...arents’ farm in Dimbulah, Far North Queensland. Besides her passion
for music she has a great love of horses . Shandell continues to compete on the Queensland
rodeo circuit in Barrel racing and...
Thursday, 09 September 2010
There is nothing more frustrating or worrying than a horse that won't eat.
Horses go off their feed for a variety of reasons which can include illness, unpalatable
feeds or gastrointestinal di
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
Future Olympians were
in action over the
weekend of 28‐29 August
at the Albury Wodonga
Equestrian Centre as it
hosted the annual State
Pony Club NSW Dressage
Championships. The equestria
Wednesday, 08 September 2010
...ocky Mountain Research And Consulting (United States) Laminitis (founder) is a leading cause of death in horses and impacts both financially and
emotionally on the industry.
A study funded by t...
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
At a meeting on the 2nd of September the Horse Levy Working Group unanimously approved a
motion by Roger Lavelle “That the Horse Industry uses
manufactured feed and anthelmintics (worm treatments
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
...flexion for any amount of time, takes a lot of strength, physical fitness and
concentration. For some horses , the mental and emotional strain can also be quite difficult
as holding this positi...
Tuesday, 07 September 2010
Horse owners in North East Victoria are urged to prepare their horses ahead of
torrential rain and expected flooding tonight and tomorrow. The Emergency Services and Weather Bureau have issued Fl
Friday, 03 September 2010
... sure the diet is balanced for vitamins and minerals
Base the diet on low sugar pasture or hay
All horses ' diets should be based on forage and the laminitic horse is no different. However
t...
Thursday, 02 September 2010
...s found
through the Buckinghamshire charity's rehoming scheme, which focuses on retired, unridden
horses from any background. Miss Katy Izzard, 20, of Wilstead, Bedfordshire, decided to offer...
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Two girls were taken to hospital when they fell from horses in two separate
incidents last Wednesday. A 14-year-old girl broke her right arm when she was thrown from a horse after it began to
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Australia's only equine lifestyle show on cable TV, Horse Rush, previously
seen only on community television channel 31 back in 2004, is now set to spread its wings
across the country, with an
Thursday, 02 September 2010
The Australian Horse Industry Council is disappointed to learn that Pony Club
Australia and the National Campdraft Council of Australia have taken the step to form a new
pleasure horse associa
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
...the hospital, this tragedy
presented an opportunity to learn something new while helping this pair of horses by having
the mare act as a foster mother for the orphaned foal.
Several met...
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
We understand the concept now of Natural Flexion, so how then should we go
about setting it up? It’s important at this juncture to understand the sequence of events
behind any horse’s action.
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
... the end of 2007 and I started coaching her by phone
and email. The results for her and her herd of wild horses have been
astonishing, for which I must give Stina huge credit. Stina was recently fe...
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Subfertility of breeding stallions — meaning the horses are less able to sire
foals — is a well-recognized problem that has caused multi-million-dollar losses in the
equine industry, experts s
Friday, 27 August 2010
NutriRice are giving four lucky people the chance to win a trip to EQUITANA
Melbourne. A fortunate winner and their three best horsey pals have the opportunity to win a
trip they’ll never forg
Thursday, 26 August 2010
...lmed by the influx of generous offers that poured in after
he appealed for help to care for his seven horses .
Mr Smith, who has bone cancer, said his horses were his only reason for living an...
Thursday, 26 August 2010
The epitome of safety, style and strength, the Ifor Williams range of horse
floats are highly regarded in the UK and Europe. Now they are available in NSW.
For 50 years, people have put their t
Wednesday, 25 August 2010
...r from Kingston has been visiting The Horse Trust for 20 years
and was keen to meet the Spindles Farm horses during her latest visit on Wednesday.
"Everybody saw pictures of the Spindles Farm...
Monday, 23 August 2010
... trainer yet. And my 4yr is getting private lessons.
And a simple accident can occur on even the safest horses . We cant control everything, just got to learn to handle anything that cross your path....
Friday, 03 September 2010
... an appalling sensation it is inhaling it....the most revolting pain killer possible surely...riding safe horses safely and never having to experience that pain killer would be worth every penny of tr...
Thursday, 02 September 2010
...and indicating that some of the worst examples of poor handling were competitive (eg.Olympic)show jumpers.Horses should be thoroughly trained,(see my intro) to be safe and manageable. Many, many paren...
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Those people were trained by JD Wilton who knew more about horses than anyone.He was adamant about safety as his "Horse and his Education" shows.I recall years ago being in love with editor of a famed
Thursday, 02 September 2010
...eels and riding it out on the ball of the foot...or one or both feet lost from stirrups.Comparatively few horses are thoroughly trained ..trained with safety being paramount and with rider trained too...
Thursday, 02 September 2010
I can't comment on the particular but have been around young people (in this case) and horses seeing fairly commonplacelack of safety.I'll just list some:using horses when pony is the safer size, not
Thursday, 02 September 2010
...dollars they can get & that usually means the saleyards where the brumby is up against other domesticated horses . That's the reality check...
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
... from Camden Sales :) I was unable to attend though did hear it was an amazing sight seeing soo many wild horses up close .. .. A sad day that many horses are sent to slaughter but what it really com...
Monday, 12 July 2010
I couldn't agree more. It is sad. But the fact that 200+ horses (63 being brumbies) were run through the sales that day, and approx 100 on other days seems to be forgotten. I too brought 2 young brumb
Sunday, 11 July 2010
...anisation could have put in bids, if not in person then by phone. I agree that the senceless slaughter of horses can be avoided....
Sunday, 11 July 2010
