by Victoria Ferguson | Jun 13, 2019 | Herbs & Drugs
Whilst the quick action of drugs is often necessary to relieve an acute condition symptomatically and in the short term, the negative side effects and contraindications for their use in the medium to long term are well known and documented. All horses with acute...
by Victoria Ferguson | Jun 7, 2019 | School of Equine Herbal Medicine
Principal of The School of Equine Herbal Medicine, Victoria Ferguson, today announced some exciting changes to the school. The Practitioner Course will be discontinued at the end of June and will be replaced by a series of education programs for horse owners and...
by Victoria Ferguson | May 30, 2019 | Hoof Care
“No foot – no horse.” This old saying is as true today as it ever was. Today’s equestrian sports are very demanding on the hooves of the horse. When horses lived in their natural environment they travelled long distances over different terrains and this wear and tear...
by Victoria Ferguson | May 23, 2019 | Poisons Affecting Horses
Horses are particularly susceptible to a huge range of poisons – snake and spider bites; antibiotics in feeds for other species of animals; herbicides, pesticides, fungicides; bacterial, fungal and mould toxins and certain plants. Heavy metals, nitrates and...
by Victoria Ferguson | May 9, 2019 | Uncategorized
The benefits of equine herbal medicine are absolutely awesome. 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 love their herbal medicine...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 30, 2019 | Herbal Remedies, Nervous Horses
Susan Thornley from S A, riding her beautiful Thoroughbred Stylemaster, a study in relaxation and harmony. All Susan’s horses are maintained on VF Natural Feeding Programs and herbal remedies when required. “Horses have been enveloped in human dreams, myths,...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 23, 2019 | Laminitis
A year ago, I was asked by an old client to help her get her Arabian show horse sound as he was suffering from a mystery bout of laminitis in all four hooves. One front hoof showed mild rotation. Her vet wanted to cut the deep flexor tendon above the check ligament...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 17, 2019 | Immune Problems
We herbalists are all for preventive medicine, that means get your horses’ immune systems in optimum working order and keep them that way. Why wait until something goes wrong? Because it is sure to do that just when you are ready to go to a competition. The modern...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 11, 2019 | VF Natural Diet, VF Natural Feeding
The VF Natural Diet is a winner for equines and their owners. Developed by equine herbalist Victoria Ferguson, it has been enthusiastically taken up by horse owners all over Australia in the past 25 years. Cat Day, from Bowerette Sport Horses, Bairnsdal, Victoria,...
by Victoria Ferguson | Mar 28, 2019 | School of Equine Herbal Medicine
The School of Equine Herbal Medicine was established in 2014, by equine herbalist Victoria Ferguson, to provide education for horse owners and therapists, wanting to become professional practitioners. There are currently 9 accredited graduates from the school, most of...
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