ABOUT
The HUSK.
LOUISE BUTCHER
FOUNDER & DIRECTOR
I have been riding since I was 3, and always had a love for horses! In fact my ballet teacher told me that if I could perform ballet on a horse then I would be the best ballet dancer that she had ever seen! I exchanged posters of film stars for horses all over my bedroom wall, I dreamt of horses when I woke up in the morning and before I went to bed at night.
I got my first horse Monty when I was 20, after having ridden the horses and ponies that no one else wanted to ride or look after for 17 years of my life! My parents promised that once I had completed university and found a job, they would buy me a horse, so I did just that and the rest was history.
WHAT MAKES
The HUSK DIFFERENT?
MADE IN THE UK
Since 2021 we have source our products and create our products in the UK. This allows easy, fast communication and direct access to suppliers and manufacturers, aiding in quality control and boosting our home economy.
KIND TO THE PLANET
We mainly use up-cycled fabrics and we maximise our sustainability by minimising off-cut waste. By sourcing our materials and making our products in the UK we cut our carbon footprint down hugely by not using Asia and the Far East for manufacturing.
SCIENCE BACKED
The HUSK products are are tested under veterinary surgeon supervision using thermal imaging and case study reviews.
PATENTED TECHNOLOGY
Registered Nutritionist
LA IRENITA X THE HUSK
A year into business I had the privilege of meeting international polo vet Dr Jorge MacDonough, and we shared stories of our passion for finding a solution to leg protection for horses that was light, protective, and non-heating. It was then that HUSK moved to another level, as we worked with Jorge and his son Pablo (a world class polo player) to create a boot for polo.
Two years into working on the boots, we were met with tragedy as Jorge passed away. Jorge’s nephew Jacinto told me that the day before he passed he told him that we must push on with the development of the HUSK boots, so we all knew that it was important to finalise these designs and create a legacy for Jorge.
In the summer of 2018, the designs were complete, and HUSK performed a road trip around many of the polo yards trialling the boots for fit, stability, protection, and performance. We were given the green light! We called the boots La Irenita Sport Air boots, after Jorge’s stud and polo team in his honour.
That year at the Argentine Open, we launched the boots, and Jorge’s son Pablo was the first to step onto the field with his horses kitted out in La Irenita Air Sport Air boots. The rest is history! We now proudly kit out all of La Irenita horses, as well those belonging to other polo legends such as Adolfo Cambiaso, Juan Martin Nero, Hilario Ulloa, Facu Sola, to name a few…..