Pegasus Health Hawthorn

Pegasus Health

Hawthorn for horses is considered to be a valuable supplement for the equine heart and cardiovascular system.


Hawthorn’s active constituents help keep the veins, blood vessels and capillaries functioning properly and slow down any deterioration. Hawthorn improves circulation and increases the flow of blood to the heart and transports oxygen more efficiently around the body making it a helpful equine supplement for hard working and sports horses.

Its properties also make it useful for any equine conditions relating to poor circulation including arthritis, rheumatism, laminitis and other joint problems.

No adverse side effects have been reported from using Hawthorn as a herbal supplement in the short-term or the long-term.

Hawthorn for horses contains:

• Iron
• Vitamin C
• B Vitamins
• Antioxidants
• Anti-inflammatory properties
• Triperpene acids - which can help balance low blood pressure

Feed to:

• Hard-working horses
• Sports horses
• Horses with arthritis
• Horses with laminitis
• Horses with navicular syndrome
• Horses requiring a safe, effective diuretic

100% Hawthorn (Cratagus laevigata).

	g per day
Horses & Ponies	20 - 30

A 900g refill fed at 30g per day will last 30 days.

Hawthorn was used as a herbal heart remedy as far back as the Middle Ages.

Chemical compounds in Hawthorn help to maintain elasticity in the blood vessel walls allowing them to flex easily and thereby also promoting good blood flow and circulation which benefits any horses taking part in vigorous exercise and activity. A flavonoid called rutin helps with this process and also helps re-build the collagen fibres that maintain the outer layers of the blood vessels.

Other chemical components contained in Hawthorn are able to override enzymes that constrict blood vessels as a way of moving blood around the body. This means that the blood vessels are kept open improving circulation. This action is particularly important if blood vessels have become narrowed by being clogged with fat or calcium deposits.


Hawthorn for horses is also a safe and effective diuretic which gently relieves the body of excess water and has been used to treat kidney and bladder stones.


The antioxidants in Hawthorn for horses help to reduce inflammation and the triperpene acids contained in Hawthorn can help balance low blood pressure. Hawthorn can also play a part in lowering cholesterol levels.


There are said to be more than 1,000 different species of Hawthorn and Hawthorn hybrids. They are native to the temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America.



The Hawthorn for horses that Pegasus Health supplies is Crataegus laevigata - one of the most commonly-used species of Hawthorn used in herbal medicine.


Crataegus laevigata, is also known as Midland Hawthorn or Mayflower.


The first Pilgrims who emigrated to America named their boat The Mayflower after using Hawthorn wood to make some of the vessel.



The Bread and Butter Tree is another name, which came from an ancient farmers' practice of nibbling on the leaves and flowers in order to take the edge off their hunger before breakfast. The oxygen that Hawthorn releases would have also helped them feel less tired.



In the spring horses can often be seen eating leaves off Hawthorn trees. It is one of those trees, or plants, that many horses seem to be instinctively drawn to because of its benefits.


Hawthorn has been used in the treatment of a wide variety of human disorders including gout, fever, pleurisy, hypertension, nervous tension, insomnia and depression.