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Jenny Paterson
Jan 302 min read
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
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Cathy Dee
Jan 133 min read
It's All About Management!
Calm Healthy Horses addresses the various issues affecting domestic horses as MANAGEMENT issues not HORSE issues.
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Jenny Paterson
Dec 23, 20243 min read
A Change in the Weather...
Dry summers make life easier for horse owners; wetter summers need more vigilance and attention to management...
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Cathy Dee
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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.
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Cathy Dee
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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
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Jenny Paterson
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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
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Jenny Paterson
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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
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Jenny Paterson
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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
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Jenny Paterson
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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
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Jenny Paterson
Nov 5, 20243 min read
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
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Cathy Dee
Oct 11, 20243 min read
Salt for Horses...
Get Grass Smart Series - Feeding Salt This includes Broodmares and other livestock... While plants make great use of potassium they have...
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Jenny Paterson
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Get Grass Smart around Colic
Fresh Grass and Colic We have been alerted to multiple colic cases happening around Auckland and in Victoria, Australia. The incidences...
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Jenny Paterson
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Get Grass Smart
Considerable emphasis is placed on the sugar content and we will cover this too, but there is a list of far more important aspects of grass
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Jenny Paterson
Sep 24, 20243 min read
Get Equine Grass Smart
Horses are Graminivores (GRASS eaters), a sub-section of Herbivores (general plant eaters)...
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Jenny Paterson
Aug 5, 20243 min read
Warm Season Grasses Vs Cool Season
There are significant Differences Between Feeding Horses on Warm Season vs Cool Season Grasses...
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Cathy Dee
Jul 8, 20244 min read
Beware when Buying or Selling
Recent cases where things have gone ‘pear-shaped’ have prompted us to post about this subject again.
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Cathy Dee
Jun 18, 20243 min read
Hay Only Diets...
There is substantial published evidence plus our own experience that highlight the flaws in the argument that hay is all they need...
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Cathy Dee
Jun 11, 20242 min read
The Sugar Myth Explained
Being low in sugars doesn’t mean short grass is necessarily safe. Some of the Analyses showed Crude protein levels at well over 20% with...
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Cathy Dee
Jun 11, 20243 min read
Common Myths About Green Grass
1. “Assuming that because horses and ponies can get laminitis while on short grass, that short grass must be high in sugars; with no...
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