by Victoria Ferguson | Jun 19, 2018 | Flower Essences
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...
by Victoria Ferguson | Jun 5, 2018 | Viruses
In our herbal pharmacopeia we herbalists have many anti-viral herbs, which we select and blend with immune and adrenal system herbs to get viruses on the run. The natural immunity of a body, be it man or horse, is a precious possession which requires nurturing. In...
by Victoria Ferguson | May 15, 2018 | VF Natural Feeding
Deirdre Hartog, breeder and owner of showjumpers, and horse lover, says .. “I love the Equi-Vital all natural feed supplement. It’s full of essential minerals and vitamins to keep the horses feeling and looking great and their coats shining. I feed it to all...
by Victoria Ferguson | May 8, 2018 | Arthritis, Joint Problems
If you are keen to keep your horses mobile, flexible and in work, even into old age, then read on. If a horse is even mildly lame, there is a reason. Pain is nature’s way of telling a body to rest so healing can take effect. Just giving the horse “bute” and a few days...
by Victoria Ferguson | May 1, 2018 | Joint Ill
Torres owned by Tamara Potter of Strathalbyn, SA, has made a full recovery from joint ill as a 3 week old foal. Here is their story. Tam contacted me in November last year for a herbal program for Torres, who had been diagnosed with joint ill, as she did not want to...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 23, 2018 | VF Natural Feeding
The low down on good oils and bad oils for your horses Does the oil product you are feeding your horses come in a container that looks like it contains motor oil? If it does, then you need to be very, very worried indeed. The irrefutable facts about oils is they are...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 17, 2018 | Hoof Care
Does the hoof of the horse require special nourishment? In a perfect world where the horse receives balanced nutrition from the moment of conception and throughout its whole life but especially from birth to maturity, the answer is no. Sadly that rarely happens. If...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 10, 2018 | Myth Busting
The science of pharmacognosy, which identifies and isolates “active” constituents from plants, considers that most herbal medicines contain phyto-chemicals which are chiefly responsible for the therapeutic activity of that plant. From a classical herbalist’s point of...
by Victoria Ferguson | Apr 5, 2018 | Windsucking, Weaving, Crib Biting
WIND SUCKING, WEAVING and CRIB BITING Up until quite recently the bad habits which some horses acquire of weaving, wind sucking and/or crib biting were termed “stable vices”. However recent research has uncovered quite a different understanding of these behavioural...
by Victoria Ferguson | Mar 26, 2018 | VF Natural Feeding
It’s Autumn and our horses are changing coats ready for winter and the bot flies are also out and about. When horses are starting to grow their winter coats, they often seem much more sensitive to flies even though there aren’t so many about, except for bot flies of...
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