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Gorse - for my Paddock Paradise hedging

There are many reasons why I have chosen gorse as part of my Paddock Paradise hedgerow. - It's adapable to most soil types and different...

The Grazing Muzzle

According to BHS "Grazing muzzles can be used to restrict grass intake and help you manage your horse’s weight. When used responsibly,...

5 important tips for healthy strong hooves

'No hoof, no horse' This saying couldn't be any more literal. The hoof tells you so much about the condition of your horse’s health and...

The horse and his digestive system

The horse’s digestive system is a complex grouping of organs that is designed for the free-grazing animal. Because of man’s constraints...

5 Tips to make track life easier

1. HAY, HAY and more HAY Dedicate one day to filling up all of your hay stations. Safe hay should be the staple part of our horses diet....

Lemon Balm

A member of the mint family, Lemon balm is considered a calming herb. It has been used for centuries to reduce stress and anxiety, to...

Creating the perfect fence hedgerow for my track

As some of you may know I am preparing to start my next track project which is planting a hedgerow that doubles up as a fence and a wind...

Is it normal that my horse is stripping the bark from trees?

These days when my horse does anything out of the ordinary I always ask myself is this mimicking wild horse behaviour or do I need to...

Why we shouldn't be stabling our horses

We really need to talk about our habit of stabling horses. Horses are social creatures who need the ability to move amongst their herd...

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