and are more easily absorbed by the horse

Ideally, add a ½ litre/pint of boiling water to the herbs to be given that day. When cooled, the whole infusion (including the herbs) can be used to dampen down the horses feed. If access to a kettle is not practical, soaking overnight in cold water will also help to release the active constituents.