Horse Care · 5 min read
Ask Cynthia – ‘Hoof Handling Problem’
I wonder if you can help me. I have been practicing natural horsemanship for over 5 years and am learning every day.…
Horse Care
Everyday horse keeping: paddocks, rugging, drought, summer care and natural living.
Horse Care · 6 min read
Spare a thought for the average racehorse
by Cynthia Cooper Recently we had Melbourne Cup Day where the whole of Australia comes to a standstill at about 3pm to…
Health · 5 min read
The Plight of Ponies By Vanessa
At an agricultural field day, I came across a small metal pen housing cute young miniature ponies. Three of them were in…
Articles · 5 min read
Travelling by boat to Flinders Island
by Cynthia Cooper Have you ever thought how would your horse cope if it had to be transported by boat….in a ‘bull…
Health · 3 min read
Why I Use Chemical Wormers – Encysted Strongyles
By Cynthia Cooper I would love to be able to worm my horses more naturally, and years ago I tried it that…
Horse Care · 1 min read
Diagram example of a track around a 10 acre pasture.
This is a broad overview of a Paddock Paradise track system shows how to include the main components for safety and horse…
Horse Care · 10 min read
Alyssa’s Paddock Paradise Experience
OK, well it started off being about water. I was aware of the Jaime Jackson paddock paradise concept, because I had done…
Horse Care · 3 min read
Leigh Martin from Mountain River in Tasmania writes about his track…
We have set up track about 4months ago I guess, been working well, in fact I think its could be the best…
Health · 3 min read
Gps Tracking Results:
Another ‘project’ of mine is to find better ways of providing a more natural environment for my horses to live in, that…
Hoof Care · 5 min read
Paddock Paradise
Jaime Jackson’s book, Paddock Paradise inspired me to implement a new approach to keeping my horses that encourages more movement and in…
Health · 3 min read
Minerals, vitamins and supplements
Minerals can be one of the most confusing aspects of feeding horses. How do you know which ones to use? Or which…
Health · 2 min read
Autumn Flush brings on Toxic Grass
It’s wonderful to have finally had some rain and with a tank full of water it feels like the drought has broken.…
