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Practicing Equine Nutritionist and manufacturer of one of the best lines of horse feed available on the market in Australia.

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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Feelings: 93 of 819
Just pause a momentAnd wonder if you canThe destruction of our earthBy our fellow man.What is it that we wantWhat is it that we needThat is important enoughTo disregard mankind regardless of our creed.To take the soul of our planetTo rape to pillage to plunderAnd take the essence of the planetAnd destroy without thought the g... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horses: Food management: 2 of 6
Traditional horse rations usually contain large amounts of cereal grains that put horses at greater risk of colic, founder, tying-up and gastric ulcers. Most horse owners feeding the traditional program lines are very concerned about digestive disorders. Alternatively, feeding a forage-based program can provide the nutrients ... More..
Business > Business Strategy Good business management practices: 10 of 20
If you find yourself in a position as a sole or small business owner of having to 'do the lot' yourself, then please take advice from this article and be prepared to keep doing just that.I am a sole trader with a thriving horse feed manufacturing business, and recently took on a book-keeper/partner in the business for a perio... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horse health: Queensland itch diagnosis and treatment: 1 of 2
Queensland Itch - the proper story With reference to the problem Sally Adams wrote about, the prevalence of Queensland Itch and it being a common problem in the horse population in Queensland. Let me assure you the problem is not endemic to just Queensland, and has been recorded and studied in some of the cold climates as wel... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horses: Feeding oil in the diet: 1 of 1
Ever wondered where do fats and oils go once they are absorbed from the small intestine? The absorption process is not an accident, nor is it a passive process, it is actually a 'forced' process.Blood flow through the intestinal mesentery picks up the long chained fatty acid as triglycerides and these are then transported and... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horses: Faulty feeding management issues: 1 of 1
There are several disorders of horse which can arise from through faulty feeding management. Some of these can result in severe lameness or death. This statement does not necessarily hold true for 100% of horses 100% of the time, however you may find that maybe one or more of your horses do suffer from time to time from the ... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Maintenance of the easy keeper horse: 1 of 1
Some horses gain weight easily, even under conditions where other horses will lose weight if not fed additional feed. These horses are commonly called easy keepers or "good doers". They are a joy to own because it takes less feed to keep them in good condition, however the dangers of obesity are a real concern. The challenge ... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Horses: Water and electrolytes: 1 of 1
When we ask our horse to perform, it depends on the level of exercise it gets as to how much actual bodyweight it will lose in the form of sweat. There are other extenuating circumstances that will also contribute to this loss; such as the ambient temperature and humidity and losses through urination due to the need to excre... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Care & Health Getting your horse's coat to shine: 5 of 7
Having being involved in the horse industry for well over 50 years and seeing different methods, trials, methods and formulas work to some degree and others not work, and combined with my real life job of Extension Specialist Equine Nutritionist, I am now firmly convinced that when your horse, just like any other species of a... More..
Pets & Animals > Horse Training & Riding How to handle a horse that spooks: 10 of 11
It is not simply a matter of 'how to handle a horse that spooks', there is a very deliberate reason as to why the horse may spook.Firstly. the horse as we all know is a natural prey animal. This simply means that since the days of Eo Hippus everything has looked at the horse as something to eat. This being looked at as someth... More..