I was very excited to see that finally an Australian grass seed company has produces a pasture mix especially for horses that helps prevent laminitis. Most pasture seed sold at your local produce store is designed for food production to make beef, lamb and dairy animals produce the end product faster. These predominantly rye grass [...]
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Safest grazing times made easier
If your horses are prone to laminitis, or you just want to keep you gravel crunching barefoot horses striding out, then you really need to know the safest times to allow grazing, especially in the spring or autumn when there are growth flushes. Before I introduce a tool that will help horse owners with that, [...]
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Q&A on Feeding Oils I would like to ask your opinion on feeding oil to horses. I have done a little research on this online but have come across conflicting information. I have in previous winters fed a little ½ cup cold pressed canola in my horses feed, but was considering changing to Cod Liver Oil, [...]
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Why you should avoid too much clover/red clover in a horse’s pasture/hay. Clovers can be associated with less common conditions in horses such as photosensitivity and liver disease. The specific toxins that cause these conditions have not yet been identified and are hypothesized to be either mycotoxins or secondary plant metabolites that are produced only [...]
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New Organic Herbal Range in Australia I am please to announce that the best sellers of the Brookby Organic Herbs range from New Zealand can now be purchased from the Natural Horse World Store. I decided to stock these product because they are unique in being organic, and proven herbal mixtures that have been formulated [...]
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Website Review: SlowFeedYourHorse.com is a new website that explains the concept of Slow Feeding, an integral part of preventing and treating laminitis and founder. Its also healthy for your budget as well as your horse, saving hay while satisfying your horse’s need to ‘graze’ 22 hours a day. This site also lists where to buy [...]
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February 2010 Lately I’ve been listening to a set of Mary Ann Kennedy CD’s and one track titled ‘Hayin Time’ has fitted well for me this past few weeks of getting hay in. If you haven’t heard her music, and you like a country/folk style that reflects a true love of animals, then visit www.maryannkennedy.com [...]
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