About us

Meet the Heart Behind Wild Fed Horse

Meet the dynamic father/daughter team that created Wild Fed. Dr. Samantha Wellspring is a Naturopathic Doctor and herbalist specializing in Gastroenterology as well as the founder of the Botanical Studies Institute. She started Wild Fed in 2014 while in Medical School. She was determined to bring a health-food horse feed into the market inspired by her aging horse who could no longer eat hay.

Samantha’s father, Howard Johnson, had recently retired and had extra time on his hands. He started helping Samantha as she was launching the business. Eventually Howard’s enthusiasm, people skills, and extensive experience in sales and manufacturing made him an incredibly valuable, and irreplaceable part of the Wild Fed team. Their combined skills have produced a company with tremendous integrity, committed to bringing you the best and healthiest horse feed and organic herbal supplements for horses that money can buy.

The Wild Fed Story

I was inspired to create this feed because of my first love, my horse Shadow. He joined our family when we both were 10 years old. Just before his 30th birthday, his teeth were so worn down that he started choking on hay and was no longer able to hold his weight eating just hay. I needed to add calories with something easily digestible but also had a high nutrient value to support his aging body. The senior feeds on the market contained undesirable industry by-products such as peanut hulls, soybean meal, beet pulp, rice bran as well as sweeteners and synthetic nutrients.

I decided to create my own all natural horse feed for Shadow. At the time, I was in medical school studying to be a Naturopathic Physician which reinforced my belief in the healing power of nature. I felt that the key to designing an amazing feed, was observing what horses would naturally eat, when grazing in open fields. I spent hours with Shadow and my other horse, Shya, while they grazed in the pasture and observed the types of grasses and herbs they sought out.

This feed is designed to mimic how horses would naturally eat, hence the name Wild Fed. It is formulated for horses of any age young or old and meets the daily required nutritional needs. It can be used as a primary feed source or in addition to your feeding regimen to add easily digestible calories.

Although Shadow was no longer able to eat hay, he loved his Wild Fed Horse Feed, which was his primary food source for over 5yrs. It kept him looking and feeling great until his recent passing at age 35. RIP Shadow thank you for being my inspiration.

Our Purpose

  • Mission

    At Wild Fed we are committed to providing horses with the highest quality earth based nutrition using ingredients that are whole foods based, free of allergens and toxins and are minimally processed.

  • Vision

    To create feed and supplements that help horses to be nourished and thrive using earth based ingredients that are exceptional quality and environmentally friendly.