Many years ago, a horse belonging to a friend of mine died of colic. When the autopsy was done, the vet found a huge ball of minerals in his stomach. This ball of unabsorbed and probably unabsorbable minerals was what had caused his death. Since then I have been very wary indeed of what I put into my horse’s feed.
The new zero tolerance attitude to drug use in competition horses is both welcome and overdue. I’m sure that most of us agree that riding a horse that requires medication in order to be considered sound is both dangerous and cruel. Similarly, equine versions of Lance Armstrong are completely undesirable. Read more →
Most of my South African customers will not have heard of this product. It is a product specifically developed for the Middle Eastern market. Horse owners in the Middle East have to deal with extreme heat and dryness. Horses are often stabled for most of the day. Grazing is sparse or non-existent. And yet, some of the best sport horses in the world come from this region, especially in racing and endurance. Read more →
We have all heard the saying: “No foot, no horse.” But exactly the same thing applies to your horse’s legs. If his joints are sore, it is going to seriously shorten his working life. In this article I want to show a few easy steps to increase your chances of having a sound horse for a good long time. Read more →
Ideally, none of our horses should need any supplementation to their diets. In a perfect world, our horses would have a constant supply of good grazing and the concentrated feed that we give them would be tailored specifically for their own particular needs. But we don’t live in this perfect world and our grazing quality is variable at best (some of our horses don’t have access to grazing at all). Exercise and weather affect our horse’s energy requirements and horse feed quality can be good, bad or variable. Read more →
There are two main types of natural remedies that are administered orally (by mouth) to horses: herbal and homeopathic remedies. People often get confused between the two. I’d like to briefly explain the differences between the two. Read more →
