Reading Time: 3 minutes Herbal profile: English name Stinging nettle Latin name Urticaceae, mostly small stinging nettle (Urtica urens) or large stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) Traditional uses Traditionally, stinging nettle is used as a food (leaves in salads or soups, roasted seeds) or dried as a tea (leaves). Nettle tea has a diuretic effect,
Reading Time: 3 minutes During the grazing season, most horse owners don’t give too much thought to feeding their horse. With the horse out in the pasture, it might seem that all its needs are met, creating a sense of contentment. At the latest with the autumn coat change and the changeover from grazed
Reading Time: 8 minutes Adjusting mineral supply to the roughage is a widely known concept and sounds logical at first, but biological systems operate in a more complex manner. It starts with the fact that determining the exact amount of minerals horses obtain from roughage is not feasible. Of course, you could have samples
Reading Time: 3 minutes Heatwaves and droughts in the summer pose a significant challenge for humans and animals, but also for the plant life. Many have already closed their pastures as nothing has regrown due to the drought. Those who have ample pastures are left with very little forage available.Most grasses and numerous herbaceous
Reading Time: 3 minutes This question is much discussed within the equestrian community. One camp contends that horses’ evolutionary survival implies they avoid detrimental elements. Others argue that certain feeds taste so appealing that horses indulge despite their health implications. So, who is right? Learned! Both perspectives have validity! The majority of domestic horses,
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