Featured Articles
February 2010
Having a happy healthy horse is what every owner strives for. Inevitably from time to time problems arise, but there are a number of steps we can take to either help prevent such things from happening, or if they do, ens...
Firstly, what is a myth? It can be simply defined as a traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience. Not surprisingly many horse owners depend on the wisdom and experiences of...
The term vaccination comes from the Latin vacca or cow, and was coined when the first innoculations were given with organisms that caused the mild disease cowpox to produce immunity against smallpox. For centuries, the ...
Horses are generally on box rest for one of three reasons. The first is that they are ill or recovering from illness or accident. Secondly they may be on box rest because they cannot be turned out or exercised, usually b...
Anyone who takes on the career of the riding instructor will find it rewarding frustrating, hilarious, and any degrees you can think of between the three. I do sometimes think that youngsters go in for teaching as the ea...
THE FIVE FREEDOMS are standards originally devised for the well-being of farm animals. They have been extended to cover the welfare of all captive animals, including domestic animals and pets. This 5-part series discusse...
When Judy first came to me for lessons, with her horse Jasper, she was very enthusiastic about learning more of the classical school. Jasper is a 16.00hh chestnut gelding, about 7/8ths thoroughbred. She had been having ...
In the September issue, Susan MacBane wrote about equine comfort zones, and that some horses might find certain activities just too challenging. The three mental zones of comfort, stretch and panic seem to have been firs...
Just what is the perfect foal? There is no simple answer. The ideal foal is a combination of correct conformation and temperament, but even opinion on these attributes boils down to subjectiveness and personal preference...
Suspensory ligament (SL) problems are surprisingly common in horses, affecting not only those in the competition world, but any age and type of horse working hard for its living. Proximal suspensory ligament desmitis (PS...
As you stagger away from the loose box with yet another soggy, mud caked, smelly horse rug whose straps, to much equine laughter, have once again wrapped around your ankles, have you ever thought.there must be a better w...
January 2010
Equi-Ads are searching for a new energetic sales consultant, as part of our expansion. The position is based at our office in Perth. Main Duties To manage the England/Wales section of the magazine, which includes telep...