Colic can be a life threatening condition and it is therefore imperative that all horse owners and carers should have a good knowledge of how to recognise, treat and prevent this relatively common complaint. What is colic? A...
Victoria Ferguson
The Holistic Benefits Of Equine Herbal Medicine
The huge range benefits of equine herbal medicine are absolutely awesome. Here they are … Provides what wild horses seek out for self healing Affordable and nurturing Sustainable – the carbon footprint left by herbs is on the...
Useful Herbs For Horses & Their Humans
First In A Series – Calendula I love the cheerful colors of Calendula flowers – it is popping up everywhere right now – it’s really easy to grow a beautiful addition to the home and stable garden. The medicinal parts are...
Feeding Horses Naturally
South Australian show horse rider Brianna Duncan and her mother Sue are proud of their magnificent Warmblood gelding Felix (Heathmont Forever After). The picture above was taken this week at 3 ½ years of age. Brianna writes...
Equine Scours – Vf Natural Healing
KEY POINTS • First response • Causes • Probiotics • Natural healing treatments • Feeding horses with scours • Equine microbiome FIRST RESPONSE The first line response for treating scours is a mixture of Slippery Elm Bark...
Winter Is Coming
Older horses, especially those with arthritis, feel the cold and this may show up as general stiffness or stiffness in some joints. For those that are still in work, they most likely warm out of this quite quickly, a benefit of...
Now Is The Time For Self Reliance
At times like this, it’s a no brainer to have a first aid kit on hand, one you can use for horses and their humans. Victoria Ferguson’s Just-in-Case Equine Herbal First Aid Kit is made from 100% human medicinal quality herbal...
Why Worm?
Kim Dawson is an expert on equine worms, she has kindly contributed this blog for the benefit of my clients and readers. See her bio below. Why do people behave the way they do? Recently we have seen people fighting in...
Horses, Herbs, Health & Happiness
A story about a beautiful horse called Eli, the herbs that returned him to health and made his devoted owners Debbie & Amber very happy. Amber explains … “After our beautiful horse Eli was diagnosed with Stringhalt and many...
Now’s the time for reading
For horse health enthusiasts, Victoria Ferguson’s ”Complete Horse Herbal” has been flying off the shelves of late both here and overseas. “My books have always been popular internationally, but I’m really excited to have sent...