by Victoria Ferguson | Feb 5, 2019 | Herbal Remedies
Liz Healy from Samford in Qld contacted me in September last year for help with her beloved Thoroughbred mare Elle who was suffering badly from inflammatory airway disease. For the previous six years Elle and Liz had completed many heavy duty trail rides and Elle was...
by Victoria Ferguson | Jan 22, 2019 | Preventive Nutrition, VF Natural Diet
Preventive equine nutrition naturally is the best way to promote optimum health and vitality for your horses or ponies. Over the past 20 years the VF Natural Diet has been embraced by thousands of horse owners across Australia – encompassing every breed and sport....
by Victoria Ferguson | Jan 15, 2019 | Anhydrosis, Electrolytes
Unfortunately extremely hot weather is now becoming very common, and our horses and other animals need special care to cope with these challenging conditions. KEEPING YOUR HORSES HYDRATED Ensuring horses are well hydrated is at the top of the list, which means they...
by Victoria Ferguson | Jan 8, 2019 | Herbal Medicine
It all began with animals In the last two decades the ancient wisdom of herbal medicine has undergone a huge renaissance. It is now firmly entrenched as a healing modality for humans and animals. It will continue to grow in popularity in the future as more people seek...
by Victoria Ferguson | Dec 18, 2018 | Off the Track Thoroughbreds
I love bringing out the natural brilliance in off-the-track Thoroughbreds, they’re actually my favourite breed. Over the past 40 years I have bred, bred, trained and competed on Thoroughbreds in showjumping, eventing, showing and dressage, and mustered sheep and...
by Victoria Ferguson | Dec 11, 2018 | Gut Ulcers, Liver
Being “shitty livered” is common terminology in the human world, but it just as real in the equine world. These days any horse that is girthy, irritable, with picky appetite and abnormal manure, is suspected of having gut ulcers, which is often the case. In any...
by Victoria Ferguson | Dec 4, 2018 | Herbal Remedies, Stringhalt
Australian Stringhalt In Australia, stringhalt is apparently caused from horses ingesting toxins associated with grazing of pasture weeds – namely Hypochaerisradicata and Hypochaeris glabra also known as Catsear, Flatweed, Smooth Flatweed and False Dandelion. The...
by Victoria Ferguson | Nov 27, 2018 | Herbal Remedies
Here is the story of Sally the lamb who recovered from a Paralysis Tick bite using VF Herbal Remedies. My wonderful clients Katrina and David Faust from Proserpine in north Qld, run St Francis Farm, a farming operation using biodynamic principles. They always keep on...
by Victoria Ferguson | Nov 20, 2018 | Herbal Remedies
Kaye Watson’s beautiful dressage pony Calypso returned to the arena at the Nationals to take a 2nd&3rd in the Novice Pony classes ridden by Jessie Fleming. Kaye consulted me in March to prescribe and dispense herbal remedies for Clippy who was under severe viral...
by Victoria Ferguson | Nov 9, 2018 | Workshops
I’m offering a terrific deal across the whole VF product range before, during and after Equitana. So even if you aren’t going – and I’m not – you can still indulge in a spot of equine retail therapy. Browse my shop for all my tried and true products, and...
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