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 […]
Field Notes
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 […]
Sweet Itch: essential oils hints & tips
Well Sunday evening (28th June) we had another huge celebration with Jasper, parsnips for him and a bottle of wine for us… A sarcoid that had been growing between his hind legs on his right […]
Sarcoid 11 bites the dust!!
Jasper was so proud of his new rug & how much he had achieved with his sarcoids he wanted everyone to see him picking his herbs & wearing his rug. Dexter not wanting to be […]
Everyone doing their natural horse bit!!
Mint (Mentha piperita) Both Aromatic and soothing, it is a useful stimulant, antispasmodic, carminative (eases flatulence in the gut) and anti-inflammatory. There are many varieties of mint (Mentha) that share the same active properties. The […]
Mint and Nettle 2 useful herbs
I thought I’d give you some more info on some of the herbs I offer to Jasper for his self selection, one of his favourites is Rosehip. By allowing him to self select his treatment […]