Fylkir's skin was breaking open. Mane, tail base, belly seam. He would rub himself until his skin was raw, and I stood there, unable to do a thing. So, I bought everything the market had to offer. None of it lasted long. The fly rugs were oily and smeared, and dirt gathered in the coat even more than before. At some point, I stopped buying and started asking: What does the skin underneath actually need? That is how I began formulating products myself. I have been an animal naturopath since 2012 and have spent almost my entire life with Icelandic horses. Both are in every bottle. Knowledge from biochemistry and herbal medicine. And what I feel every day at the grooming stall when my hand strokes a horse.

No ingredient goes into my bottles just because it sounds nice on the label. It goes in because it does something for the skin. Most come from plants. Where a processed substance supports the skin better, I use it and will tell you so. Silicones, parabens, and anything intended solely for shine stay out.

I mix every batch myself, I fill every bottle myself. Near Hamburg, in my small workshop. And because skin has its own rules for every animal, there is now also a care line for dogs with WALDI&ME.

Fylkir showed me how much a horse endures before we even notice. For horses like him, I do this.

HESTAKOFI. We think horse skin.
TIM REINERT, ANIMAL NATUROPATH & FOUNDER