Veterinary

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...

Trekking: the great outdoors

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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

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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

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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...

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