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All ears – equine hearing

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Ever wondered what your horses can hear? When you play a radio in the stables, does it annoy or soothe them? Have you wondered why...

Reducing the risk of colic

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Colic is frightening and can be life-threatening. It is one of the major causes of death in horses and ponies, so it is understandable...

Reclaiming the great outdoors

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New Zealand is peppered with tracks and trails that wind through some of the world’s most spectacular scenery. Horses were the main form of...

Perfect your posture

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Most of us are aware of how important it is to maintain good posture when we ride our horses. But did you know that the...

Hey, hey, hay!

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We tend to think of hay being made in preparation for the coming winter, but hay is useful, and indeed necessary, all year round,...

Taking care of old timers

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Horses and particularly ponies can live a useful, active life until quite an old age. Older mounts can be valued as schoolmasters for less...

Working equitation: something for everyone

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You won’t find too many dressage riders flying around with the reins in one hand and a spear in the other on their Grand...

End of life decisions

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Q: I'd like some advice about horse euthanasia. We have a 32-year-old who is in slowly declining health; nothing is majorly wrong but he...

Riding: it’s never too late

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The path to horse ownership was a long one for me – beginning, as it does for most people, as a child and ending...

Joint injections

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Lameness, unfortunately, is a common issue in our horses and ponies. Strong and fast but surprisingly fragile, our equine athletes have an astonishing natural...

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