Our Team

Meet the family behind the brand.

Proudly family-owned and operated, Equine America New Zealand carries forward a 20-year legacy of trusted, high-quality equine supplements. Led by Luke and Sacha, the brand continues to support horse owners with proven, innovative nutrition formulated by world-leading equine scientists.

Sales and Marketing Team

Karen Moss

New Zealand Sales Manager

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Alex Hammond

Marketing Manager & Rider Representative

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Nutrition & Veterinary Team

Deborah Leabeater

MSc.Eq.S. CBiol. R.Nutr

Equine Nutritionist

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Dr Kathryn Tuckett

BVetMed Cert AVP (EP) MRCV

Technical Advisor

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Dr Judi Maxwell

MRCVS BVSc BSc (Hons)

International Technical Advisor

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Equine America UK is a traditional, family run business, founded in 1997 by Phil and Julie Middleton and now run by their son, Lee. Wishing to maintain the trusted image of the Equine America brand, whilst moving it into the 21st century, Lee brought on board world-leading equine nutritionist Deborah Leabeater MSc.Eq.S., CBiol., R.Nutr. in 2018 and moved all production from the US to the UK. Deborah is now instrumental in the design and formulation of all Equine America products, from the original Cortaflex® to an extensive range of highly effective supplements and external applications for horses, dogs, cats and people.

All our products are manufactured in the UK, in food industry standard factories, using only the freshest, most innovative and effective ingredients available from approved suppliers. We use state of the art, unique, fingerprint laser quality testing on every single ingredient to ensure a uniform strength and quality along with an exclusive mixing process to ensure that each scoop contains equal amounts of active ingredients. Our BETA NOPS and UFAS accreditations reassure customers that we are doing our best to ensure our products are free from prohibited substances. We also comply with the regulations administered by the UK Veterinary Medicines Directorate and the Food Standards Agency.

Cortaflex is used by leading riders and trainers across the world and in all equine disciplines, and was successfully tested by the Veterinary Medical Research Centre at Michigan State University in a double blind clinical trial.