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Shoeing in Historical Context
Use of shoes in different cultures throughout history and it's implications for soundness today
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4 days ago3 min read
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Hoof Shape and Thrush
Hoof thrush is a common bacterial infection that affects the frog of a horse's hoof, leading to foul-smelling discharge, and discomfort.
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Mar 23 min read
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Understanding and Managing Laminitis in Horses
Laminitis, or 'founder' is a common and painful condition that affects horses' hooves, causing lameness and discomfort.
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Oct 3, 20243 min read
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Reading Your Feedbag
Horse feed bags - from deciphering technical jargon to understanding ingredient quality. Reading information on horse feed bags made easy.
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Sep 15, 20243 min read
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Preventative Health Care. Just Sayin'
A study of pony club horses in Australia shows that horse owners are avoiding non-urgent veterinary care.
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Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Windgalls and other lower leg swelling in Horses
Managing windgalls and other lower limb lameness in horses involves a combination of treatments and preventive measures.
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Jul 18, 20243 min read
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Are White Hooves Weaker Than Black Hooves?
It’s often thought that horses with white hooves are more prone to problems such as cracks, chips, and other hoof-related issues
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Jul 9, 20243 min read
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Seedy Toe, or No?
Seedy toe, also known as white line disease, is a common hoof condition in horses. But does it come from the inside or the outside?
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May 8, 20242 min read
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Smell Your Horse's Feet
Horses with hoof thrush can be very lame. We have helped horses who were almost put down for chronic 'navicular' that actually had thrush.
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Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Understanding Equine Metabolism
A horse can progress from 'good doer' to suffering equine metabolic syndrome, to Cushings. 2 supplements at 10g/day can delay this outcome.
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Mar 10, 20243 min read
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6 Horse Holidays
6 Bring-Your-Own horse holidays in NSW Australia
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Mar 5, 20241 min read
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Hoof Care Products You Will Actually Use
Easy to use products to help horse owners take control of their horses' hoof condition
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Sep 26, 20234 min read
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Dress Your Hoof with Two Household Products
Household products used as hoof dressing that make a difference to hoof health.
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Dec 17, 20222 min read
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Spring! 3 ways to help prevent laminitis
Here are 3 ways that you can help to limit grazing without limiting movement.
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Aug 28, 20223 min read
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Ageing a Horse by its Teeth, and Calorie Considerations for the Older Horse
There's a very common myth that horses grow teeth throughout their whole life. That's not true.
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Jul 29, 20222 min read
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Is your horse overweight on pasture?
Being overweight, or even a healthy weight does not mean a horse's nutritional requirements are being met by pasture alone.
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Oct 11, 20214 min read
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Why are you Feeding Your Horse?
If your horse is a healthy weight on pasture then what is the reason that you are feeding your horse more? A lot of clients are surprised.
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Aug 31, 20212 min read
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Two Lessons about Horse Health from Wild Horses
By looking at wild or domestic horses that travel long distances over rugged terrain we can examine what factors contribute to soundness
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Aug 29, 20213 min read
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5 ways to Combat Hoof Thrush with Household Products
Many of the off-the-shelf hoof products in the saddlery contain ingredients that are products you might already have at home
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May 23, 20213 min read
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Growing Quality Hooves
How can you improve the quality of the hoof your horse is growing?
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
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