With winter approaching and the drought conditions we’ve recently experienced in some areas, hand feeding our horses becomes necessary. Here’s a few tips and tricks that can make it safe for you and fun for your horse during this daily interaction. In fact playing games at feeding time is vital […]
Have you ever been annoyed at how much hay your horses waste when you throw it out on the ground for them? After all, it is the most natural way for them to eat but some horses don’t have the best of manners and will poo and wee in it
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by Cynthia Cooper With many parts of the world affected by weather extremes, feed for horses is getting more expensive and less readily available, so it makes sense to stretch what you can get as far as possible. So how do we do that without compromising our horse’s health and
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“I’ve had my new mare at home now for just over a week and she is terribly aggressive at feeding times. I have been walking into the paddock with either a lead rope or stick/string and swinging it at her as she approaches so that she doesn’t rush forward at
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‘Paddock Pillows’ are simply made from the plastic garden trellis you can buy from your local hardware/gardeing store. They are quick and easy to make – just fold a 2m length in half and ‘sew’ the sides together with baling twine or use cable ties. You can also lace the
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While doing a spot of web surfing, I found the site of Swedish hoof trimmer, Ove Lind who has put together an interesting selection of hay feeding options to enable 24/7 hay and to reduce gorging and wastage. He says “I have found that as long as there is a
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Reiki is an ancient ‘hands-on’ healing energy that promotes natural healing in all living things. It is medically proven and can reduce anxiety and restore the animal’s natural balance physically, emotionally, and mentally. Animals intuitively understand and are very receptive to Reiki practitioners and Reiki identifies through the practitioner’s hands,
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More than 4,000 years after Egyptians began applying honey to wounds, it is now being sold for regular wound care all over the world. Called Medihoney, it is made from a highly absorbent seaweed-based material, saturated with manuka honey, a particularly potent type that experts say kills germs and speeds
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by Les Rees Les Rees is a qualified practitioner of Natural Medicine for Horses and practices in Australia. She is particularly interested in stress related disease in horses and wrote her final assessment thesis on the subject. Stress can cause a lot of physiological symptoms which, if left untreated can
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Flower essences (remedies) are natural remedies that address negative emotions, sometimes physical ailments, and help to bring about a more positive mind-set. The healing properties of flower essences are made possible through the life force, vibration of the flowers used. The life force of different flowers are “in tune” with
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by Nola Cooke ETRT is a treatment which aims to secure long-lasting relief from mobilisation difficulties in horses. Such difficulties can present in many different ways from purely musculo-skeletal to the purely behavioural. However the problem presents, it is usually pain based, and, in most if not all cases, it
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There are so many types of alternative therapies available to help heal our horses. Each month I will feature one in detail to help readers make an appropriate choice when looking for therapies to support traditional veterinary medicine. Always seek a veterinary opinion if your horse appears ill in any
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