Universal ordering

Have you ever tried universal ordering??  Want to know how??? My friend, my mother and I had a pow-wow at the weekend.  We asked for help for all the horses and animals who need assistance, the health of our businesses and we asked for help for people we know who need extra energy and fortune......

Beccy's Top Tips: Pioneer herbal liquid soap

Like the vast majority of horse owners, money is tight at the moment.  So I want to share with you some top tips which will not only help the health of your horse but the health of your bank balance too!

First in line: 10 uses of Herbal Liquid Soap!

What is Herbal Liquid soap?

This is a super rich natural herbal product with antibacterial and antifungal properties made by Pioneer Herbal and sold by Holistic Equine.  It is made for the equine industry but we have found many uses for it, such as;

Hoof Thrush....at a glance (well actually a flowchart!)

So I made a flow chart and saved it to a PDF but cannot for the life of me work out how to save a copy on here so here is a link to a copy on my website! Sorry about that folks...answers on a post card to me please if you can talk me through step by step how to put it on here!
http://www.holisticequineservices.co.uk/pagescat_10_74/hoof_thrush_info

Enjoy (and do let me know what you think won't you?)
And if you think your horse has Thrush...dont panic...most horse have it (but remember this doesnt make it 'normal' or healthy! ;)

If you are within an hour or two drive from me (HU15 1RE) and would like a consult, contact me!

Hoof thrush....is it normal???

Thrush is an infection usually with bacteria and fungus living in symbiosis where they help one another digest and live off hoof matter. 

Thrush is so common now that it is not seen as much as a problem unless the horse becomes lame.  Is this the right attitude to take towards a potentially life threatening disease?  ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!

Thrush is caused by improper environmental stimulus for health and its prevalence is a reminder that the domestic horse is faced with unhealthy and stressful environmental stimuli.

We need to better understand the causes and treatment of thrush and most of all; how to prevent it…...

Equine Podiatry - money well spent?

I had a chat with a podiatry client the other day and she admitted that she used to think that £40 for an applied equine podiatry consult was a lot of money, especially when considering the price of a farriers trim.  Now, however my client declared that the £40 I charge for podiatry consults was THE BEST £40 SHE HAS EVER SPENT! 
The reason for this she feels is due to the enormous amount of incredibly in-depth and enormously useful information given at the time of the consult (and on the phone/by email, whenever support is needed) and that this is saving loads on pointless and harmful supplements and vet bills as her horses are in the best health EVER!...

Fix your horse?-Fix your environment!

I talk about environment A LOT!  But why?  Becasue your horse is a product of its environment!

The horse is made up of cells which form tissues which make the structures or parts of the horse, which make up the WHOLE.  For health, these parts must work in equilibrium via correct metabolism. 

Cells are constantly dying and being created and also transported around the body to where they are needed and chemical messages are being delivered, which help determine how the body responds to stimuli.

This stimulus is received via the horse’s environment continuously and this allows the horse to adapt to its surroundings.  So you could say the horse is a product of its environment, or more accurately, the horse’s internal environment is a product of its external environment and therefore the health of the internal environment determines how it receives stimuli from its external environment, and so on! 

Barefoot versus shod??

Actually this is quite the opposite to what I am about!!!
There is too much energy placed by both 'camps' arguing their cases for or against shoing horses.  They both fail to ask the most basic question; 'is this horses foot or hoof healthy and WHY?'  Then the question of whether they are justified in their actions can be answered! The barefoot movement is huge but sometimes it moves with too much compassion and not enough disicipline.  Meaning that whilst the reason for wanting to go barefoot is commendable however, it is sometimes done by owners who dont realise the consequencies of their actions, and dare I say it can cause harm by their well meaning actions.  There are also barefoot trimmers who are doing the same.  It all boils down to one thing...lack of understanding of true foot function!