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Healthier soil makes happier horses
Sour pastures get fixed fast with our pelletised lime-based fertiliser
Small pellets, big impact
Equilise pellets are formulated for horse paddocks like yours. By correcting soil acidity and restoring key nutrients like calcium and magnesium, pastures become sweeter for healthy grazing your horses will love. All without the dust or hassle of traditional lime.
How Equi-lise works
All-in-one fertiliser for fast results
Over time, horse paddocks can become depleted in calcium and magnesium, lowering pH and creating sour pasture where horses don’t graze. Equilise helps rebalance your soil with an all-in-one blend of fine lime and natural nutrients.
The pellets get to work quickly to improve pH, nutrient availability and soil biology – bringing to life your soil’s ecosystem and paddocks with stronger root systems and greener growth, because when your soil’s full of life, your horses will be too.
Pelletised fertiliser is a lot more accurate and easier to apply than traditional AgLime – it spreads evenly, minimises dust and runoff, and breaks down readily for a rapid reaction in the soil. So your soil gets what it needs, where it needs it.
Trial work shows a change in pH to an average of 0.2 per 250kg/Ha. Thanks to the accurate and concentrated form, you’ll use a lot less than traditional Ag Lime and it gets to work faster.
What goes into every pellet
Every one contains ultra-fine lime (70 microns on average), safely pressed together with the natural, biologically active nutrients missing from many of New Zealand's grazing pastures.
- Calcium – to lift pH and support soil structure
- Magnesium – supports chlorophyll production and improves soil structure
- Phosphate – supports root growth and pasture strength
- Sulphur – improves protein formation and pasture uptake
- Selenium – just a touch to support immune and muscle function
Equilise is made from natural ingredients and is free from chemical or acid-forming nutrients, making it safe to use around animals.
We only use the highest-quality ingredients, micronising them to enhance their release and availability. Pellets are proudly manufactured in New Zealand and can be AsureQuality certified.
100% natural, biologically active ingredients.
It's easy to apply
There’s no dust, waste or hassle
You won’t need any special equipment. Equilise works with standard ground-spreading or drilling equipment. And DIY applications are simple. Our tests have shown the best rate is 250kg/ha or 100kg/ac. Whatever size your paddock, we’ve got you covered:
Small blocks
Use a walk-behind or tow-behind spreader on your quad or tractor. Turn the agitator off (it can crush the pellets), and set the rate to 250kg/ha (225 lbs/acre).
Big blocks
Equilise spreads easily with a bulk spreader and is ideal for aerial application on larger blocks.
Small areas
To target patches sprinkle by hand – just like you're feeding the chooks.
“Been bloody impressed with this product, I honestly didn’t expect to get the results I got because nothing else was working. I get rain, but not mud, so I applied it expecting it to disappear, but it didn’t. I could see it breaking down, but also the grass changing colour and growing. Now areas where my horse would refuse to eat, he’s now eating! You can see the difference between the area I did and the area I didn’t apply Equi-Lise. I’m getting more and even put my mum onto it, a great product for free-draining soil, that’s for sure!”
Trish, Bay of Plenty
Maximise the benefits
Timings and tips
Apply Equilise every 12–18 months to maintain healthy soil. For neglected paddocks or those under heavy grazing pressure, increase the rate to 500kg/ha or apply more frequently, for example, every six months.
You can apply Equilise any time of year, but Spring and Autumn are ideal. In some cases, two applications (Spring and Autumn) may be needed to restore pastures back to health – then an annual application is all paddocks require.
The pellets start breaking down as soon as they come into contact with moisture. You’ll typically see results in 6 to 12 weeks, depending on soil type and conditions. For best results, apply just before rain – or let morning dew kickstart the magic.
Our tests show lighter soils respond faster with smaller, more frequent applications. Heavier soils take longer to show results and may benefit from a larger initial dose.
How to start
Equilise is available in 25kg bags from participating rural merchants.
Got two hectares or more and can handle bulk bags? We can send 500kg or 1000kg bags to a depot near you – get in touch for a freight price.
Got questions? Our advice is free and grounded in experience. Or explore our range of customised fertilisers - all pelletised, naturally.
Frequently asked questions
We make Equi-lise using all-natural ingredients. Because we don't use chemical or acidic forming nutrients, we feel it hasn't been necessary to organically certify Equi-lise. However, if this is a requirement for your property, we’ll make a batch of organically certified Equi-lise. Additional certification costs and minimum order quantities will apply.
We recommend that you move your animals out of the paddock before you apply Equi-lise. Then move them back when you are happy the pellets have broken down enough. The pellets start breaking down as soon as they come into contact with moisture, and you’ll notice the pellets will be soft after a few days.
The pellets taste a bit like chalk and are not all that desirable by animals. There isn’t anything in Equi-lise that would harm your animals, and horses don’t like the taste of them that much! We have had a few clients who spread Equi-lise while their horses were in the paddock. However, you know your horses best and what they like to eat.
Dung and urine provide plenty of potassium (K) which can cause an imbalance with Ca and Mg, limiting pasture growth, soil and plant health and palatability. As with potassium from dung and urine, nitrogen is deposited, which can cause pastures to run ‘hot’ (as with certain types of pasture species). When excess nitrogen leaches, it takes essential soil neutralisers – Ca and Mg with it, and this is why horse paddocks become 'sour' over time.