by Victoria Ferguson | Nov 6, 2020 | Abscesses
Hoof abscesses are a common problem for horses and their carers, so here’s how to heal them naturally. Sudden and extreme lameness in one leg, is the usual symptom of a hoof abscess, together with a digital pulse. This is located in the artery running down...
by Victoria Ferguson | Oct 23, 2020 | First Aid
COMFREY Symphytum officinale (pic Comfrey growing in my garden before the drought). Right now Comfrey is springing back from its winter dormancy and drought decimation in places where it has rained and is ready for use by people smart enough to grow it. Comfrey is...
by Victoria Ferguson | Oct 15, 2020 | Laminitis, Stringhalt
Cindy from Oberon in NSW contacted me last year to treat one of her precious Shire horses who had come down with Stringhalt. Comet an 8-year-old 17.3 hand gelding was put onto clean pasture with his mates, and given his herbal medicine and special feed once a day by...
by Victoria Ferguson | Oct 9, 2020 | Garlic
Garlic has been used as a food and a medicine for humans for over six centuries and is now in widespread use as a feed supplement for horses all over the world. I have fed Garlic to my own horses for more than 15 years, and for the past 10 years have recommended it to...
by Victoria Ferguson | Sep 28, 2020 | Poisons Affecting Horses
Three of my horses enjoying a feed of Thistles I picked for them. THISTLES Thistles, also known as Sow thistle, rejoices in the Latin name of Sonchus oleraceus and is widespread throughout the world. According to Pat Collins well-known herbalist, teacher and...
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