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Welcome to HSF Equine Nutrition Consulting with Gillian Lopez-Elliott

Let me, a certified advisor, help your horse feel their best!

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Welcome to HSF Equine Nutrition Consulting with Gillian Lopez-Elliott

Let me, a certified advisor, help your horse feel their best!

Email to Book

What We Do at HSF Equine Nutrition

Emma,a chestnut horse eating wet mash feed from a bowl.

DIet Analysis

Every horse is unique and has different nutritional needs. Using your horse's current age, weight and body condition, amount of exercise and discipline, types and amounts of grain/hay/supplements, and their ideal body condition and lifestyle, I will provide an in depth diet analysis of both the current diet and any ideal feeding plans.

Advising In:

Weight Gain
Weight Loss
Metabolic Diets
Senior Horse Nutrition
Performance/Sport Horse Support
Nutrition for growth
Choosing feeds and supplements
Swapping to forage based diets
And so much more!

You can use the diet analysis provided to reference when making choices about your horse feed, and we can tailor a diet to your horse's needs to keep them at their best.

Price List

If you don't see what you're looking for, reach out!

Flexible Payment options available for those needing financial assistance, please request via email.

Standard Consult - Virtual

$85

Includes intake form, diet analysis, virtual meeting over Zoom (roughly 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes), an in depth discussion about your horse's diet and overall condition, and a summary form. Virtual Consults are great for all horses, and accommodate many different schedules.

Owners with multiple horses are eligible for discounts.

Standard Consult - in person

$85

Includes intake form, diet analysis, in-person meeting with your horse at your farm (roughly 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes), an in depth discussion regarding your horse's diet and overall condition, and a summary form.

In Person Consults may be subject changes due to weather or illness. Client's are asked to reschedule for all illness.

Specialized Consultation

$75

These consultations focus on specialized topics.

For example, a Grazing Consultation would include an in depth discussion on introducing your horse to grass, safe grazing practices, options for grazing restriction, tips for healthy fields, evaluating your fields, and more.

Topics include but are not limited to: Grazing, general supplements, specialized supplements, types of feeds on the market, salt & mineral supplementation, feeding for metabolic syndromes, laminitis, and client suggested topics

Multi-Horse Rates

$$$

Owners and Barn Groups with more than 1 horse are eligible for discounts. Consultations must be scheduled on the same day/within the same visit to the facility.

Two Horses 10% off

Three Horses 15% off

Full Barn Multi Horse Consult Rates

$$$

Owners/Barn Groups with 4 or more than 4 horses will receive 25% off of their consultations.

Appointments may need to be spread out to accommodate all horses thoroughly, as each horse takes 1-1.5 hours to assess and discuss. For these cases the discount will still be applied to all horses put on the books at the same time regardless of their resulting consult date.

Barn feeding plan Consult Rates

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For Barn Owners/Managers who want to do a check on their facility's overall feeding program. This is geared towards boarding facilities.

In Person Appointments can accommodate up to 3 individual horse add ons. Virtual Appointments can accommodate up to 5 individual horse add ons.

Base Consult Fee to Review Barn Feed Products $85

Add On Individual Horse Diet Analysis Sheet + $35 each

Add On Body Condition Scoring for Individual Horses + $10 each

Add On BCS for Field Groups + $15 per group

Lesson Barn Consult Rates

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For Riding Schools/Lesson Programs who want to do a check on their facility's overall feeding program for their lesson horses or an individual horse.

Single Horse Consult $43 (50% off)

Base Consult Fee to Review Barn Feed Products $85

Add On Individual Horse Diet Analysis Sheet + $35 each

Add On Body Condition Scoring for Individual Horses + $10 each

Add On BCS for Field Groups + $15 per group

Follow Up Consultation

$55

Follow Up Consultations are $55 when done within one (1) year of original consultation.

Follow Ups for horses seen more than 1 year ago will start at $75.

Horses not seen in more than 2 calendar years will be considered new clients.

Supplement comparison charts - per chart

$35

Trying to choose between supplements but can't decide?

I will make you non-biased supplement comparison charts, comparing active ingredients and their amounts from a wide variety of brands. This is for all categories of supplements, comparing a minimum of two (2), up to ten (10) products per chart.

Updated Diet analysis sheet

$35

For horses who have already had a full consultation, you can request a new diet analysis sheet to be made at any time within one (1) year of initial consult.

This is a great tool for when you're feeding new feeds, new supplements, changing amounts of feeds, your horse's body condition has changed and they require adjusted feed amounts, and more!

Prices subject to change at the discretion of the business. Mileage Charges apply at a travel distance of more than 20 miles from Sparks, MD. Appointments may be subject to change in time/virtual vs. in person location based on weather/heat at Consultant's discretion.

About Gillian

Gillian (nutrition consultant) standing to the right of Emma, a chestnut horse with a white blaze.

Gillian Lopez-Elliott, Certified Nutrition Consultant

My name is Gillian, welcome to HSF Equine Nutrition! In 2021 I opened my farm, Heaven Sent Farm LLC in Sparks MD, where I live with my husband, our personal horses, and where I currently do specialized boarding for horses and goats.

I am welfare focused and have a certificate of completion in Recognizing the 24 Equine Pain Behaviors by Dr

I am welfare focused and have a certificate of completion in Recognizing the 24 Equine Pain Behaviors by Dr. Sue Dyson via Equitopia Center. I believe that understanding and recognizing behavior plays a part in every aspect of horses, including their nutrition.

I have been riding and working with horses since I was 6 years old, and I fell in love with feeding and nutrition early on. I began my horse-career as a typical barn rat, then a hunter turned eventer, spent much of my time pleasure riding and being a ground person traveling to competitions with friends as well as being lucky enough to travel with one of my current horses during his career, I've worked at farms as staff, I have even dabbled in teaching, and have now turned my focus to non-ridden work with my personal horses and nutrition with the public.

I worked at Dover Saddlery for 5 years, becoming our store's resident supplement expert. I also spent nearly a year as the Saddle Consultant for the store, as well as continuing my education with the North American Saddlery School's Intro to Saddle Fitting 2-day course in 2021.

At home I have a 30 year old Quarab pony with PPID (doing fantastically!) who I have known for 20 years, a mini in her suspected 20s also with PPID, an 18 year old OTTB with Kissing Spine/arthritis/etc., a big bulky 18 year old Haflinger who allows me to practice my weight management skills frequently, and another 14 year old OTTB who retired with me after his eventing career.

I have had many unique experiences both working and riding at many facilities as well as running my own, where I have dealt with performance horses, former cart horses, race horses, young horses, seniors, weight management for both loss and gain, injuries, disease management, pregnancy, illnesses, toxicities, and more. I am looking forward to using my knowledge and extensive horse experience to help you and your horse find the best balanced diet possible to lead a long, healthy, happy life, live up to their full potential, and to help you understand the Whys and Hows in the process.

I also have a related background in exotic animal and small livestock nutrition after being the Care Manager for more than 110 domestic and exotic animals and livestock, including reptiles, for 2 years.

I currently have varying continued-education certificates including Recognizing The 24 Equine Pain Behaviors, Large Animal Emergency Rescue, and Equine Nutrition Advising.

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Welcome to HSF Equine Nutrition Consulting with Gillian Lopez-Elliott

Welcome to HSF Equine Nutrition Consulting with Gillian Lopez-Elliott