All natural horse care in the west of Ireland

1. Back to Basics
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...with Harley the last couple of weeks and he has been progressing really well. So well in fact that we have started taking him out on short hacks in the company of his mum.Harley has been doing really ...

2. Partner in the Arena
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...roblem is that she is a different horse when we go out for a hack (trail ride but on roads with traffic) I started taking her out and letting her have comfort spots to try and overcome her nappyness b...

3. Sarcoids and Warts
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...more angry. I stopped the Castor oil and starting putting Apple Cider Vinegar in their food once a day and started using the Sudocreme which I have used before for mud fever. Result for Polly on Wedne...

4. Turning your dream into a business
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...by using alternative/complimentary therapies or by teaching horsemanship skills? Are you struggling to get started or need a guiding hand to get an idea off the ground? Then this is the course for you...

5. Bute v Herbal Substitute
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... batch of haylage that they had been eating for the previous few days. Whilst waiting for the vet I started giving her the Bute-x, at the receommended dose for severe cases, again in her feed. ...

6. Fun with a Western Saddle
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... After a little encouragement she did walk on but with very small steps initially. About half way down she started walking normally. Dont know why she hesitated on the downhill? We were ...

7. Inconsiderate Motorists
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...bproof and well used to traffic we always try to get well in off the road to allow cars to pass. We started trotting towards a layby. As we were trotting away the motorist, driving a ...

8. Side Pass Practice Magpie
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... videos today on the mobile phone of us practising side passing on the ground without halters or lines. We started practising last week. Still have a way to go but we are making progress. These are Ma...

9. Solo Around the Block
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...ery calmly. Fifty yards further on we were on the home stretch. He could see the house and yard. He started to get a little agitated again but not out of control. We stopped and done another co...

10. Magpie Laid Down
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...er very slowly and although she watched me she made no attempt to get up. I knelt down with her and started to stroke her all over. After a few minutes she rolled completely on her side and see...

11. Baby is Lame Again
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...r tendon on Tuesday morning. I thought her leg looked a little swollen and she was limping again. I started manipulating the lump as I guessed it was another abcess and starting soaking here fo...

12. Know When to Stop
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...decided to try practise the figure eight pattern around two barrels with Polly, Magpie and Harley. I started with Harley and it was slow going but we were making progress. Harley was offe...

13. Harley the Brave
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... with a small, almost non-existent, call back. We got the the end of our road. At this point Harley started to get agitated and I could feel that he was about to try and head for home, so we pl...

14. Baby's Story
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...t reason other than they didnt do well wintering out on very wet land and failing to get in foal. I started sending out emails to anyone I could find to help me rescue these horses. The ISPCA c...

15. Feeding Whole Oats
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...although I am seeing some small improvements she is still very uncomfortable of her front hooves. I started searching the web for natural suppliments that may help her hooves become more health...

16. Harley's first Backing
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Finally, managed to upload this video from 4th August 2008 when we started Harley. Not the most elegant of styles by any means. I bred Harley and he was born 6th August 2006. I am happy I was the f

17. My First Demo
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...e and hopefully if we have the bond with them they will perform the tasks asked of them.    What started out to be a demonstration for 2 friends turned out to be ademo for 14 friends new and...

18. Competition Horses
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...it by attending a course on horse handling. On the previous course that at the beginning of August Vanessa started the foal on halter training and managed to get the foal to lead back to the field on ...

19. Ready to Ride Results
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..., was head shy and had a problem with men and white things. Sarah had Ozzie, her 4 year old who was to be started on the course. Magpie and Polly were given to two ladies, Irene and Debbie, who were...

20. Make The Right Thing Easy
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... we were heading but she was having none of it. She turned again. I turned her back so she half turned and started walking sideways back towards home. I turned her again but every few steps she stoppe...

21. Right Brain Left Brain
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...friend) is helping me out this week so we decided to take the horses out for a short hack before she and I started work.  Just us, our horses and their BB bridles. No pads or anything. This is th...

22. Walking Harley
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...get his halter. Harley is always so eager to get out when I go to collect him from the field. We started off really well and went to the end of the road stopping a couple of times for a munc...

23. Practising Bareback
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... and I didn't feel that I had to pull her around in the circle. On the backing I just took a soft hold and started to lean back and she backed. When she is wearing a saddle I have to lean furth...

24. Eventful Day Out
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...be hard work on a long hack. Annalice is a young girl of 15, who back in 2003 (when she was only 10) started coming to help me on a Saturday with my horses as I was a bit restricted after badly ...

25. Polly knows the Games
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...to the yard from the arena and I didn't have a rope with me. I unconciously placed my hand on her mane and started to walk and she came with me!! I was a little surprised to say the least. When ...

26. Squeeze Game - Harley
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Have started just started taking Harley out for short walks on his own. He is doing really well for a 2 year old...He is mostly a LBE but he exhibits a little RB behaviour when he is on his own On

27. EasyBoot Bare Boots
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Have just started (October 2007) trialing these out with Tommy (I had used the Old Mac to transition Magpie.)  They are a not as easy to get on as the Old Macs but once on he seems quite comfor

28. Torsion Endurance Saddle
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...long hacks. Some of our hacks could be in the region of four hours. It was bit strange when I first started using the saddle but Magpie seemed really happy in it and it is a lovely red colour. ...

29. About Me
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...  After we moved to Ireland I decided I wanted my own horse. My son (who was twelve then) and I started taking riding lessons once a week and even went to pony camp together for a week in t...