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What is ‘Natural’ for Horses?
It is natural for horses to be able to graze - it is WHAT THEY ARE GRAZING that is not natural forage for many domestic horses globally...

Jenny Paterson
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Autumn Grass and Staggers
It pays to be aware that there are TWO potential causes of ‘staggers’...

Jenny Paterson
1 day ago2 min read
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Autumn Grass can Cause Accidents
People are getting thrown off their horses in all sorts of unexpected ways and means...

Jenny Paterson
1 day ago2 min read
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Ensuring Resilience
‘Under-supplementing’ is feeding your horse the bare minimum to keep him ‘out of deficiency’.

Jenny Paterson
6 days ago2 min read
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Laminitis Risk
Jasper arrived at Chh Headquarters 5 years ago looking very unwell (see photograph below) - has never had another bout of laminitis. ...

Jenny Paterson
May 85 min read
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Get Grass Smart – Teff Hay Pointers!
Teff is a warm season grass like kikuyu so is generally lower in NSC’s than cool season grasses...

Jenny Paterson
Mar 72 min read
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Adrenalin and Potassium
This is for people who struggle with more extreme issues and who also struggle to understand what their horse's forage has to do with it

Jenny Paterson
Mar 72 min read
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Knowledge Heads Off Trouble
Neither clovers, nor lucerne are GRASSES so are not suited for horses who evolved as Graminivores (Grass eaters) – a vital point...

Jenny Paterson
Feb 213 min read
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Get Grass Smart - Does the Colour of your Hay Matter?
Yes it does for some horses. What is fantastic here in NZ these days is that companies (for example - Jones Hay, Northland and Highfield...

Jenny Paterson
Feb 173 min read
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Be Pro-active!
If your horse is out on fresh pasture of any sort, whether short and green, or lush and green then you need to supplement more fibre into

Jenny Paterson
Jan 302 min read
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It's All About Management!
Calm Healthy Horses addresses the various issues affecting domestic horses as MANAGEMENT issues not HORSE issues.
Cathy Dee
Jan 133 min read
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A Change in the Weather...
Dry summers make life easier for horse owners; wetter summers need more vigilance and attention to management...

Jenny Paterson
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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Protein Lumps
These raised areas can persist for a few hours, or several days. They might be in one area or scattered over the body.
Cathy Dee
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Cool Season Grasses
These are 'cool season' grasses, all in the 'high production' category compared to the finer, shorter sward, low nutrient density grasses li
Cathy Dee
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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Grass from where horses thrive!
About 6 weeks ago Sue (UK) was in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. She managed to get a sample of the forage the 'Yilki' horses of Cappadoci

Jenny Paterson
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Why these are Great Equine Grasses!
Brown-top, Sweet Vernal, ‘Goose’ grass (Poa Annua), Crested Dog’s Tail...
These are all ‘non-production' grasses which have NOT been select

Jenny Paterson
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Spot the Difference!
We have a large data-base by now and there is a 100% correlation between all these ‘issues’ owners struggle with and the type of pasture/for

Jenny Paterson
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Rye Grass
Lifestyle blocks that were dairy farms previously are likely to be predominantly rye-grass and clover. We would advise against buying such l

Jenny Paterson
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Get Grass Smart - Sugars
Both Spring (and Autumn) grass are a worry for many horse owners.
So far we have covered how high nitrogen and potassium disturb not only t

Jenny Paterson
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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Salt for Horses...
Get Grass Smart Series - Feeding Salt This includes Broodmares and other livestock... While plants make great use of potassium they have...
Cathy Dee
Oct 11, 20243 min read
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