Beware when Buying or Selling
There have been several cases lately where people have sold horses to good people who have experienced an immediate change in the horse...
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Cathy Dee
- 3 days ago
- 4 min
Ironing Things out
More About Iron The iron content of the horse’s diet has become a subject of great concern but Does EVERYBODY need to worry? Here are...
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Cathy Dee
- 3 days ago
- 3 min
Iron in Perspective
Because excess iron cannot be excreted, there is concern that many horses suffer from iron over-load. When you have pasture analysed,...
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Cathy Dee
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Be Observant!
Often people tend to put ‘little things’ down to the horse’s temperament, him being ‘quirky’, or think ‘it is just the way he IS’,...
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Cathy Dee
- 4 days ago
- 3 min
Excuses We Hear a Lot
Do you hear yourself saying any of the following… ‘He’s always been like this’ Yes but that doesn’t mean it is his true self, it means,...
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Jenny Paterson
- 5 days ago
- 4 min
When Horses Become Dangerous
People who have never personally experienced a horse in this state call it ‘bad behaviour’ and put it down to ‘lack of discipline’ or...
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Jenny Paterson
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
Who Needs to Come Off the Grass?
The situation most people find themselves in is where keeping their horse on a green paddock all year round is their only option and we...
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Jenny Paterson
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Self Medication Myths
Innate Nutritional Wisdom? Who has it? Most humans don’t. Rather we are more inclined to eat ourselves sick, mainly due to lack of...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 24
- 3 min
ACTUAL Nutrition
Understandably many horse owners don’t have much of an understanding of what ‘Good nutrition’ means. If the horse’s diet is not meeting...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Observations on Taste Preferences Part 2
Forage analyses of Cow Parsley and Cleavers bring up surprising results! We are all for adding diversity to the horses diet but only if...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Taste Preferences of Horses – Part 1
Interestingly this example plus one relating to fresh herbs like Cleavers & Cow Parsley in Part 2 reveal surprising results. These are...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Why is my Horse Urinating so Frequently?
What is normal? Horses typically urinate every 4 hours or so and produce 5–15 L of urine per day. (The bladder can hold 3–4 L of urine)....
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Cathy Dee
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Issues on Rented Grazing
Many people find themselves in difficult situations with their horses and ponies because of their grazing. Here in NZ, with weeks of warm...
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Cathy Dee
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Appropriate Nutrition
Horses need appropriate Forage/Nutrition as well as Appropriate Movement/Social Interaction with other horses and an appropriate, safe...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 13
- 3 min
When Horses Become Grass Affected
The majority of ‘grass-affected’ horses show signs of increased sensitivity/excitability eg: footy, spooky, hyper-sensitive,...
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Cathy Dee
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Clarifying Head Flicking/Shaking
Believe it or not, laminitis and headshaking have the SAME root cause. (as do the vast plethora of other troubles horse owners face (SIJ,...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 13
- 2 min
You Reap what you Sow
While there is consensus that increasing bio-diversity in our horse’s diets is desirable, there are two schools of thought as to the...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Sudden Changes to the Equine Forage
Most horse owners are aware that any changes to the horses diet should be made gradually in order to give the flora populations of the...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 13
- 2 min
When Horses get ‘Footy’
The horse’s hooves need to be both robust and at the same time sensitive to pressure so they can safely negotiate various terrain. The...
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Jenny Paterson
- Jan 13
- 4 min
LAMINITIS: Early Signs & What To Do
The feedback we receive from cases everywhere, all of whom have their different vets/farriers/trimmers/nutritional approaches, means we...
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