How Safe is Your Grass?
This depends on both the metabolic state of the horse(s) and the suitability of the pasture... Unsuitable pasture will cause metabolic...
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Cathy Dee
- Mar 14
- 3 min
To Sow or Not to Sow
IF you are thinking about resowing your pastures, thoroughly consider the following information because it is not as simple as it seems...
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Jenny Paterson
- Feb 9
- 3 min
Red Clover & its Affect on Horses
Red clover can cause 'stallion-like' behaviour in geldings. The first line of thinking when such behaviour shows up is that the horse...
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Jenny Paterson
- Feb 3
- 3 min
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
- Feb 2
- 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
- Feb 2
- 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
- Feb 1
- 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
- Feb 1
- 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
- Jan 31
- 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
- Jan 31
- 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
- Jan 31
- 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...