Lush grass has a high water content BUT because it is mainly leaves and not much stem it still lacks fibre and won’t fulfill daily fibre requirements.

A healthy horse depends on a healthy microbiome which is reliant on the FIBRE content of the FORAGE .

A sudden change from shorter grass to lusher grass is just like someone put petrol into their diesel motor!

It is not possible to balance to forage rendered unsuitable by excesses unless they can be substantially reduced by limiting short or lush grass intake in some way.

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...

It pays to be aware that there are TWO potential causes of ‘staggers’...

People are getting thrown off their horses in all sorts of unexpected ways and means...

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

Neither clovers, nor lucerne are GRASSES so are not suited for horses who evolved as Graminivores (Grass eaters) – a vital point...

Calm Healthy Horses addresses the various issues affecting domestic horses as MANAGEMENT issues not HORSE issues.

Dry summers make life easier for horse owners; wetter summers need more vigilance and attention to management...

These are 'cool season' grasses, all in the 'high production' category compared to the finer, shorter sward, low nutrient density grasses li

Brown-top, Sweet Vernal, ‘Goose’ grass (Poa Annua), Crested Dog’s Tail... These are all ‘non-production' grasses which have NOT been select

Lifestyle blocks that were dairy farms previously are likely to be predominantly rye-grass and clover. We would advise against buying such l

Fresh Grass and Colic We have been alerted to multiple colic cases happening around Auckland and in Victoria, Australia. The incidences...

Horses are Graminivores (GRASS eaters), a sub-section of Herbivores (general plant eaters)...

When can I return my horse to grass? This depends on - what sort of issues your horse had that prompted taking him off the grass - what...

This depends on both the metabolic state of the horse(s) and the suitability of the pasture... Unsuitable pasture will cause metabolic...

Red clover can cause 'stallion-like' behaviour in geldings. The first line of thinking when such behaviour shows up is that the horse...

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,...