And that’s not all – apple cider vinegar is good for many different parts of the horses body! You can put one shot of cider vinegar into the fodder (independently of the season) and it will not only support the resistence of the horse but also helps to heal chafing points. During the summer it…
Perceptions made on one side are not automatically coordinated with the other side. For that reason a horse will often shy twice when led to a strange object from one side and from the other. Communication between brain hemispheres can be improved with specific bilateral training. Surf tips: Horse grooming – sometimes less is more…
Nettles – riders always try to avoid them because they are scared about itchy wheals if they weed them. Nevertheless these medicinal herbs offers many possible applications so that horse owners may not waste their healing effects. In former times nettles were called the nourishment of the poor. They are able to grow on any…
The first part of our article about limping horses dealt with the following topics: ulcer of the hoof, phlegmon and lameness of the shoulder. Our second part informs about other possible origins of limping horses such as an injury of the sinew or an inflammation of the hoof and of the navicular. Part 2: Injury…
Thistles are not only annoying weeds but medicinal herbs. They are a real panacea for mares that just foaled: thistles stimulate the production of the milk so that the foal gets enough of important nutrients. You can just weed and dry the thistle before you mix it up with the normal hay. Surf tips: Horse…