Stories from the herb garden
Learn about keeping your horse in optimum health, naturally
Herbs for Hormonal Mares
There are some fantastic herbs for balancing reproductive hormones in mares, whether they are used for breeding, pleasure riding or competition. It is not just a matter of throwing some Chastetree Berry in the feed, in fact I never use this herb at all. See Case...
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Laminitis – Herbal Treatment & Prevention
“No foot – no horse.” This old saying is as true today as it ever was. Laminitis is a potentially life threatening condition. The symptoms are inflammation of the sensitive laminae of the hoof resulting in extreme pain and reluctance to move, and frequently...
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Healing Equine Skin Problems Herbally
The efficient functioning of the skin, which is part of the immune system, is essential to good health. The skin and hair protects the body from trauma, temperature fluctuations and microbe invasion. The skin is also the largest organ of elimination being responsible...
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Herbs For Horses – Feed & Medicine
WHY I USE LIQUID HERBS FOR MEDICINE The Greek Physician Hippocrates (370 – 440 BC) known as the father of medicine famously said “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”. In this day and age this is not so easy, and when it comes to herbs for horses, owners...
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Drought Feeding Tips
MILLET & LINSEED PORRIDGE Just one of the features of the VF Natural Diet is the Millet & Linseed Porridge. This should really be called Cossack Porridge and was taught me by the late Dorothy Hall, my highly esteemed herbal medicine guru, who also taught us...
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Equine Wellness Workshop with Victoria Ferguson
EQUINE WELLNESS WORKSHOP with VICTORIA FERGUSON – EQUINE HERBALIST SATURDAY 29 SEPTEMBER At “Montserrat” 41 Waters Road Mt George near Hahndorf, S A . PROGRAM 9 am - THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF VF NATURAL FEEDING Preventive Nutrition using Raw Feeds explained Feeding isn’t...
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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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Leith Ryan – Speaking the Language of Horses – Without Whispering
I have been puzzled for some time by the increasing number of horses being diagnosed with periodontal disease and the number of mature age horses having loose teeth or the need to have teeth removed. That is horses which are past the age of losing teeth but are a long...
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Are Your Horses Well Enough?
The best way to ensure optimum health for your performance or pleasure horses is to prevent problems occurring in the first place. From a holistic point of view this means looking after the whole horse, all the time… The three points of the triangle affect the overall...
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Flower Essence Therapy for Horses
The history of flower essence therapy dates back to the 16th century and spans many cultures. It started with the great healer and mystic Paracelsus who collected the dew from flowers to treat his patients’ emotional imbalances. The culture was also known to the...
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