Colic and peritonitis are both emergencies that call for immediate veterinary treatment, and both can be triggered by the same hidden cause: encysted strongyles, a larval stage of small strongyle that burrows into the lining of the horse’s colon and can go undetected by a standard worm count. I learned
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After my recent posts on worming and fecal egg counts, one question kept coming up: “If fecal egg counts don’t detect encysted worms, how do I know if my horse has them — and should I treat for them?” It’s a great question, and probably one of the most misunderstood
Encysted Worms: Should I Be Worried? Read More »
How to Know What’s Actually Going on Inside Your Horse — The Fecal Egg Count Explained In my last post I talked about worming horses out of habit — and why that calendar-based approach is something we really need to move away from. I promised to follow up with the
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Are You Worming Your Horse Out of Habit — Or Out of Need? Here’s a question: when did you last worm your horse, and do you actually know if they needed it? For most of us, worming has been a calendar event — every 6, 8, or 12 weeks, regardless
Strategic Worming for Horses: A Natural, Sustainable Approach Read More »
When “Safe Enough Fencing” Isn’t Safe A few weeks ago, I lost my beautiful Arabian mare, Aria.Her death wasn’t from old age, or an accident no one could foresee—it was partly caused by something I had already recognised as a risk… but hadn’t yet addressed. I’ve gone back and forth
When Fencing Fails – and the Lesson I’ll Never Forget Read More »
Healing Horse-Safe Herbs & Shrubs for Your Border Garden Growing a garden just for your horses beside the paddock or yard not only looks beautiful, it provides natural health support and a sensory-rich environment for your herd. And when you grow horse-safe herbs and shrubs, you’re offering them nature’s pharmacy—right
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There are many ways to achieve what you want and just as many opinions on what is best when it comes to keeping your horses! With so many variables and as each individual situation is different, it’s good to keep an open mind about horse-keeping models. So let’s look at
Hybrid Horse Keeping – Equicentral and Tracks combined Read More »
Warning: this post contains some graphic images of wounds and blood. Keeping horses will always involve coping with injuries. This is one of the worst I’ve dealt with so I’m sharing this experience to help others who face a similar situation. My Arabian gelding was badly injured to his flanks,
Amazing Healing of Horse’s Huge Flank Wound Read More »
A Holistic Veterinary perspective on health and healing. The equine world would be a better place if this 250-page color-filled hardbound book was on every horse owner’s bookshelf. Insight to Equus is just that – looking in detail at what a horse really is: part of a herd, constantly grazing
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By Cynthia Cooper A self-trimming horse is a barefoot horse that wears their hooves naturally, without the intervention of tools to maintain soundness and good hoof function. All wild horses are self-trimming with their hooves varying according to the terrain they live in. From short, rounded, and extremely hard (on
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If you use a flash or drop noseband, you may be surprised at the results of a recent preliminary equine study. Jayne Peters from Bishop Burton College, UK and her research team investigated three different noseband designs and their effect on rein tension and the force being exerted on the
Would Your Horse’s Noseband Pass the Pressure Test? Read More »
I wonder if you can help me. I have been practicing natural horsemanship for over 5 years and am learning every day. I have overcome some huge problems with emotional abused and damaged horses but am stuck on the current one. I normally allow a horse to chill a bit
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