Joint injections
Lameness, unfortunately, is a common issue in our horses and ponies. Strong and fast but surprisingly fragile, our equine athletes have an astonishing natural...
Trekking: the great outdoors
Horse trekking over our beautiful New Zealand countryside is understandably very popular with riders of a wide range of ages, and at this time...
Eyes: Windows to the Soul
Horses’ eyes are amazing. They are big, beautiful and perfectly positioned on the sides of the head to enable vision practically all around, without...
Caring for your yearling
Whether you have bred your own foal, bought one as a weanling or even chosen one as a foal and had to wait until...
Small packages: pony health
A horse is a horse, of course, of course… unless he stands under 148cm and is therefore a pony. But the difference between a horse...
The spring fling!
As we emerge from the winter months into spring there are lots of changes: longer days, warmer temperatures and fresh green grass growing at...
How to breed a pony
Q: I'm interested in breeding a large (ideally full-sized) pony for my children. The mare that I have is a park hack, around 15.1hh....
From racehorse to riding horse
Taking on an off-the-track thoroughbred or standardbred as a sport or pleasure mount can be very rewarding, but there can be certain problems or...
When to wean
Q: When is the ideal age to wean a foal from its mother? I’m keeping the foal (and the mare) so there is no...
Ageing horses by their teeth
Q: There’s been a fair bit of discussion online recently about the accuracy of ageing a horse by their teeth. From what I can...
