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www.easycareinc.com

have a new hoof boot called the Easyboot Grip - ideal for traction on mud, snow and wet grass.

Equine Inspired Jewellery

If you want beautiful equine inspired jewellery go to www.marinaandersen.com.
All of her designs are purely of the horse, no whips spurs or mechanics to be seen anywhere :-)
Marina also makes lovely wrought iron Memory Hearts to which you can attach a sterling silver mane tassle for each horse you wish to remember.
Her designs also encompass braided horsehair jewellery so have a look at her large selection of quality handmade artwork.

Another talented horse loving jeweller and barefoot trimmer is Kathleen Dutson in the USA. Her GoldHaven Studios are pleased to present the Natural Hoof Medallion (pitured) - an orginal work, designed and created by Kathleen (copyright) and produced locally in our hometown of Oroville CA. Most equine jewelry celebrates the horse with the horseshoe. We at www.Goldhaven Studios.com celebrate the horse with the bare hoof!

Equine Colic Relief

Equine Colic Relief (ECR) will STOP a normal bout of colic!
THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF HORSES IS COLIC!
ECR takes the fear out of colic – and is your first line of defence! Use ECR with confidence to STOP your horse’s pain in an emergency!
There are 4 consistent causes, which work in unison to continue a normal bout of colic. They are: Dehydration, Gas/Distension, loss of Ionic Solutions for Motility and in 75% + of cases an Impaction. The Formula within ECR as its ingested divides into 4 parts to produce an effect process, which gently eliminates each cause, then in unison integrate with the horse’s body to end the bout gently.

Part 1 – Softens and Quickly reduce an impaction to a pudding like consistency
Part 2 – Hydrates dehydrated bowel tissue
Part 3 – Replace Ionic Solutions necessary to Restore Motility within the muscles lining the bowels.
Part 4 – Dissipate Methane Gas and Relieve the pressure on gorged bowels and trapped organs.

· All natural active ingredients are: Irish Sea Moss, Magnesium, Kelp, Peppermint Oil, Phosphorous, Vegetable Glycerine, Calcium, Vitamin D3, Potassium, Purified Water, Molasses for flavour and Sorbitol to soften and sweeten the formula.
· Safe to use in any age equine, foals, pregnant mares, stallions
· It has no shelf life – no expiration date (will work when needed to)!
· Tests clean if you’re at a show or race – taken overseas

A MUST HAVE PRODUCT FOR EVERY HORSE OWNER
“This is an amazing product. Unfortunately for me I have had several bouts of colic in horses over 10 years. Two horses where operated on and cost me mega bucks.
Then when Rob and Maree first imported this product I asked to purchase a couple of bottles.
I have just had a pregnant Miniature Mare with colic and brought her down into the stable after she was rolling around the paddock. I administered to her half a bottle and left her in the stable. I kept on checking on her and within 4 hours she was poo-ing normal and next morning was back in the paddock - and still pregnant.
If this was the first time I had used it I would wonder, but I have used it very successfully 3 times now and think it’s the best product. I would never be without this on my shelf in the stable. Well done for importing it and you have saved me heaps of Vet bills.”
TPH Stud, Diane Mayes

“Just wanted to let you know how grateful I am for your product Equine Colic
Relief. My thoroughbred had dehydrated himself on a very hot day to find him
lying in the paddock with quite severe colic. I rang my friend who has a
horse which suffers from colic a lot and she brought around your Equine Colic
Relief product, which she had on hand. I gave him the Equine Colic Relief with the hope to help relieve him until we could get a vet out.
Within half an hour his spasms seemed to be a lot more controlled and
shorter, which we were able to walk him through. Within the hour there was a
noticeable improvement in his temperature and alertness and more active
stomach movement. Then by 90 minutes he was eating, drinking and passing
manure and back to himself, not to mention not needing a vet out after hours. He
did not have any reoccurrence or symptoms of colic throughout the night and
except being a bit washed out the next day he was back to normal.

I would fully recommend this product to any horse owner to have on hand,
after seeing how it worked and having such a long shelf life it is certainly
worth it.” Thanks Natalie - December 2009

Equine Colic Relief Australia website is www.equinecolicreliefaustralia.webs.com
Call Rob and Maree on (03) 59 97 5377 Mobile: 0429 174117
One bottle of Equine Colic Relief including 60cc syringe, instructions to administer and information flyer is $125 plus $10 postage/handling.

Contact: Pam Schroeder, ECR Exclusive Distributor FL. USA.
Phone: (888) 327-0327 Toll Free or (352) 459-4178
Email: majesticpam@yahoo.com
For more detailed information go to www.ecramerica.com

NEW HOOFCARE TOOLS:

Precision Pick
Is a natural hoof care tool designed to measure and evaluate hoof structure and growth. There is an informational website about this tool at www.precisionhoofpick.com. In celebration of their 2nd anniversary, they are offering a special student price of $14.95 US for the month of August.

Riders Rasp
New hoof rounding tool. Features an ergonomic design with soft grip, non-slip sides, stainless steel protective plate, and replaceable finish files designed for rounding, not removing hoof wall. Check this out - looks great for keeping hoof wall in shape between professional trims.

Abrasive Trimming with a grinder - see the DVD Review here.

PLACIDE MAGNESIUM SUPPLEMENT

‘PLACIDE’ magnesium is an organic very bio-available form of an essential mineral. Results are seen almost immediately on supplementation. Horses with deficiencies return to their old amenable selves, they free up in movement, they are calmer and therefore safer to ride. This in turn means you feel more inclined to ride and the horse gets way more exercise and daily movement.

Should You Supplement MAGNESIUM?
Yes, if you want to reduce accidents, and have calmer, more relaxed, sounder, healthier horses to ride and enjoy for many years to come.
Magnesium is vital for over 300 different functions in the body. The body requires magnesium in relatively large amounts but does not store much. If it does not get sufficient daily from the diet, then it is forced to steal it from the nerves, the muscles, the brain and the heart. Then the body simply cannot function properly.
This has significant, often dire, consequences including the following;
- the nerve endings becoming hypersensitive and cause over-reactiveness, i.e. touchiness, spookiness, rushing off floats, etc, and therefore ACCIDENTS!!
- the muscles not properly relaxed, horse is tight and tense, can’t bend, stepping short, you think there is something wrong with their back, so you get therapists who find muscle spasms, you try new saddles, etc and often eventually give up on the horse.
- impaired insulin response, contributing to obesity, insulin resistance, cresty necks, extra pads of fat, puffiness, laminitis and eventually Cushings-like syndrome.
- impaired peripheral circulation, especially in the hooves.
- upset hormone balance, PMT in mares, electrolyte imbalances etc.

Shouldn’t we be careful with supplementing?
Yes, of course, but we should also be careful with not supplementing!! The trouble is the word ‘supplement’. The average interpretation is that if you ‘supplement’ then you are adding to, and therefore may end up with too much in your system and upset balances of other minerals. In this case we are talking about addressing a deficiency, a lack of. We need to make sure we are topped up so that a lack of doesn’t cause major mineral imbalances.
Not only that, but in most cases we are dealing with gross deficiencies, the consequences of which can be very dangerous. Magnesium is impossible to overdose by mouth, it is non- toxic in this organic form and the body spits out what it does not need. This is minor compared to the effects of being deficient.

PLACIDE + C Magnesium & Calcium Supplement

Recently my friends, Jen and Jeremy were considering selling a mare they had bought for their kids to ride as she was acting nervously, to the point of being dangerous. She would shy, prance and dance, want to be in front and twist her head while grinding her jaw when anxious which was as soon as she was taken out of the pasture.

I suggested trying her on a course of Placide before passing her on as she is a nice mare and has a friendly nature. So we filmed her 'before' behaviour on a short ride around the roundyard and out in the pasture near the other horses where she displayed all the above symptoms. She was then fed her dose of Placide twice daily, mixed in with a handful of damp pellets which she readily ate.

I suggested to the owners they not ride her for a week then try her again to see if her behaviour changed at all. Ten days after starting the Placide I got a message that she was a changed horse. After a starting to show signs of anxiety (which we attributed to habit) she settled down quickly and rode out on the trail happily with other horses. No more shying, wanting to be in front, jigging etc.

So, happily she is staying with her family and will continue on Placide to address the deficiency she obviously had, espceially while the spring grass is producing higher sugars and toxins.

Placide+C is a highly available form of calcium and magnesium (ratio1:1) with boron and essential amino acids. The ideal calcium/magnesium ratio is 2:1, Placide C is 1:1 to allow for horses that are on a multi vitamin/mineral supplement or have other sources of calcium in their diet such as lucerne.
CALCIUM;
Calcium is vital for muscle contraction and stimulation of nerves. Calcium is essential for optimal skeletal growth.
It is important for young horses to get enough calcium in their diet to maintain healthy bone growth. Mares in foal and lactating mares also need to be supplemented with calcium. This is so the foal they are feeding and the mare does not become deficient. It is important that foals do not start off calcium deficient because it will affect their skeletal growth.
MAGNESIUM;
Magnesium is vital for over 300 different functions in the body. The body requires
magnesium in relatively large amounts but does not store much. If it does not get sufficient daily from the diet, then it is forced to steal it from the nerves, the muscles, the brain and the heart. Then the body simply cannot function properly.
Without Magnesium, muscle & nerve functions are compromised and energy is diminished.
Muscular weakness, soft bones, anxiety, heart attacks, even seizures & convulsions can result. Magnesium reduces lactic acid build up, lactic acid causes post exercise pain. Calcium and magnesium work together and the presence of boron is essential for them to operate properly, it reduces the excretion of these minerals by as much as 40%.

Skodes Horse Treats

Chief recipe maker Lori Yearwood has developed a truly healthy treat to give your equine friends. About 3 months ago, Veterinarian Dr. Eleanor Kellon and Lori developed some delicious, guaranteed low sugar and low starch treats for sugar sensitive horses. The treats are made out of organic herbs, flowers, nuts and seeds, as well as human grade whole foods and specially selected low sugar hays. They are already winning approval with many herds around the United States. To view this beautiful web site click here . There are also many tips on how to give your horse a more natural lifestyle and the ability to have a consultation through the Well Connected Horse to find answers and help with your laminitic/foundered horse.

Ulcer Aid

Ulcer Aid is a Once A Day, Affordable, 100% Totally Natural Blend to Treat, Prevent and Protect Against Stomach & Colonic Ulcers in Horses.
UlcerAid has absolutely NO chemical ingredients and is 100% proven safe! The best part is, horses LOVE the taste.
It can be used for as long as needed or as a permanent additive to horses feed, as there are no dangerous ingredients or toxic effects. It's totally natural.
UlcerAids' primary ingredients form a nutritious, fully digestible mucilaginous gel when moistened, which acts as a demulcent. This adheres to the walls of the digestive system protecting it from attack of stomach acids and other irritants while encouraging the production of the horses own natural protective mucous.

Did you know....?
Approximately 91% of racehorses get stomach ulcers, regardless of age
Approximately 52% of other performance horses have ulcers
Approximately 57% of foals have stomach ulcers, particularly during the first several months of life
Approximately 50% of horses with ulcers show no outward signs of gastrointestinal disease

To read more about stomach ulcers in horses go to the Ulceraid website here.

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