Meet Clare
Clare has been fascinated by horses since she took her first steps, and her love for these magnificent animals has never waned. She has always been passionate about learning and after enjoying academic work at school, realised she would follow a career in horse-related science.
“I feel so privileged to be able to work doing what I love” she explains. “I grew up questioning everything (thank you to my very patient parents) so I loved the rigour of science. Whilst good science throws up more questions than answers, it gives us a backbone to help make decisions about our horsecare that will help, not hinder”.
Clare MacLeod MSc RNutr
Clare graduated with a first-class BSc honours degree in equine science in 1997, a Masters degree with distinction, in human and equine sports science in 2002, and became a Registered Nutritionist - with the Association for Nutrition's UK Voluntary Register of Nutritionists in 2002.
She first worked for leading horse feed and supplement companies as their nutritionist, giving nutrition and dietary advice to horse owners, yard managers, and vets, formulating products, reviewing research, writing articles, and giving lectures.
Clare’s passion for the truth meant after a few years with companies, she moved into independent practice where she could offer owners a completely unbiased source of advice.
During 2001/02 she independently achieved her Masters degree (MSc) at the University of Essex. Clare’s first book The Truth About Feeding Your Horse was published in February 2007 by J A Allen and has been so popular it is currently sold out, so a new edition is underway. Clare attends nutrition, health and exercise conferences whenever she can and keeps her expertise updated with continuing professional development (CPD).
Clare is a horse-feeding, nutrition and health specialist with both scientific qualifications and over two decades of practical experience.
Clare’s expertise
Clare’s scientific knowledge is backed up with decades of practical experience feeding both her own and countless clients’ horses.
Clare has owned and looked after horses all her life, and she currently owns two horses, Tapir, a retired gypsy cob and Levanah (Vana), an American quarter horse mare; her riding horse.
“My horses have taught me so much about nutrition amongst a whole list of other life lessons. About how little things can make a big difference; that nutrition is not a prescriptive science; that even when you’re doing your best with the latest science, things might still not go to plan; and to keep learning, because you never know enough”.
Clare specialises in feeding horses for exercise and performance. She believes in putting academic theory into practice and has completed a half marathon and evented at BE80 with her home-produced mare.
Clare has an avid interest in health and fitness in both horse and rider and exercises both in and out of the saddle.