Category: Spring

Hand streichelt Pferdekopf

Chromotherapy – wellness for your horse

What is chromotherapy? Chromotherapy isn’t a recent innovation. Even in ancient times, people explored the therapeutic potential of different colours by applying various hues to patients or using coloured fabrics to wrap them, observing the effects closely. Over time, chromotherapy has gained a strong foothold in the realm of human

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Pferd mit weißer Mähne auf herbstlicher Weide

Caution: pasture grass!

Introduction Rapidly changing weather conditions put a lot of stress on the pasture grass:It is sometimes warm and sunny during the day, but cold at night, which not only promotes the storage of fructans, but also the proliferation of endophytes.Both are problematic for horses, especially if they are already suffering

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Korb mit frisch gepflückten Brennnesseln

Herbal Advice: Stinging Nettles

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,

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5 junge Pferde unterschiedlicher Farben

Do horses know what’s good for them?

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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