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I’ve been out of touch for a while, life sometimes does that to us, and horses tend to have their moments too. Today was one of those days, and I wanted to share it with you. 2015 was a bit of a turbulent year, some things went the way we’d hoped, and others totally didn’t. Like what I found today when I went out to ride. We have Standardbred horses here and participate in the full cycle. The mares that have shown enough capability to race well become broodmares who are matched as well as possible to a good stallion….
By Debbie Summerhayes At the start of December, my daughters horse Ekky wasn’t interested in breakfast, which was really unusual for him. He appeared to be a bit uncomfortable, and was doing a little pawing at the ground, and laying down a bit. He was brought over to the house yard to keep him under observation and give him some basic homeopathics to help with gut movement, but by mid afternoon he hadn’t got any better, though no worse either, so we decided to call the vet. They said to bring him in so they could run some tests to…
From How to Care for a Rescue Horse: Australian Version by Dr Ann Nyland Note: This information doesn’t only apply to Rescue Horses. Your fat, shiny, “healthy” horse can also die from an overburden of worms with incorrect worming. Rescue horses have different needs. Some may be injured, or have wounds, while others may “only” be skinny. Whatever their circumstances, rescue horses need worming and feed, and these two very things, if not carried out correctly, may harm or even kill the horse. This concise and to the point how-to book also takes the reader through several pictorial case histories….