Seedy Toe in Horses: The Simple Fix and Long-Term Solution
Learn how to treat seedy toe in horses and address the underlying causes. A simple, practical approach to healthier hooves and long-term prevention.
Category: Health
Encysted Worms: Should I Be Worried?
After my recent posts on worming and fecal egg counts, one question kept coming up: “If fecal egg counts don’t detect encysted worms, how…
How to take Fecal Egg Counts
How to Know What’s Actually Going on Inside Your Horse — The Fecal Egg Count Explained In my last post I talked about worming…
Strategic Worming for Horses: A Natural, Sustainable Approach
Are You Worming Your Horse Out of Habit — Or Out of Need? Here’s a question: when did you last worm your horse, and…
How Gentle Touch Can Help Heal Horses
How Rescue Horses Store Trauma Guest Post By: Khaya Hanci Horse & Game Ranch, South Africa Out here in the wide, open bushveld of…
Horse-Safe Herbs & Shrubs
Healing Horse-Safe Herbs & Shrubs for Your Border Garden Growing a garden just for your horses beside the paddock or yard not only looks…
Hybrid Horse Keeping – Equicentral and Tracks combined
There are many ways to achieve what you want and just as many opinions on what is best when it comes to keeping your…
Amazing Healing of Horse’s Huge Flank Wound
Warning: this post contains some graphic images of wounds and blood. Keeping horses will always involve coping with injuries. This is one of the…
Which mineral supplement is best for my horse?
Rather than offering a smorgasbord of nutrients in tiny amounts (the ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ approach), Balanced Equine mineral mixes target what is…
The Art and Science of Feeding Horses with Carol Layton
Feeding horses is both an art and science so Carol Layton of Balanced Equine explains how common mineral deficiencies can be solved with Balanced…
Equine Welfare during Exercise: An Evaluation of Breathing, Breathlessness and Bridles
There is something especially engaging about seeing healthy horses running free, alert, ears forward, nostrils flared, moving across the ground with ease, displaying exceptional…
The Power of Connection and Loving Touch
Having recently experienced the power of close connection and loving touch again, I’ve discovered the huge difference it has made to my health now that…
How to Avoid Laminitis
The two most dangerous times for laminitis are in the spring and autumn, depending on where you live. Cooler climates and high altitudes can…
Hoof Xtra Mineral Mix could help horses & ponies prone to laminitis
Developed by Carol Layton from Balanced Equine, the Hoof Xtra Mineral mix came about after horse owners requested a mix which offers the nutrients…
Small hole hay nets extend hay feeding times.
The dilemma facing many equine owners who need to confine them or provide an alternative to grass, is how to offer free choice hay without…