Lucerne Awareness #2
When we point out aspects of lucerne/alfalfa that can adversely affect horses it becomes obvious there are two camps! There are people...
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Cathy Dee
Aug 18, 20231 min read
Dry Matter is a Very Serious Matter
Did you know that when you get forage analysed it has a Dry Matter (DM) Content? This is what is left after water is removed. DM is...
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Jenny Paterson
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Lucerne/Alfalfa Awareness
As with any feed item, it is not the item itself that is the problem – the overriding issues with lucerne/alfalfa stem from the fact...
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Cathy Dee
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Nitrates - Horses vs Ruminants
Nitrates Affect Horses Differently to Ruminants A good subject to understand when grazing horses in winter. Potassium & Nitrate spikes in...
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Cathy Dee
Aug 15, 20232 min read
Same Grass - Different Outcomes?
Some people find it hard to wrap their head around the fact that you can have multiple horses on the same pasture and it will affect them...
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Cathy Dee
Jul 26, 20232 min read
The Return to Grass
When can I return my horse to grass? This depends on - what sort of issues your horse had that prompted taking him off the grass - what...
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Cathy Dee
Jul 26, 20233 min read
Weight Gain over Winter
Winter can be a challenging time for owners of 'hard-doers'. Many people feel as though they are already feeding these horses well, yet...
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Cathy Dee
Jul 26, 20232 min read
'Triggers'
People talk about ‘triggers’ - sensitivity to certain feeds, bright sunny days, pollens, moths/bugs flying up, etc as though they are the...
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Cathy Dee
Mar 14, 20232 min read
How Safe is Your Grass?
This depends on both the metabolic state of the horse(s) and the suitability of the pasture... Unsuitable pasture will cause metabolic...
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Cathy Dee
Mar 14, 20233 min read
To Sow or Not to Sow
IF you are thinking about resowing your pastures, thoroughly consider the following information because it is not as simple as it seems...
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Jenny Paterson
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Red Clover & its Affect on Horses
Red clover can cause 'stallion-like' behaviour in geldings. The first line of thinking when such behaviour shows up is that the horse...
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Jenny Paterson
Feb 3, 20233 min read
Beware when Buying or Selling
There have been several cases lately where people have sold horses to good people who have experienced an immediate change in the horse...
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Cathy Dee
Feb 2, 20234 min read
Ironing Things out
More About Iron The iron content of the horse’s diet has become a subject of great concern but Does EVERYBODY need to worry? Here are...
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Cathy Dee
Feb 2, 20233 min read
Iron in Perspective
Because excess iron cannot be excreted, there is concern that many horses suffer from iron over-load. When you have pasture analysed,...
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Cathy Dee
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Be Observant!
Often people tend to put ‘little things’ down to the horse’s temperament, him being ‘quirky’, or think ‘it is just the way he IS’,...
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Cathy Dee
Feb 1, 20233 min read
Excuses We Hear a Lot
Do you hear yourself saying any of the following… ‘He’s always been like this’ Yes but that doesn’t mean it is his true self, it means,...
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Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20234 min read
When Horses Become Dangerous
People who have never personally experienced a horse in this state call it ‘bad behaviour’ and put it down to ‘lack of discipline’ or...
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Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20233 min read
Who Needs to Come Off the Grass?
The situation most people find themselves in is where keeping their horse on a green paddock all year round is their only option and we...
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Jenny Paterson
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Self Medication Myths
Innate Nutritional Wisdom? Who has it? Most humans don’t. Rather we are more inclined to eat ourselves sick, mainly due to lack of...
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Jenny Paterson
Jan 24, 20233 min read
ACTUAL Nutrition
Understandably many horse owners don’t have much of an understanding of what ‘Good nutrition’ means. If the horse’s diet is not meeting...
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