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Misread, Misjudged and Misdiagnosed...
Horses are so often, misread, misjudged and therefore misdiagnosed and then, mistreated - meaning inappropriately treated...

Jenny Paterson
Jun 163 min read
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Confidence is Precious!
Feed more FIBRE – the more hay the horse eats and the less grass, the better for the horse’s digestive system – and for you ...

Jenny Paterson
Jun 62 min read
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Sudden Changes in the Grass...
A sudden change from shorter grass to lusher grass is just like someone put petrol into their diesel motor!

Jenny Paterson
Jun 52 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
May 142 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
May 92 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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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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Beware when Buying or Selling
Recent cases where things have gone ‘pear-shaped’ have prompted us to post about this subject again.
Cathy Dee
Jul 8, 20244 min read
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Lucerne Awareness #2
When we point out aspects of lucerne/alfalfa that can adversely affect horses it becomes obvious there are two camps! There are people...

Jenny Paterson
Sep 5, 20232 min read
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Lucerne/Alfalfa Awareness
As with any feed item, it is not the item itself that is the problem – the overriding issues with lucerne/alfalfa stem from the fact...

Jenny Paterson
Aug 15, 20232 min read
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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...

Jenny Paterson
Feb 9, 20233 min read
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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...

Jenny Paterson
Feb 3, 20233 min read
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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’,...
Cathy Dee
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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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,...
Cathy Dee
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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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...

Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20234 min read
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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...

Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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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...
Cathy Dee
Jan 24, 20232 min read
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When Horses Become Grass Affected
The majority of ‘grass-affected’ horses show signs of increased sensitivity/excitability eg: footy, spooky, hyper-sensitive,...

Jenny Paterson
Jan 13, 20233 min read
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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,...
Cathy Dee
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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