I recently experienced my first horse colic ever. I guess I am very lucky considering we currently have 15 horses on the property and that …
Horse health
It’s a great time to worm for pinworms in horses!
I rarely use a chemical wormer with my horses, but I was drawn to today. It's two days until the new moon, which is a great time in the …
Exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage in racehorses EIPH
Outside the box is where I think I found the answer to EIPH Here's a heads up... If you're expecting some sort of scientific treatise on …
Riding doesn’t have to hurt your horse’s back
Does riding hurt my horse's back? That's the question I was asked by a reader who referred me to the studies that said that ALL riding …
Part One of solving separation anxiety in herd bound horses.
EVERY tension, from EVERY part of a horse's life is reflected in their saddle work AND in their health and separation anxiety is one of the …
Sacro-iliac damage is fixable – in both horse AND rider.
Sacro-iliac damage is fixable in both horse and rider, although in this blog, we're just focusing on the horse. Laura wrote in with a …
A gorgeous story of a horse helping another horse
Oliver knocked my socks off at the end of our recent Horse Retreat, when he stepped up BY HIMSELF - AT LIBERTY - WITHOUT BEING ASKED - and …
Snakes are out – here’s a simple and cheap snakebite treatment for horses
Warning: I've had vets rant at me about this article, saying that it's impossible - that if the Vitamin C seemed to work, it was because it …
Rapunzel has changed her conformation since we started to work together
You'd think a horse couldn't change their conformation, but Rapunzel has, at 12 years old. She's gone from the downhill horse, where her …
Early stringhalt warning for southern Australia
What to do about stringhalt - prevention and cure. I've had two requests for help with stringhalt in two days one from Victoria and one …