Stories from the herb garden
Learn about keeping your horse in optimum health, naturallyBrianna Duncan Showhorses!
South Australian show horse rider Brianna Duncan has been a highly successful show rider for the past 10 years, currently with Deevie (Double TT De-Vita), and has recently started dressage competition with her Warmblood gelding Felix (Heathmont Formula One). ...
read moreAntibiotic Resistant Infection Healed with Victoria Ferguson Herbs
Published in Horse Vibes Magazine Nov/Dec 2020, is this great story written by Amanda McWhinnie …. A practising equine herbalist for 25 years, VICTORIA FERGUSON has been instrumental in the healing of many injured and sick horses – but few needed her help quite as...
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Orlando Says Buy Your Chrissie Presents From My Mum
All hand blended in Tenterfield in country NSW From 100% herbal ingredients, many organically grown in Australia Formulated for Australian conditions by an experienced horsewoman and equine herbalist – my Mum Victoria Ferguson With lots of help from me, Harry &...
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Herbal Help For Cushings Horses & Ponies
TEDDY’S MAKEOVER From a shaggy old pony with no life force … To a much smoother look and keen to get out and about ..Teddy’s devoted owner Leanne Landy takes up the story … My horse Teddy who is 24 years young, was diagnosed with Cushing’s early in May this year....
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HOW TO HEAL HOOF 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 the inside...
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Useful Herbs For Horses & Their Humans – Comfrey
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...
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Shire Horses Shine On Herbal Medicine
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...
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The Facts About Garlic For Horses
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...
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Good and Bad Weeds For 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 author,...
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Equine Gut Ulcers – VF Herbal Remedies
Long time client Lorraine Dini from South Australia, has sent these very interesting before and after photos and case history about her new Standard bred gelding, Tommy. “My new horse Tommy a 9-year-old Standardbred gelding arrived at my stables on the 27 June. He...
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