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Rosehips - The Brilliant Anti-Oxidant Food For Horses

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Jackie Rive, Brookby Herbs Ltd

Feb 23 |10:45

Last Updated on Thursday, 23 February 2012 10:46

Rosa Canina – Dog Rose is native to Europe and is considered a weed in parts of Australia which isunfortunate as it has such wonderful health giving properties for both ourselves and our horses. The hips of thedog rose were a popular sweetmeat in the Middle Ages. The term sweetmeats usually refers to candy or sweetconfections. Doctors in the Middle Ages often concealed bitter medicine in candy form, so that it was morepalatable to patients. However, many patients believed that medicine wasn’t working unless it tasted awful.

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A Bit About Bits. Is The Snaffle The Most Dangerous Bit Of All?

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Cath Henshall

Feb 07 |11:57

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 February 2012 11:59

In online discussions about bits, many posters will say that in the wrong hands asnaffle can be as deadly as any curb, gag or combo bit. At first glance this seems logical, after all the majorityof bits are made of metal and sit on the soft and sensitive tissues inside the horse's mouth. Any application ofstrong or rapid pressure on those soft tissues will cause equal harm? The problem with this claim is that itdoesn't stand up on closer scrutiny.

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Horses With Arthritis Can Benefit From Eating Hawthorn

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Jackie Rive, Brookby Herbs

Dec 02 |10:01

Horses witharthritis can benefit greatly from eating Hawthorn, both the tops of the plant and theberries. Its proper botanical name is Crataegus monogyna & Crataegus oxyacantha and it isconsidered an extremely valuable medicinal herb.

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Caring For Synthetic Waterproof Rugs

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Caribu Horsewear

Nov 23 |12:45

Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 12:45

With wet weather starting in the eastern states, it’s a good time to for a refresher on caring for your waterproof rugs.

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Relief For Moody Mares

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Jackie Rive, Brookyby Herbs

Nov 16 |19:45

Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 November 2011 19:46

Have you ever wondered what nature has in its medicine chest for moody mares? Often when we look at our mares that present with “mareish” behaviour we don’t immediately relate it to the human symptoms of pre-menstrual tension, but in fact it is very similar.

Why Ventilation Is Important For Animals Being Transported By Road

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PerformAir

Aug 01 |12:24

Last Updated on Monday, 01 August 2011 12:55

Modern cars come equipped with excellent air conditioning and heating systems, to ensure the utmost comfort during a journey. The benefits of these components in a long journey are self-evident and once you are used to them, it is hard to imagine travel without such luxuries.

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Should You Ever Punish Your Horse?

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Cath Henshall

Apr 08 |19:33

Last Updated on Friday, 08 April 2011 19:47

We’ve either done it, or seen it done, a horse refuses a fence and gets awhack, a horse moves in too close to its handler and gets a slap on the nose, a horsebucks and gets some smacks with the whip, horse refuses to load onto a float and gets aleadrope aimed at their rump, horse kicks out at a child and gets a hiding from an angryparent, a horse dumps its rider so is put away without its usual ration of feed to teachit a lesson. Is this ever justified and what in effect are we actually doing when we“punish” a horse in this way?

What Elephants Can Teach Us About Horse Training

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Cath Henshall

Mar 01 |19:26

So what does elephant training have to do with horses or science for that matter, and howcould “feel” ever be cold or hard?

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Seedy Toe In Horses

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Shane Ellis

Nov 24 |19:41

Seedy toe or white line disease, as it is sometimes called, is an infection ofthe horse hoof caused by the yeast genus candida.

Hoof Abscesses In Horses

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Shane Ellis

Jun 22 |19:42

Rosehips - The Brilliant Anti-Oxidant Food For Horses

A Bit About Bits. Is The Snaffle The Most Dangerous Bit Of All?

Horses With Arthritis Can Benefit From Eating Hawthorn

Horses witharthritis can benefit greatly from eating Hawthorn, both the tops of the plant and theberries. Its proper botanical name is Crataegus monogyna & Crataegus oxyacantha and it isconsidered an extremely valuable medicinal herb.

Caring For Synthetic Waterproof Rugs

With wet weather starting in the eastern states, it’s a good time to for a refresher on caring for your waterproof rugs.

Relief For Moody Mares

Have you ever wondered what nature has in its medicine chest for moody mares? Often when we look at our mares that present with “mareish” behaviour we don’t immediately relate it to the human symptoms of pre-menstrual tension, but in fact it is very similar.

Why Ventilation Is Important For Animals Being Transported By Road

Modern cars come equipped with excellent air conditioning and heating systems, to ensure the utmost comfort during a journey. The benefits of these components in a long journey are self-evident and once you are used to them, it is hard to imagine travel without such luxuries.

Should You Ever Punish Your Horse?

What Elephants Can Teach Us About Horse Training

So what does elephant training have to do with horses or science for that matter, and howcould “feel” ever be cold or hard?

Seedy Toe In Horses

Seedy toe or white line disease, as it is sometimes called, is an infection ofthe horse hoof caused by the yeast genus candida.

Hoof Abscesses In Horses

It is that time of year, when constant wet ground and mud seems to lead to aspate of hoof abscesses.

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