ABOUT HUSK.

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The HUSK was born when my Thoroughbred Tia developed lymphangitis caused by neoprene boots, resulting in permanent scarring. This inspired me to create safe & breathable products for horses.

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FOUNDER & DIRECTOR

LOUISE BUTCHER

I have been riding since I was 3, and always had a love for horses! In fact my ballet teacher told me that if I could perform ballet on a horse then I would be the best ballet dancer that she had ever seen! I exchanged posters of film stars for horses all over my bedroom wall, I dreamt of horses when I woke up in the morning and before I went to bed at night.

I got my first horse Monty when I was 20, after having ridden the horses and ponies that no one else wanted to ride or look after for 17 years of my life! My parents promised that once I had completed university and found a job, they would buy me a horse, so I did just that and the rest was history.

WHAT MAKES THE HUSK DIFFERENT?

MADE IN THE UK

Since 2021 we have source our products and create our products in the UK. This allows easy, fast communication and direct access to suppliers and manufacturers, aiding in quality control and boosting our home economy.

KIND tO THE PLANET

We mainly use up-cycled fabrics and we maximise our sustainability by minimising off-cut waste. By sourcing our materials and making our products in the UK we cut our carbon footprint down hugely by not using Asia and the Far East for manufacturing.

SCIENCE BACKED

The HUSK products are tested under veterinary surgeon supervision using thermal imaging and case study reviews.

PATENTED

TECHNOLOGY

THE STORY BEHIND

THE HUSK

The other part of me has always been entrepreneurial, and a solution finder. Having worked for pharmaceuticals, I worked my way up the ladder to creating marketing strategies and solutions for countries all over the world, which satisfied my creative, solution orientated side. Although my mind was always searching for more solutions to find and create!

My horse Tia was a sensitive thoroughbred, she couldn’t wear leg protection due to reacting to her own sweat, causing her to scar. Coming from a scientific background I enjoyed reading about medical research, and read many clinical papers that spoke of the dangers of over heating horse tendons and muscles. With both in mind, I refrained from using leg protection on my horse in fear of over heating, and searched unsuccessfully for a boot that offered protection without over heating. I also searched for a product that had been tested to prove any breathable, cooling claims that were made, and again felt unsuccessful.

Whilst I was pregnant with my second child, I had come across a 3D material that boasted of being thermoregulating, and investigated into whether this material could be used to make leg protection for horses in the form of exercise boots to prevent over heating. After much discussion with professional riders and vets, and producing and rejection of samples, the first boot was made – the HUSK schooling boot. This boot has been the foundation of our portfolio, which extends now from boots to saddle cloths and rugs.