When to call the vet for your horse? When is it okay to self-medicate your horse (with, for example, herbs) and when is it essential
Many years ago, a horse belonging to a friend of mine died of colic. When the autopsy was done, the vet found a huge ball
The new zero tolerance attitude to drug use in competition horses is both welcome and overdue. I’m sure that most of us agree that riding
In particular, I want to speak about Sweet Itch. Sweet Itch is an allergic reaction by horses to the saliva of the biting midge Culicoides.
Ginseng is a herb that has been attributed many, many powers. Many years ago, wars were fought defending ginseng lands. These days, products still line
Devil’s Claw, otherwize known as Harpagophytum procumbens, grows only in the Kalahari desert in Namibia. The roots are collected in the wild and exported all
Echinacea has a colourful history. It was first used by American Indian tribes. Only the medicine man knew the secrets of the various plants which
Garlic is one of the oldest herbs used medicinally by man. As early as 3000 BC Chinese scholars wrote of garlic.Ancient Egyptians worshipped it as
Fenugreek, with its aromatic odour and strong flavour is more commonly used in curry powders than as a medicinal herb.
A lot has been written about the dangers of feeding kelp (seaweed) to animals (and humans). To quote Owens & Huntington in “What’s in a
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