Educational Articles
Educational articles
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Paving the way for healthier horses
A Melbourne father and son duo are confident in knowing that the dust free and eco-friendly animal bedding they supply to some of Australia’s top horse trainers and equine clinics is paving the way for healthier horses. Eco Animal Bedding,…
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Heart training exercise for horses
Sometimes we get stuck in the same old routine of a circle or square work. We found this training exercise that you can do with your horse to mix it up where both you and your horse can have some…
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Bates Luxe Leather
For the ultimate in comfort and luxury leather, you can now upgrade your chosen double-lined Bates Saddle to Luxe Leather. “The Bates Isabell Saddle with Luxe Leather is the pinnacle of prestige and luxury in a dressage saddle, offering the…
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Colostrum
Colostrum, or ‘first milk’ of all animals, contains supplies of energy, protein, fats, fluids and electrolytes to kick start the metabolism, as well as providing a mild laxative effect. This laxative effect assists foals in moving their meconium, which is…
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Preventing Colic Naturally
Preventing Colic Naturally Colic in horses is one of the most feared of conditions because of the dramatic way colic can spiral downward into a life threatening condition so quickly. Most horse owners have experienced at one time or another…
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DIY – Fencing
All Posts What is Border line? Border Line is a white, high strength, specially formulated, solid polymer monofilament (containing no steel). When strained up, it will protect and restrain horses like no other. It is a polymer fencing system that replaces steel…
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Understanding Winter Rugs
Understanding Winter Rugs -Rugging horses can be a little confusing – there are a wide variety of styles to choose from and the different numbers on the packaging sometimes don’t give a lot of detail as to what exactly…
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Herbs and Antibiotics
Over-use of antibiotics can be offset with historically-proven herbs by Catherine Cox-McDowell When considering the use of antibiotics, and the distinct contribution they have made to our ability to recover from life-threatening infections, you would be forgiven for thinking that…
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Fighting the Battle with Mud Fever
Author: Cedric Chan, MRCVS of NW Equine Referrals, familiarises us with equine pastern dermatitis, better known as ‘mud fever’. Here he tells us about the recent study he has conducted using the Equi-Med Ag products and reveals some interesting findings. Fighting…
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Jobs To Do This Season
We tend to overlook the everyday jobs that needs to get done. So it is time to get moving and tick off the lists. What are the jobs to do this season? Horses Teeth Get your vet or…
