Health

Most modern day trainers tend to feed modern day feeds, nuts, mixes, balancers, etc., whereas 50 years or so ago the main staple diet of all horses not just racehorses was good clean oats and good quality clean hay, also there was the old boiler boiling up barley and linseed for the evening mash, bran,…

The following minerals if taken in herbal form are 100% organic and 100% absorbable, ensuring best results. The herbs in italics are repeated in several minerals and are also in several of the Ellen Collinson formulas CalciumAlfalfa, blue cohosh, chamomile, chicory, cleavers, coltsfoot, comfrey, dandelion, horsetail, meadowsweet, mistletoe, mustard, plantain, shepherd’s purse, silverweed, sorrel toadflax,…

There are many different disciplines in the horse world, dressage, driving, endurance riding, eventing, polo, point to pointing, racing both flat and national hunt and showjumping, and in every discipline the horses have to be fit and healthy. As there are so many different types of competition there are equally many different ways of reaching…

ALEX WILSON and ELLEN COLLINSON The subject of worms and parasites in horses is a complex business and work is carried out both in the research environment and on horse properties around the world to try and win the fight against these pests. Theseparasites inhabit horses causing problems as severe as chronic colic. It is…

The effects of feeding excess dietary protein The latest research on protein in horses indicates that excess dietary protein, especially processed, can have several damaging effects. These include: (1) High blood urea and ammonia levels: Protein that is over what is required must be excreted via the urine and the manure. For this to be…