Stories from the herb garden
Learn about keeping your horse in optimum health, naturally
Modern Horse Keeping Problems
The health of the soil and the plants that grow in it and how it is managed or mismanaged by man is the baseline of horse health. And of course the health of all animals including humans. The major impacts are from Glyphosate: Super Phosphate: GMO’s: and Artificial...
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Beating The Bute Habit
As a horse owner, you need to be aware of the disturbing side effects of medicating horses with “Bute”. Phenylbutazone a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug has been in common use for more than 70 years in equine veterinary medicine to relieve pain and inflammation....
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Colic – VF Herbal Remedies
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 horse is said to have colic...
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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 positive side Non-invasive dosing – horses...
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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 the flower heads and petals and they can...
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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 “Felix arrived at our property in June 2017...
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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 Powder, raw honey and yoghurt as a...
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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 correct work. Appropriate feeding and...
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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 extracts and oils and comes with a really...
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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 supermarkets, hoarding toilet paper and generally...
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