The Story Behind EspanaSILK

The story of Espana natural grooming products goes back to 1999 and an accident in an indoor arena. Trudy Midas, co-owner of the company with husband, Bob Hansen, was thrown from her horse and broke her back making it impossible to ride again for four years. After three surgeries and years of extensive rehabilitation she was still only able to provide daily grooming and maintain the all important animal/human bond.

During this time Trudy used virtually every grooming product on the market. The harsh chemicals in some made Bob wonder if these ingredients could be harmful to Trudy and/or her horse. The owners of seven race horses and two pleasure horses at the time, Trudy and Bob began investigating better options. Their research indicated that a new all natural equine grooming line would be a welcome addition in the stables.

They then set out to develop the line of all natural products that would be effective and safe for humans and animals. This process included consultations with chemists, and additional research and development which led to the inclusion of silk proteins as a key ingredient and to the pleasant signature cucumber-spa fragrance of all Espana SILK products. Finally, in 2006, the husband and wife team found an experienced, quality manufacturer to produce their all natural line of grooming products.

The result of Trudy’s extensive equine grooming experience is a line of products that the couple believes is the most environmentally superior and safest on the market. And, fortunately, Trudy is now happily riding her prized Friesian horse, Isabelle.

"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! I tried your Espana shampoos (both at different times) and conditioner and I'm now a new addict!!! LOVE IT!!! Interestingly, it keeps my hair from holding onto water and it dried much faster both times! Also it does take the tight curls out that my hair will make if I don't straighten it with products and a hair straightener AFTER blow drying straight! I used my fingers and hair dryer and once dry, my hair had body - lots of body - didn't lay limp such as after a straightner. A hair straightener will take the frizz and curl out of my hair but it will make it dreadfully limp at the same time. After using the blow dryer with ESPANA, my hair had no frizz, no tight spirally curls, but a lot of body...more like my hair when I was younger. Espana did keep me from having to use a ton of other products and sprays. I spent much less time drying and the second day I did use my straightner on it to wear it without any loose waves, but it took less than 5 minutes since the ESPANA helped to straighten the hair as I blow dried it. ( It usually takes 25 minutes to straighten my hair after it's dried.) The antiseptic shampoo kept my husbands hair soft for more than just one day....I think he is enjoying his non-itchy head:)"