The elements, along with biting flies, can take their toll on horses skin throughout the year,  whether it is fly bites  that can lead to irritated itchy horses and ponies in the Spring and Summer or sore legs and heels from the rain, mud and cold in Winter. Hilton Top Coat Gold contains plant tinctures to help ensure your horse maintains prime skin and coat condition all year round. If necessary use our soothing, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal Phytobalm on legs, heels or scurfy skin.

Contains: Nettle leaf, Dandelion root, Chamomile flowers, Marigold (Calendula) flowers, Cleaver herb, Kelp and Burdock root.

Marigold (Calendula officinalis - Pot Marigold)

This fabulous plant is fun and easy to grow. The flowers contain both essential oil and pro-vitamin A. Calendula is well known for its affinity to epithelial tissue, it is soothing and healing, and is the principle ingredient in a variety of skin creams and ointments. You can make a lotion from the flowers for bathing sore, tired eyes.

Making Calendula oil is easy, and you can get the kids to help you collect the flowers.

 Collect the flowers on a dry, sunny, day, make sure there is no dampness left on the flowers as this can cause mould to grow in the oil.
 Place a good quantity of flowers into a large glass jar and cover the flowers with Extra Virgin olive oil, or Sweet Almond oil.
 Stir the flowers to make sure they are well immersed in the oil.
 Place the lid on the jar and stand it on a sunny windowsill.
 Leave the jar in the sun (this can take several days or even weeks depending on the weather) until the oil has turned a sunny orange colour .
 Strain the oil through muslin or a fine strainer squeezing the flowers to extract all the oil.
 Pour the oil into sterilised bottles and store in a cool dark place.