Nathan Marshall
Horse health / Care
Nathan’s interest in horses began in his late teens while working on large cattle stations in the Northern Territory, which included shoeing his own horses. That was the beginning of his keen interest in horse’s hooves that has continued to grow through to today.
Holistic equine management/care is what we’re both passionate and nerdy about. It is also inextricably rooted in equine evolution – dictating how and why every part of their physiology (and behaviour) is what it is today. Forget for a moment what is convenient for us, and keep coming back to what innately makes a horse a horse. As practitioners, this is not only our immutable and historical compass, but the very cornerstone to having a healthy, happy, domesticated horse in the modern age. If there is one message we’d like to inspire people with, it would be to not forget this.
Innate Equine is a husband and wife team. Nathan is an Equine Podiotherapist and Nadine is an Equine Naturopath. We have both been in practice for close to 15 years, not only working in the field (in our individual roles) but also running a rehabilitation centre, primarily for laminitis cases and other health issues that were beyond the care of owners at home.
From humble beginnings we also built a very successful business where we formulated and manufactured a range of natural equine health care products, which were (and still are) sold Australia wide. After 10 years, we made the big decision to sell up, essentially handing over the name we’d worked so hard to establish, but our hearts nudged us to focus more on education.
Over the last several years we have hosted and given a range of clinics and educational workshops, and we’re very pleased EQUITANA is welcoming us back once again.
