Another Herb that Jasper eats regularly is Devil’s Claw, you may be familiar with this as it is used in a lot of the herbal “No Bute” alternatives. Devil’s Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) Great for Joint […]
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Clivers (Galium aparine) Clivers is also known by the names bedstraw, cleavers, goosegrass or catch-weed. This European herb can be found growing in many hedgerows and fields and is collected and gently dried before the […]
Cleavers, another favourite herb of Jasper’s
On Saturday I treated mum & I to a day at the Blenheim International Horse Trials as her birthday treat. We used to go every year as it always falls on her birthday weekend, […]
Mum’s Magnetic bracelet
Jasper’s sarcoids are often weeping & bloody so they are treated topically in addition to his self-selecting herbs, magnetic rug & regular shiatsu sessions. Using Kinesiology Dena recommended the use of yarrow oil(achillea millefolium), […]
Topical applications for Jasper’s sarcoids
Jasper had his farrier Peter on Friday and for the first time in a while I actually took a good look at his hooves and compared them with pictures taken just 3 months ago. I […]
Hooves Almost As Good As New
Obviously with Jasper’s weeping sarcoids during the summer months keeping the flies at bay & Jasper happy as he lives out 24/7 becomes a big consideration. He is very sensitive & can become quite […]
Natural fly repellents, essential oils & more
Spent a fantastic day at the Buckingham Natural Horse Centre, where the owner Val had organised a 5 day clinic with Ken Faulkner the founder of Australian Natural Horsemanship. Mig & Dexter’s instructor Kate Webber […]
Ken Faulkner, Australian Natural horsemanship clinic
Mig’s has been using Simple Systems Ltd Feeds, a forage based feed system, for all our horses for over 3 years now. When she first moved over to it, there was not much knowledge of […]
Simple System Ltd, Forage Based Feeding
This week it was time to do our worm egg tests again. Migs has been using Worm Egg testing for the last few years for all the liveries, although it isn’t a completely natural approach […]
Worm egg tests
Jasper & Dexter had their Shiatsu Sessions with Louise on Monday, have a look at the video of them enjoying Louise & her magic fingers…
Shiatsu with Louise, Jasper’s sore back
Hi everyone, I found this lovely quote today that I really wanted to share with you all. “In my path, through my constant search, my horse has taught me the limitless progression of life. Every […]
I found this lovely quote today
A friend of mine has a young argentine polo pony (3yrs) so not yet ridden, who suffers from sweet itch. When my friend asked for the help of my friend Mig’s & I, the constant […]