In case you’ve missed all the latest Scottie news, we are currently suffering with a bit of a mystery lameness. The lovely non practicing vet at my yard has been…
Category: Health
We all love to treat our horses and often want to spoil them rotten! There are plenty of different treats on the market, but with horses being natural foragers, I…
Scottie is fairly accident prone, which has led to several stints of box rest over the years. From these experiences I have managed to perfect what works best for us…
Scottie has developed a new habit, eating his straw bed! I come down in the morning and you can see great holes, like a large dog has been making a…
When I was at University, the importance of knowing a horses vital signs was drilled into us on a near daily basis. We were expected to know what the normal…
The past few weeks, equine welfare has exploded over social media and even making national news! Ordinarily, this would be fantastic! I am all for raising awareness of welfare issues…
Growing up reading the Heartland books, I was fascinated by alternative therapies for horses, especially the use of essential oils. Now I have been sent a set of horse specific…
This week I read a really interesting article on Horse & Hound looking into the different reasons why horses roll. Scottie is a massive roller! In the wet he loves…
I’m sure this isn’t news to you, but we are having a heatwave in the UK at the moment. With highs of 30 degrees and hot humid mornings, it can…
Much like us, as horses get older, they can lose teeth. Also like us, if they have dental issues in early life, these can contribute to more issues in later…
I have been holding off on writing about this topic as what with all the drama on social media this week around the topic I didn’t want to get caught…
With the warmer weather has come lots of insects! Now Scottie isn’t usually too bothered by biting insects, but so far this year he has been eaten alive and spent…
Spring has finally sprung and lush green grass is popping up everywhere. But while I think we are all happy to see the warmer weather, the verge of Summer highlights…
Laminitis is the most well researched cause of lameness in the world. Despite all this research into this condition, it still affects hundreds of horses each year in the UK…
There is much more to horse ownership than just riding. There is the hard and often complicated daily management which can be a minefield to the most experienced horse owners.…
