Skip to content
41

horse treats

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.39–$14.39) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 34Growth 21Conversion 95Competition 22Returns 100Price range 0Avg price 23Brand share 26Review moat 82Quality gap 19

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Incredible12.4%

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

Review moat

Great350.54

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Market size

Okay£160K

£160K/yr · 152K searches

Brand share

Okay90%

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

Avg price

Bad£8.45

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Competition

Bad73%

top-5 click share — a locked-up shelf

Growth

Bad-8.2%

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

Quality gap

Bad4.7★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Price range

Bad£3.39–£14.39

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

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, horse treats is a £160K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (152K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 90% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 41/100.

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

horse treats market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
£127K–£169K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
12.4%
Avg BSR
#11
Page quality
0%
Prime
54%
Sponsored
46%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
82 months
Avg seller age
182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack.

Brands

8 falling

Sellers

81

Top-5 brand share

90%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

6%

  • NAF62%
  • Baileys10%
  • Hilton Herbs7%
  • SPILLERS6%
  • Likit5%
  • LINCOLN5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 6%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.2% search growth over the last 90 days.
8K6KHoliday '24Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.6×

Top horse treats search terms

  • horse treats135K/yr
  • horse treats low sugar9K/yr
  • naf horse treats5K/yr
  • horse treat4K/yr
All search terms

Top horse treats 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%15%£24K30%£48K45%£72K60%£96K101001K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 13 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about horse treats

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

What buyers love

Value For Money30%

“Great price directly from Amazon”

Pet Friendly25%

“Horses love them”

Taste-Overall12%

“Horses seem very enthusiastic about these treats”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As advertised”

Smell5%

“Horses like these and smell nice and minty”

Gifting Purpose5%

“This was a gift”

Freshness4%

“fresh and minty”

Fun/Entertainment Experience4%

“he really enjoys them”

Flavor1%

“A delicious flavour combination apparently”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall27%

“as they are quite big”

Smell20%

“Received this on 10th January, opened today 22nd January - mouldy and smells awful”

Taste-Overall20%

“I think it's an enquired taste”

Texture/Consistency-Overall10%

“A tiny bit crumbly”

Common questions

Is horse treats profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £160K/yr across 13 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.2%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (41/100).
How competitive is the horse treats niche?
8 brands and 81 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 73% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 90% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in horse treats?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Smell, Taste-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for horse treats peak?
Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 2.6× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the horse treats niche?
Listings span £3.39–£14.39; the average listing price is £8.45 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 351 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.