Hozus Studfarm

A goal 100% Horse Nutrition Project that combines two distinct activities based on the same principle: a carefully studied and precisely evaluated diet as a driver of performance, well-being and improved health for the horses we house.

Our research stable consists of six stalls with wood shavings, vertical hay racks and automatic water troughs. The stable is well ventilated, bright and thermally insulated for optimal comfort. We also have a solarium and a hot and cold shower. Integrated yet independent, our stable is quiet, with no outside horses passing through. The sport horses that join the research stable are the basis of our constant desire for improvement and innovation in equine nutrition. The horses are involved in (non-invasive) research projects on equine nutrition. This research is conducted in partnership with our suppliers and equine nutrition research institutes. We have conducted studies on the impact of certain additives on the digestibility of rations and on temperament in 2025. The data collected is currently being processed. Other projects are being developed for 2026.

The research stable currently has two mares and two geldings: two in dressage and two in show jumping. Each horse is considered an individual athlete and receives a tailored diet and supplements, as well as specific care. We take into account the life history, veterinary history and temperament of our horses, which are between 4 and 14 years old. The objectives are adapted as they live and progress. Respecting their physical and emotional integrity is a challenge we take on every day.  That is why we do everything we can to ensure their comfort, which means regularly adapting their rations, supplements and training programme. These horses are our best ambassadors.

In addition, we have launched a project to breed dressage horses under the Hozus name. Two broodmares joined the stud farm in 2024: Funyried (Furst Romancier x Pascal) and Make the Difference (Johnson x Valeron). The mares have benefited from nutritional monitoring since they were put into breeding in 2024. And in 2025, they gave birth to two beautiful foals: a colt (Very Funny d’Hozus) by Chippendale for Funnyried and a colt by Kjento (Voltaire d’Hozus) for Make the Difference. Their diet is rigorously monitored and we use various markers (colostrum IgG content, quality of colostral immunity transfer, foal growth curve and maintenance of the mares’ body score during lactation, etc.) to assess the effects of an exclusively HNP diet. The foals will continue the nutritional support process until the age of 3-4, allowing us to obtain data on growth and the impact on osteoarticular status. Funnyried and Make will join the sports stable after the foals are weaned at the end of October.

If you would like to get to know them better, you can follow them on YouTube (currently being created). Some of our horses are for sale, so please do not hesitate to contact us if you see one you like.