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horse feed

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Soft demand (-27.9% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 15Growth 11Conversion 67Competition 64Returns 100Price range 49Avg price 89Brand share 39Review moat 95Quality gap 21

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great109.89

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Avg price

Great£20.41

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Good6.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Competition

Good47%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Price range

Okay£3.39–£26.24

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Okay81%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Bad£60K

£60K/yr · 49K searches

Growth

Bad-27.9%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, horse feed is a £60K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (49K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 81% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 48/100.

Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

horse feed market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£41K–£51K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
6.0%
Avg BSR
#53
Page quality
0%
Prime
36%
Sponsored
93%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
100 months
Avg seller age
187 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

10 flat

Sellers

59

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

12%

  • SPILLERS31%
  • Heygates18%
  • Hilite17%
  • NAF9%
  • Baileys7%
  • Allen & Page7%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 26 weeks — -27.9% search growth over the last 90 days.
1K800Spike '26Feb '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top horse feed search terms

  • horse feed28K/yr
  • horse food11K/yr
  • pony nuts5K/yr
  • pony nuts horse feed3K/yr
  • spillers horse feed3K/yr
All search terms

Top horse feed products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%£3K10%£6K15%£9K20%£12K1101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about horse feed

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall24%

“Excellent quality feed”

Value For Money23%

“Good product, reasonable price”

Pet Friendly19%

“Horses love it”

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%

“As advertised”

Freshness5%

“fresh the horses love it”

Ease Of Use3%

“Excellent product with a convenient”

Gifting Purpose3%

“This was a gift”

Taste-Overall3%

“My horse loves the taste”

Smell3%

“smell really lovely”

Moist/Dry2%

“My horse likes this feed moist and platerable”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall44%

“The box is big”

Moist/Dry33%

“This was sealed upon its original sealing and it was dry and cloggy”

Common questions

Is horse feed profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £60K/yr across 28 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -27.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (48/100).
How competitive is the horse feed niche?
10 brands and 59 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 47% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 81% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in horse feed?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Moist/Dry. The return rate is 0.0%.
What does it cost to enter the horse feed niche?
Listings span £3.39–£26.24; the average listing price is £20.41 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 110 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.