Barefoot horses | Sound Advice

7 days ago3 min

Understanding and Managing Laminitis in Horses

Laminitis, or 'founder' is a common and painful condition that affects horses' hooves, causing lameness and discomfort.

Sep 153 min

Reading Your Feedbag

Horse feed bags - from deciphering technical jargon to understanding ingredient quality. Reading information on horse feed bags made easy.

Aug 22 min

Preventative Health Care. Just Sayin'

A study of pony club horses in Australia shows that horse owners are avoiding non-urgent veterinary care.

Jul 183 min

Windgalls and other lower leg swelling in Horses

Managing windgalls and other lower limb lameness in horses involves a combination of treatments and preventive measures.

May 82 min

Seedy Toe, or No?

Seedy toe, also known as white line disease, is a common hoof condition in horses. But does it come from the inside or the outside?

Mar 202 min

Smell Your Horse's Feet

Horses with hoof thrush can be very lame. We have helped horses who were almost put down for chronic 'navicular' that actually had thrush.

Mar 103 min

Understanding Equine Metabolism

A horse can progress from 'good doer' to suffering equine metabolic syndrome, to Cushings. 2 supplements at 10g/day can delay this outcome.

Mar 51 min

6 Horse Holidays

6 Bring-Your-Own horse holidays in NSW Australia

Dec 17, 20222 min

Dress Your Hoof with Two Household Products

Household products used as hoof dressing that make a difference to hoof health.

Aug 28, 20223 min

Spring! 3 ways to help prevent laminitis

Here are 3 ways that you can help to limit grazing without limiting movement.