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EQUINE EYE HEALTH

By Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis

As a prey animal, the horse’s survival is highly dependent on the acuity of his vision.

Any incapacity to see is lifethreatening. The horse’s vision is especially capable of detecting peripheral movement in low light due to the lateral position of his eyes, the large size of the eyes, and the elongated shape of the pupil.

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The horse would not have survived the ages without being able to see while grazing, resting, and being alert to any movement from early dawn to late dusk. Because of the lateral eye position, horses have only about 65 degrees of binocular vision when looking forward. Binocular vision is needed for depth perception. Lateral vision is approximately 146 degrees on each side of the horse’s head. The horse’s blind spots are between his eyes, the back of his head, directly in front of his legs, and under his body. The horse can see where it counts for his protection and thus survival.

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Unfortunately, equine eye injuries and diseases are only too common.

Sharp objects in the horse’s environment (tree branches, hooks on stable walls, dust, wind-blown straw bedding, sharp fence posts, even excessive sun and ill-fitting fly masks) can lead to eye injuries such as corneal laceration. Uveitis, corneal ulcers, glaucoma, cataracts, squamous cell carcinoma, and neurological impairment are some of the ocular diseases horses can experience.

Physical signs of eye issues your horse may exhibit are redness, squinting, tearing, discoloration, cloudiness, and head shaking. Changes in behavior and performance can indicate eye problems. If your horse begins to spook or shy more frequently, is reluctant to move, becomes clumsy, or possibly hurts herself more often – these are indicators of possible loss of eyesight.

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Immediate Veterinary Intervention All eye injuries and potential eye disease are serious and require immediate veterinary attention. When you observe any physical changes to your horse’s eyes, performance or behavior changes indicating difficulty seeing, contact your holistic veterinarian and follow any recommendations.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Eye health and visual acuity are associated with Liver function in Chinese medicine. When there are disease or vision issues, we turn to supporting the harmonious flow of energy, blood and other vital substances to the Liver to restore or maintain eye health. For instance, the relationship between Liver function and eye problems can be readily seen when a horse or human is jaundiced and the white of the eye (sclera) appears yellow.

The intent of an acupressure session to enhance the horse’s Liver function, which in turn will promote the ability to heal from an eye surgery or injury and to reinforce veterinary care being given for ocular disease. Not only are the acupressure points presented in the Eye Health Chart specifically selected to balance Liver, these points can be used generally to support your horse’s vision and avoid eye issues.

Accupoints for Supporting Eye Health LI 4 – Found below the head of the medial splint bone GB 1 – Found at the lateral canthus of the eye Liv 2 – Found on the medial aspect of the hind leg below the fetlock joint Liv 3 – Found on the medial aspect of the cannon bone at the level of the medial splint bone

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Jake is learning the niche farrier trade at TAFE NSW With close to 26% of horse training activity in NSW occurring in Western Sydney, a course at TAFE NSW Richmond is equipping students with the specialist skills they need to pursue employment in a $3 billion state-wide industry.

Considering all horses need regular hoof care, and with Australia having the second largest thoroughbred breeding industry in the world , there is growing demand for people with specialist equine qualifications.

Campbelltown local Jake Moore is studying the Certificate III in Farriery to become a qualified Farrier and is encouraging others to turn their love for horses into a career.

Jake said, “When I left school I knew I wasn’t a person who could work in an office, so I jumped straight into horticulture just to be in an outdoors job, but I wasn’t passionate about it.

“Growing up some of my fondest memories was being around horses, so I decided to follow my interest and pursue farriery which is the perfect job for me.

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Jake said the trade involves a specific skill set that involves much more than ensuring a horse is sound and happy.

“It’s critical for a Farrier to be able to share ‘why’ of the work with horse owners, this is where communication and people skills come in. Owners value their horse a lot, so they need to trust you are giving them the best care possible.”

A farrier is a specialist in equine hoof care, and combines skills traditionally associated with blacksmiths, with veterinarian-related skills in equine anatomy. A farrier’s work includes the trimming of hooves to balance the horse, improving their performance, and the application of various types of shoes.

TAFE NSW Head Teacher of Horse Industry Studies, Karlene Triffitt, said equine-industry expert teachers ensure students gain the confidence and skills to relaunch their career as a qualified farrier, with many going on to start their own business.

“We know that the industry needs qualified farriers who understand animal welfare, anatomy, can perform corrective shoeing and shoe horses across a range of disciplines. The horse industry is high risk and WHS training is a must for horse and human. We ensure that our students are equipped with these skills.

“TAFE NSW students have access to industry-standard equine learning facilities and a large farrier workshop equipped with gas and fire forges.

“TAFE NSW also prepares our future farriers to succeed in business; many of our graduates are self-employed and make a good living caring for equines podiatry needs, Ms Triffit said.

For more information about the range of Horse Industry courses available at TAFE NSW visit:

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An Overview of Equine Sub-clinical Laminitis – Spot and Shadow We’ve all been there. The hoof that looks ‘not quite right’, weirdly shaped, with ridges running around in wavy patterns and weird bruise colours down the hoof wall. Horses that have trouble holding a shoe or if barefoot, have trouble with sensitivity post trim. Horses that suffer from abscessing, separation of the white line, white line disease, seedy toe that no end of topical treatments can clear up. Toes that ‘run forward’ dragging the heels with them. The horse with wall cracks that seem impossible to get rid of. The horse with cracked and chipped hoof walls.

We’ve all been stumped as to why this particular horse seems to be choppy in his gaits, seems to have body soreness issues and muscular issues, and every professional that sees it has a different ‘take’ on what ‘isn’t quite right’.

For me it happened 13 years ago in the form of a 3 year old Quarter Horse gelding living in FNQ, who developed odd shaped ducklike dishes in his toes, quite severe wall cracks in both fores, and seemed to be abscessing constantly. He set me on a path to find out the answer, a path which ultimately led me to write this article today.

A hoof trimmer named Ann came to the rescue, treating my horse for bacterial and fungal infections, showing me how to ‘bring the toe back’ to grow in a new hoof wall and inspiring in me an interest in hoof care.

I finally learned about the link between non structural carbohydrates and some susceptible horses, and the condition of laminitis. It was a lightbulb moment for me. All of these years of ‘chasing’ my horses’ hooves to keep them short and tight, weird wave patterns in the hoof wall, the crack that came back and never fully went away, the tenderness on gravel roads that seemed to happen more when he was on grass and not on a diet. The short stepping that I wondered could be a shoulder issue, or, more than once, a pelvic issue. I like any horse owner had spent years googling, and had found no exact answer to my problems.

On return from my professional studies I booked a vet to X Ray my horse, sure that I would find some proof that I was finally on the right track to finding out what was wrong with my horse. Everything was reasonably fine, his toe was long, his angles were fine, his heels a bit underrun and his soles flat and thin, but nothing that pointed to laminitis in its clinical diagnostic form. No coffin bone rotation, no ski tip, nothing that pointed to a vet’s idea of a diagnosis of laminitis.

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I then stumbled on the term ‘subclinical laminitis’ in a textbook

by Pete Ramey. It was a real ‘aha’ moment as I’d now started to trim other peoples horses as a student, and saw the same hooves as my Shadow replicated in other horses, all with slightly different presentations, but with one thing in common - very rich short green grass, often growing on creek flats in well watered landscapes.

8 years later I was still managing the same gelding when I noticed that he disliked downhill walking severely. He seemed to be worse at downhill riding when we moved to a property near Nimbin in NSW, lush ex dairy country. I was about to start a course run by Australian Certified Equine Hoofcare Practitioners.

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Shadow. Many horses with subclinical laminitis will exhibit obesity, and are classic ‘good doers’ although this isn’t always the case.

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A simple explanation for subclinical laminitis is twofold - it is laminitis that hasn’t been ‘discovered’ yet (by people, your horse probably knows about it) and it is a set of conditions that are the precursor to eventual active laminitis in the clinical definition. It includes the following: Ripples on the hoof wall Flaky and broken hoof walls Stretched, crumbly and/or separated white line Seedy toe Thin soles Abscessing Lameness and sensitivity Bruises on hoof wall Blood in the white line Run forward heels/toes Strange shaped hoof capsules/excessive flaring/deviation Some may say - wait a second - many horses exhibit these kinds of things. Well, that is right. Some of these conditions are caused by other forces that act on the hooves and not by issues around laminitis. And, as subclinical laminitis is in its essence not a diagnostic ‘condition’ it is hard to say what these symptoms indicate to us.

I find it helpful to look at these symptoms as ‘warning signs’ of things to come, if conditions don’t improve. If you’ve seen a foundered horse or a horse suffering from successive abscesses, you would know that prevention is far better than the cure.

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So how do we prevent onset of subclinical laminitis?

Laminitis, though common, is a poorly understood condition. It appears to affect the horse in three ways. Through a disorganization of the laminar attachment (the ‘skin’ that holds the hoof wall to the coffin bone), through vascular dysfunction (issues with blood flow) and through metabolic dysfunction.

Laminitis is associated with two causes - with carbohydrate overload (grain and pasture related) and with metabolic disorders such as obesity, pituitary dysfunction and equine metabolic syndrome, the primary issue with these conditions being insulin resistance, similar to diabetes in humans. While a correlation is proven and aspects have been studied, it is not yet known how the effects of insulin resistance creates the inflammatory state we know as laminitis.

Whether your horse is exhibiting signs of laminitis from carbohydrate overload or issues related to insulin resistance, one of the biggest contributors to the inflammation are what we call non-structural carbohydrates.

Starches and sugars are non-structural carbohydrates. They are digested by enzymes and absorbed in the foregut. These can be contrasted to structural carbohydrates such as cellulose, pectin, fructan, and hemicellulose (fibre) that are absorbed in the hind gut with the help of microorganisms.

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Some examples of feeds high in non structural carbohydrates are cereal grains/grain byproducts, molasses and green grass.

She sent me some photos and I followed this up with a visit to Spot and his owner.

Limiting time on grass, use of grazing muzzles, soaking hay, setting up paddocks for better movement/exercise and removing grain products from the horse’s diet are some of the ways you can reduce NSCs and their effects on the horse’s diet.

Over several months of corrective trimming, carbohydrate minimization and injury-appropriate exercise we were able to make marked improvements in Spot’s soundness.

I got a call from an equine bodyworker colleague about 9 months ago who was attending a paint gelding called Spot. Spot is a lovely horse, but he’s been plagued with lameness issues. His most recent diagnosis was a shoulder injury. What my friend found interesting however, was the shape of Spot’s hooves. They were flared forward, rippled, flat and shallow.

Spot, 31 October 2019

Trimming a horse with capsule distortion following an identification of possible subclinical laminitis is a job for a skilled hoof care professional. The goal is to avoid excessive leverage on the hoof wall of the horse (thereby putting stress on already compromised attachment) in order to grow a hoof capsule that has a parallel relationship with the coffin bone, all the while maintaining the horse’s comfort, to preserve appropriately balanced biomechanics.

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Your hoof care professional may use boots, shoes and other forms of support, and there are many ways to grow in a new hoof wall and maintain comfort for the horse. Discussing the options with you hoof care provider you will be able to learn their approach and apply it to your horse.

Subclinical laminitis is the cause of a huge number of hoof related conditions that we hoof care professionals see on an everyday basis. An understanding of the conditions and the underlying cause can help identify changes required in your horse’s lifestyle which will lead to better soundness. Understanding the role that diet plays is integral as is finding the right hoof care professional to work with your horses hooves to maintain a well connected hoof wall and to keep your horse comfortable in the process.

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Dr Peden was looking at a number of propositions when she undertook her study. These included: the relevance of HTMA in assessment of animal health; if targeted nutrition can improve chronic musculoskeletal pain; if hair testing and supplementation can improve behavioural issues; if early nutritional diagnoses by hair testing can prevent endocrine diseases such as Cushings Disease; and if hair testing and resulting supplementation could play a role in reducing race mortality.

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A nature-loving holistic vet, Dr Peden is passionate about working with horses and has been helping her patients flourish for decades. “I am a curious vet and I first encountered hair testing at a lecture at the Integrative Vets Australia conference in NSW in 2016. My curiosity led to an exploratory practice-based case study of 25 horses between 2017 and 2019.” In late August, Dr Peden presented a webinar to health professionals and animal guardians where she shared her experiences.

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Tasmanian Vet Dr Susan Peden believes that horse owners, trainers and guardians need to think more broadly about assessing the nutritional status of their animals after undertaking a study on the benefits of using Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis (HTMA) as a diagnostic and monitoring tool to improve animal health and wellness. In fact, Dr Peden would like to see vets incorporate HTMA as part of standard veterinary practice.

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The case studies presented with a range of behavioural and health symptoms such as poor race performance, bony lumps, boils, being bullied, lameness, limb swelling and pain, pica, unpredictable behaviour, skin lesions, allergies and more. The case studies revealed mineral status using hair tissue analysis, supplementation was recommended and then each animal’s mineral status was charted.

After seeing measurable improvement in all but one case study, Dr Peden is calling for increased usage of HTMA as a diagnostic and monitoring tool for nutritional interventions. To support her call for increased usage of HTMA, Dr Peden cited a number of published cases with Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis as a screening tool or where it has made a contribution to diagnosis.

“Horse and dog owners should routinely be requesting hair testing to assess the absorption of their current diets, to monitor any stress your animal is experiencing, to identify imbalances predisposing your animal to chronic disease, and to identify exposure to toxic minerals before any problems occur,” says Dr Peden.

For more information on HTMA for yourself, or your equine or canine patient, see interclinical.com.au or call 02 9693 2888.

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BVSc, G.Dip ABM, GCLTHE, EMRT, CCMRT, Integrated Veterinary Therapeutics Equine Science Lecturer at Charles Sturt University Contributions from

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When was the last time you stood back and observed your horses posture? It is important and valuable to do this as an independent observer rather than with the emotional attachment of an owner. A balanced body will create a balanced, relaxed and trainable mind.

Recognising when a horse is holding tension will aid in your understanding of their emotional state. If your horse is tight in his back with his head raised, ready to spook, to bolt and reactive, he is probably in a state of tension and high emotions. If his head is neutral, back soft, limbs in a balanced position, he is more likely to be calm with the ability to observe rather than react.

It is amazing to observe the transformation in a Biomechanical Medicine session of a pony with a history of flipping over in response to minimal pressure due to the extreme tension in the body. Within one session the pony was able to trot with the head and neck stretching forward and start to respond to the handlers guidance with lightness.

This is the power of relaxation or tension in the body.

I don’t know about you, but when I have pain and stiffness I am generally a bit grumpy. When a balance of relaxation and fascial freedom is achieved in a horses body they become more amenable, more able to focus and respond in an appropriate manner without the resistance and tension.

Fully stretched and looking easy Resting a hind limb, greater tension in the face and back

Observing your horse’s posture There are many ways you can observe your horses posture that will improve your relationship with your horse as you pick up small changes before they become big problems. Some questions you can ask next time you see your horse.

How does your horse urinate?

Do they rest a limb? Are they extremely stretched out or very focused?

Does their tail lift or are they urinating on their tail. Do they stand stretched ouf for a long time? Does it look comfortable and easy?

How does your horse graze?

Do they have wide stance with one limb always forward or keep the hind legs in one place and under the body. Do they bend their knees or only graze for short times?

This horse is standing with the fore and hind limbs camped under.

The head and neck are raised and there is tension through the face and jaw.

Does he alternate which forelimb is forward or can he can walk and graze easily and stand square?

How does your horse stand?

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often square, legs in line with the shoulders and hips, chest behind shoulders?

Rests one limb mostly, never stands square, resting leg in awkward positions, limbs camped under or out from the body, chest protruding forwards beyond the shoulders?

Hoof balance One of the most important factors for balance in the horse is the balance of the hooves. The hooves are important for symmetry, balance, proprioception (spatial and limb awareness), circulation and for fascial health of the whole body.

A balanced hoof will promote whole body balance and correct angles through the scapulas and pelvis. They will allow the thoracic sling to work freely so the horse can lift through the forehand and engage the hind-end. A balanced hoof will not crack or flare and will have the following features: - A dorsal wall and heel angle within 5 degrees of each other - The heels and soles either side of the frog with be balanced - The frog will be wide and open in the central sulcus and be able to contact the ground in motion - There will be no crevice between the heels, the central sulcus of the frog will stop in line with the start of the heels - They will not have an offensive odour or discharge - The coronet bands will be smooth with good angles. When the line of the hind foot coronet band is followed forwards, it should intersect the carpus or below. If it is intersecting above the carpus such as through the elbow or abdomen there is likely to be a negative palmar angle which will create a lot of strain through the lumbosacral and pelvic area.

- Frog 2/3 of the sole of the hoof - Aligned with the bony column of the limb, specifically the pastern.

How do you maintain a balanced hoof?

First of all take notice of your horse’s hoof balance and wear. Start asking your farrier/trimmer questions. Get them attended to every 4-5 weeks rather then every 6-8 weeks to begin creating positive change.

Use natural hoof supplements and feed as required - soils are typically deficient in copper and zinc (which are very important minerals for hoof health). Ensure the hoof care is promoting a balanced interaction of the hoof with the ground i.e heel first landing and with the frog being loaded in weight-bearing.

Saddle fit The fit of the saddle will be influenced by the symmetry of the horse, the symmetry of the rider and the saddle itself. A well fitting saddle will allow your horse to move freely, especially through the spine and scapulas. It will not rock or slip or shift forwards or back and the centre point of the seat will be balanced. The girth will be aligned with the girth groove/seat of the horses chest. This is a flatted area of the chest behind the elbow of the horse.

A well fitting saddle will allow the horse to lift its back to develop a topline and engage the core, reach with the nose, laterally flex through the spine and move freely. It will also help the rider to sit in a better position and aid them and the horse. It is important that you have your saddle checked at least every 6 months by a professionally qualified saddle fitter. It is also important to have it checked when your horse is coming back into work or has changed shape i.e at the end of spring!

Dental health The balance of the teeth are very important in the balance of the temporomandibular joint (your horses jaw joint) which is surrounded by a myriad of nerves and fascial connections from the rest of the body including all the way to the hind foot!

The bit is also placed in the mouth and it is important to ensure that the bit fits your horse. A well fitting bit will not squash the tongue, hit the roof the mouth, sit on the bars (the horses jaw bones), pinch the cheeks or hit the molars. It will sit comfortably in the mouth and the horse will have a quiet, soft mouth without the requirement for a noseband

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to keep the mouth closed. The tongue has a direct connection anatomically via the omohyoid, and cuteneous trunci muscles to the fascia around the stifle. Pressure on the tongue can have a significant effect on the ability of your horse to engage the hindend.

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Ensure you get your horses teeth checked by a qualified Equine Dentist i.e Equine Dental Vets at least every 6-12months. To thoroughly assess the horses mouth they need to be sedated. The sedation allows the dentist to have a really good look right up the back and thoroughly check for cavities, which could be causing pain.

This formula promotes the re-growth of attachment points and the re-tensioning of stretched or damaged ligaments.

There are also qualified bit fitters available to recommend the best fit and type of bit. You would be surprised by the huge amount of variations between horses mouths. A horse that is heavy, pulling, opening their mouth may have bit discomfort.

Joint health The horses skeletal system is still growing until they are between 6 and 8 years old, depending on the breed. Unfortunately it is rare that a horse has always been in a balanced posture with all gear fitting and correctly using their body with balanced teeth, feet and myofascial system so they are very prone to the limb joints undergoing wear and tear. Any performance horse should be on a joint supplement to maintain the joint fluid and cartilage and slow down degeneration.

Healthy well-moving joints will promote a healthy spine and healthy tendons and ligaments.

The digestive system feeds the whole body and so is therefore vital for energy, hydration, cellular function in all the organs including the muscles. A healthy immune system will allow the horses body to eliminate toxins freely with good lymphatic flow.

A healthy nervous system will promote balanced use of muscles and a balance of energy.

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Maintaining fascial health Fascia is like a moist clingfilm layer that allows the underlying structures to slide freely. It covers all of the organs, muscles, bones and nerves and is a continuous layer throughout the body. Healthy fascia will mean the horse’s muscles are all blending under the skin without lines defining them. A horse with healthy fascia will have a soft coat that is shiny but not stuck to the underlying tissues.

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- Regular body work sessions After balancing all of the above then practice the power of observation.

Observe your horse every time you interact with them - observe their demeanour, their facial expression, their gait, their interactions with other horses, their urination, faeces, energy and willingness to interact with you and with their work.

Learn how to listen to them and allow them the time to have an opinion.

Instead of just lifting the leg up to clean the hoof, gently place your hand there and wait and see if they offer the leg to you. Perhaps you have to pick it up with more insistence? Is this the same on every leg? If not, then why not?

The horse knows what you are asking and they may have done it a thousand times, so if they are not doing as expected then ask ‘why?’.

Ask why do they swish their tail when I do an exercise one way and not the other way. Why do they struggle with the canter transition or balance in the trot? Why, and how, does their head move in each gait?

The power of asking ‘why’ will create a dialogue with your horse rather than a one-way conversation where only you get a say. The more you open up the dialogue the more the horse will communicate with you and guide you on this journey. It may not always be what you want to hear, however it will always improve your relationship with your horse when you trust their response. Ask why and proceed to figure it out to make your horse more comfortable and make you aware of their weaknesses, so you can make them their strengths.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dr. Raquel Butler

BVSc, G.Dip ABM, GCLTHE, EMRT, CCMRT, Equi-taping practitioner Equine Science Lecturer – Charles Sturt University Integrated Veterinary Therapeutics President of the Animal Biomechanical Medicine Association A fully qualified Veterinarian, biomechanical medicine qualified in osteopathic techniques, chiropractic techniques and injury rehabilitation. My passion is your animal, providing them with the highest quality care and addressing the underlying problems rather than the symptom picture. My aim is to optimise your horses performance and wellbeing holistically to provide you with a happy comfortable horse so you can enjoy the time that you spend together – whether that be competing at the highest level or a retired horse in the paddock. I believe that prevention is better than cure! Many breakdown injuries can be prevented if underlying problems are identified early and managed.

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When is your mare

“too old” to breed?

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As we approach another spring breeding season, and the drought has eased in many parts, it is now that time of year that many of us start to think about breeding that next good horse!

It is no surprise that as in humans, fertility does drop off with age in horses. But what is “too old” when it comes to breeding mares? In this article, we dig a little deeper into the issue and ways that you can best support your mare to deliver the best outcome possible.

There are many aspects to breeding a foal, and one of the most important is the fertility and health of the mare. She has the role of not only conceiving the embryo, but then to maintain 11 months of pregnancy, give birth and then to allow the foal to suckle on her for the next 6-12 months as well. So, each foal is at least a fourteen to twenty-four month commitment to its dam. Unless of course you are using embryo transfer.

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So how does age affect the breeding success of a mare?

Can the mare be too young to breed? Well yes, of course. Despite many fillies starting to cycle as 1-2 year olds and they could certainly become pregnant then, most wise breeders would agree that breeding a mare prior to 4 years of age is not ideal. Before 4.5 years of age, they are still teething and developing their musculo-skeletal system etc, so having to also provide nutrition to a foal provides another task for that mare, and so that would need to be carefully addressed should one want to breed a mare as a 3 year old.

There is a reason that when reproductive vets look to purchase mares to be used as embryo transfer recipient mares, they ask for 4 to 9 year old mares – preferably maidens. The fact is these mares are usually at the most fertile times of their lives.

In our modern and busy lifestyles, we see all too often how our good mares stay competing well into their teens and before we even think of “retiring them to stud” their fertility is substantially less than it used to be.

Mares are usually quite fertile through their first decade of life, and these mares often have conception rates of 70% per oestrous cycle when naturally bred or artificially inseminated. Should they have a foal at foot, this conception rate increases to 85% on average.

But if they have not had a foal before the age of 12-14 years, then they are categorised as “the older maiden mare”. This can carry a reduced fertility rate and can be frustrating at times. Most of the cause of this is that their cervix (the valve between their vagina and uterus) has never been dilated or opened through the process of mating or foaling. With this lack of opening, the cervix often becomes small and tight, and so fails to soften and open easily as it should when the mare is on heat.

So instead of being a soft and open valve, the small and tightly closed cervix is more of a barrier for the semen to get into the uterus where it needs to go on its way to the fallopian tubules where the sperm can fertilise the egg. Obviously if the semen cannot get to first base, then a pregnancy is impossible!

A mare with foal at foot is usually more fertile than if she does not have a foal at foot.

The next issue for the small tight cervix in these older maiden mares is that if the semen does get into the uterus, then the tight cervix may then prove an impediment for the semen and fluids being drained back out of the uterus, and so this sets up as “soup” ideal for bacteria to thrive in and it sets up an infection. The uterus needs to be perfectly clean 5-6 days after the egg is released and fertilised, as that is when the embryo migrates from the fallopian tubules back down into the uterus for ongoing development and growth. If the uterus is infected, then the embryo will die.

Methods to help overcome the older maiden mare issues include techniques to soften and open the cervix better, and to help evacuate semen from the uterus 12-24 hours after serving the mare, thus avoiding infections.

Some of these methods include physical stimulation of the cervix, paddock serving these mares (so they get served more than 6

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they get faeces dropped onto them and the nasty bacteria from the gut can migrate forward through the vagina, and reach the cervix and uterus.

This can result in uterine infection which can prevent conception or cause abortion. A caslicks operation can be done to improve the seal function of the vulva, but it also needs to be undone just prior to foaling.

Quality of the egg is the final issue to look at. As mares get up into their late teens and early 20’s, their eggs start to lose quality and thus fertility is reduced.

Things that you and your veterinarian can do to help increase the fertility rates of older and less fertile mares include: • Good nutrition and having her at a condition score of 4 to 6 out of 9 throughout the pregnancy.

Diagram of mare’s repro tract

times daily), medications applied to soften the cervix, flushing the uterus, oxytocin injections, keeping the mare close to a stallion, and exercising the mare.

Other common issues that impede peak fertility in older mares are uterine cysts and uterine scarring.

Uterine cysts may not be a problem if they are small and there are not too many of them. However, if they are too large in size or number, they may interfere with normal movement of the embryo through the uterus in the first 2 weeks, so they can cause problems with survival of the embryo.

Scarring of the uterine wall is a serious problem if severe enough, as the scarring can interfere with the uterine wall’s ability to provide nutrition to the developing embryo and foetus.

Conformation of the mare is also a big factor that affects fertility. As mares age, the angle of their vulva typically starts to slope forward.

This can also occur with weight loss. Some mares even have this sloping vulval conformation when they are young and that is a real concern as it is likely a genetic disorder and breeding from that mare should be discouraged. The problem with these sloping vulvas is that

• Well maintained and healthy feet so she is sound throughout the pregnancy • Healthy mouth with minimal gum disease (known to be a risk factor for pregnancy in humans) • Addressing any vulval conformation problems through diet and surgery • Monitoring the pregnancy beyond the usual ultrasound scans at 14-16, 26-29 and 42-45 days. The foal and the placenta can be assessed throughout the pregnancy.

• Medicating the mare appropriately if problems arise.

• Monitor the mare daily for vulval discharge, bagging up earlier than 3-6 weeks from the due date.

• Breeding her in the peak fertility time of November to January in Australia. May be ok earlier – especially in far northern Australia.

• Avoid known risk factors like severe social stress, hairy caterpillars, rapid diet or climate changes.

Obviously the above information is a guideline only and there are always exceptions to the rule. The most impressive rule breaker was a 32 year old maiden mare, who broke into the stallion’s paddock, conceived and then gave birth to a healthy foal!

Good luck with breeding of your next exciting horse and always remember – breed responsibly!

About the Author Dr Oliver Liyou is an equine veterinarian based on the North Coast of NSW. He is a horse tragic as well and stands the stock horse stallion Bromac Aladar at his vet clinic EVDS.

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BRUMBIES Under THREAT! Update by Jan Carter – President Save The Brumbies .org

The Australian Heritage Brumby has served and died for us in war, has worked our outback stations, mustered our stock, carried our kids to school, yet this ‘feral horse’ is today, repaid in bullets, just nuisance value to be destroyed without thought or care.

No doubt you all now know about the tragic situation in KNP with the Victorian Brumbies. In brief: The Australian Brumby Alliance www.australianbrumbyalliance.org.au challenged Parks Victoria through the courts re the decision to shoot the Brumbies. Alas, despite an extremely strong case presented by leading barristers, disputing flawed scientific reports of environmental damage the case was lost.

An appeal was lodged by Phil Maguire, a high country horseman, yet that appeal was also overruled. The current plan of management relating to the horses by Parks Victoria states that no shooting would be allowed until a review in 2021. Parks Victoria have ignored their own management plan and at the time of writing are in the process of organizing night shooting. There has been no official head count of the horses, so many were lost in the horrific bush fires yet still Parks Vic. want to exterminate the remaining horses. The outrage on social media and by the general public has been immense. Despite Parks Vic. stating that shooting is ‘humane’ we emphatically dispute this.

Mares will be shot, their foals missed and these babies will die a slow, lingering death without their dams. Refer News Flash on our website www.savethebrumbies.org At this time there is no national legislation to protect Australian Brumbies. The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, EPBC, Commonwealth legislation gives some support to wildlife and threatened species but the Brumbies are not protected by that legislation and have no safety from bullets. Many Brumbies that are occasionally trapped are then transported hundreds of kilometers to abattoirs, the stress and pain to these wild horses is horrific. Is our Nation a first world country ?? complaints are made about animal cruelty overseas, just see what is happening in our own backyard.

And the irony of all this is that the Perth Mint has just issued a silver coin glorifying our Heritage Brumby Horse on one hand and Government is destroying them with the other !!! Horses that are descendants of our gallant war horses who died in their thousands in both world wars and now, in the 21st century, their carcasses left to rot in national parks for bush walkers to stumble over. Overseas visitors who visit KNP keen to see the Brumbies will only find dead ones.

We have been inundated with requests to rehome the Brumbies, Australians want to see our Heritage live on yet it’s the usual saga, lots of talk, consultations etc. etc., the same Government red tape and nothing is ever resolved and actually acted upon i.e., the introduction of fertility control. Bullets are the easy way out and less trouble and expense, policy seems to be let the numbers build up and then go in and shoot. In conclusion we urge all our supporters to keep up to date with the ABA website for developments and continue to lobby those in power for change. Know that we, and so many other Brumby rehoming groups, work tirelessly to change perception of the Brumby as a ‘feral pest’ and see our national pride given rightful status as part of our history. Note: If at all possible we will take groups of KNP Brumbies for rehoming to approved people. Refer www.parks.vic.gov. au/feralhorses Fertility Control trial: Our research vet. Andrea Harvey, reports that her Phd study has been delayed due to extenuating circumstances, i.e., bush fires affecting her property, luckily her Brumbies were all safe and she hopes to have her report finalized later this year. We will keep you informed.

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A 3 Tiered Attack Plan for an Itchy Horse This 3 tiered plan of attack will help reduce the effects of Queensland Itch/Summer Itch. In severe cases always speak with your Vet or Equine Specialist.

1. PREVENTION Light weight rugs & insect repellents can help prevent insect attacks in the first place and bites are normally the trigger for Qld Itch. Location is also relevant but it’s not always an option to move house even if you do discover your favourite horse is susceptible to itch.

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COMING EVENTS SPRING 2020 SEPT OCT

12-13 Bingara Yard Dog Trials, Bingara, NSW – Ph: Matthew Ehsman 0428 681 153 Australian Team Roping Assoc, Destiny Downs Series #5 Finals, Emerald, Qld – Ph: 0438 332 079

www.agshowsnsw.org.au - www.queenslandshows.com.au - www.vicagshows.com.au

BARREL RACING

OCT

NOV

Australian Barrel Horse Association – Ph: 03 5343 5118 - www.abha.com.au ABHA - NSW: .2-4 Murrunundi, 11 Badgerys Creek, 11 Branxton, 24-25 Cooranbong, 24 Moonbi, 31 Geurie, 31-1st Nov Tarcutta.

QLD: 10-11 Gracemere, 17 Biloela, 17-18 Caboolture ABHA - NSW: 7 - Moonbi, 14-15 Badgery’s Creek, 15 Branxton, 21-22 Murrurundi, 28-29 Geurie, 28 Cooranbong QLD: 7 Lazy Acres Qld, 7-8 Caboolture, 14-15 Biloela National Barrel Horse Association - Ph: Melissa Kattenberg 0417 071 833 - www.nbha.com.au

CAMPDRAFTING

ABCRA – Ph: 02 6766 5863 - www.abcra.com.au

CARRIAGE DRIVING

www.australiancarriagedrivingsociety.org SEPT LATE September TBC - Qld Show Driving Championships, LATE September TBC – Qld Driven Dressage Championships, 26-27 Range Club,

Level 3 CDE, Goombungee, QLD OCT 11 QLD, Gold Coast Club Club Challenge – Ph: Robin Burren 07 5533 8239, 11 QLD, Range Club, Novelty / Fun Day, Goombungee –

Ph: 07 4630 8992 NOV 1 Gold Coast Fun Day – Ph: Robin Burren 07 5533 8239, 14-15 Caboolture Club, Graded Driven Dressage Qualifiers, QSEC, Caboolture

(Schedule Pending)

CUTTING

National Cutting Horse Ass – www.ncha.com.au – Ph: 02 6765 935

DRESSAGE & EQUESTRIAN

SEPT

OCT

NOV

www.dressagensw.com.au – www.vic.equestrian.org.au – www.qld.equestrian.org.au – www.showhorsecouncilaust.com.au 16-20 The Saddlefitter Brisbane CDI 2020 & QLD State Dressage Championships, QSEC, Caboolture, 19 Spring Horse Show Hawkesbury Showground, Clarendon, NSW 1-4 Qld Interschool State Championships, Dressage, Show Horse, Jumping & Combined Training Sh/gr, Toowoomba, QLD www.qld.equestrian.org.au - 07 3891 6611, 2-4 2020 Equestrian NSW BARE Equestrian Horse of The Year, ENSW Show Horse, SIEC Horsley Park, NSW, 10-1 Show Horse Qld Champion of Champion Jackpot Show, Park Ridge, Qld – www.qld.equestrian.org.au, 15-18 Rising Star Interschool Championships, Kings Park Equestrian Ctre, Glenreagh, NSW – Ph: 02 6649 2130, 24-25 2020 NCEC ODE, Nana Glen Equestrian Grounds, Morrows Road, Nana Glen, NSW – Ph: 02 6654 3472, 25 Western Dressage SE Qld, Competition, QSEC Dressage Grounds, Caboolture,Qld – Ph: Heather 0419649 760 7 Armidale Official Dressage Competition, Armidale NSW - www.dressagensw.com.au, 8 Caboolture Dressage Group Inc., Club & Participant, QSEC Qld – www.caboolturedressage.org.au, 13 Young Horse Competition, QSEC, Caboolture, Qld - www.qld.equestrian.org.au, 13-14 Stephen Clarke, Masterclass, QSEC, Caboolture, Qld: Ph: QSEC – 07 5433 3222, 21 - 2020 Emma’s Show Horse Championships, Hawkesbury Sh/ground, Clarendon, NSW 02 4353 0772

ENDURANCE

www.aeraspace.com.au - www.nswera.asn.au – www.vic.aera.com.au - www.qldendurance.asn.au

EVENTING & SHOWJUMPING

SEPT

OCT

Equestrian Australia – www.equestrian.org.au – Ph: 02 8762 7777 13 BRC Annual Showjumping Champiships, Berry Riding Club – Ph:0410 506 143 https://www.berryridingclub.com/ 12-13 QLD Showjumping September Classic, QSEC, Caboolture. https://www.qld.equestrian.org.au/jumping/events/calendar 10-11 2020 Pryde’s Easifeed Interschool Qld State Ch/ships, Eventing, Toowoomba Qld, 24 2020 NCEC ODE Nana Glen Equestrian Grounds, Morrows Road Nana Glen, NSW – Ph: Narelle 02 6654 3472, 31 Qld Showjumping Club, QSEC Caboolture, QLD – https://www.qldshowjumpclub.com/events, 31 Tamborine Equestrian Group, ODE CCN, (TBC), Tamborine, Qld – Ph: 0498 880 901, 31 Berry Showjumping Club, Competition, Berry, NSW – Ph: 0410 506 143

NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP

SEPT

OCT

Mel Fleming Horsemanship - Ph: Mel 0428 385 745 – www.melfleming.com.au 31 Aug-9th Oct, Six week Immersion Long term learning modules, “Alchemy Place” Moonbi, NSW Tanja Kraus Horsemanship – Ph: Tanja 0412 592 033 – www.horsemanshipforperformance.com 25-27 Advancing Clinic, Glenreagh, NSW Ken Faulkner Australian Horsemanship – Ph: Kathy 0427 732 394 https://australiannaturalhorsemanship.com/ 26 2nd Oct Seven Day Supercamp – Esk, QLD – Ph: Belinda Gregson 0488958 669 Mel Fleming Horsemanship - Ph: Mel 0428 385 745 - www.melfleming.com.au Long Term Learning Modules Sept/Oct,“Alchemy Place”, Moonbi, NSW 16-18 Introduction, Connecting & Fundamental Feel in Ground Skills, Mt Mee Qld, 19-20 Biomechanics, Posture Development & Rehabilitation Ground Work Therapy, Mt Mee, 21-23 Introduction to Riding with Synchronicity, Mt Mee Qld – Ph: Mel 0428 385 745 Tanja Kraus Horsemanship – Ph: Tanja 0412 592 033 – www.horsemanshipforperformance.com 31- 2 November Foundation to Self Carriage, Sh/gr Mullumbimby, NSW Ken Faulkner Australian Horsemanship – Ph: Kathy 0427 732 394 - www.australiannaturalhorsemanship.com 17-18 - 2 Day Horsemanship Clinic Koumala (Mackay), QLD

SPECIAL EVENTS AG SHOWS

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*Due to the Covid 19 Virus Lockdown Events may be Cancelled

SPRING 2020

COMING EVENTS SPRING 2020 NATURAL HORSEMANSHIP

NOV Mel Fleming Horsemanship - Ph: Mel 0428 385 745 - www.melfleming.com.au

5-7 “Intermediate” Part 2, Positive Reinforcement & Marker Training, Macksville. NSW, 28- 6 Dec Banyandah, Howlong, NSW – TBC

Tanja Kraus Horsemanship – Ph: Tanja 0412 592 033 – www.horsemanshipforperformance.com *Due to the Covid 19 Virus Lockdown 14-16 Foundation Clinic, Glenreagh, NSW, 21-23 Xtreme Trail, Coutts Crossing, NSW Events may be Cancelled

POLO

SEPT OCT

NOV

www.australianpolo.com.au - Ph: Amanda Jansen 0459 272 277 NSW: 12-13 Sydney Polo Cl, 12-13 Wirragulla,19-20 Arunga,19-20 Scone Beersheba, 26-27 Kurri Burri, 26-27 Scone NSW: 3-4 Winten Cup,3-4 Elerton, 3-4 Forbes Cup @ Gem Jemalong, 11-12 Winten Cup, 11-12 Ellerton & Ellerton Womens, 17-18 JK Mckay 12 (NSW), Sydney Gold Cup, 17-18 Timor Womens, 24-25 JK McKay12 (NSW), 24-25 Windsor Ladies, 24-25 Windsor Womens, 31-1 Nov Hector King 10 (NSW), 31-1 Nov Killarney.

NSW: 7-8 Kiss Goodbye to MS Bell Trophy 10, 6, 2 sub (Windsor), NSW - www.australianpolo.com.au

POLOCROSSE

SEPT OCT NOV

www.polocrosse.com.au - www.nswpolocrosse.com.au NSW: 12-13 Orange @ Gooloogong, 19-20 Tumbarumba, 19 Quambone, 26-27 Jugiong *** TBC. NSW: 3-4 Albury Holbrook, 17 Quambone, 17-18 Yass - NSW – Ph: 02 6574 1206 NSW: 21 Quambone practice day : Astrid Gran Innes 0439 165 519 - www.nswpolocrosse.com.au

PONY CLUBS

SEPT

OCT

NOV

www.pcansw.org.au Ph: 02 4229 8977 – www.ponyclubqld.com.au Ph: 07 3216 1255 26-27 NSW State Sporting & Campdraft, Venue TBC-, 13 QLDSREC Annual Show Jumping, Jimboomba,13 Sporting Gymkhana Fassifern, 20 Open Hunter Burpengary, 20 Open Gymkhana Nerang, 21 State Jumping Equitation & Showjumping - Ph: 07 3216 1255 5 PCA QLD Open Hunter Trials, Tamborine Pony Club, QLD – www.ponyclubqld.com.au, 3-4 State Mounted Games & Team Sporting Championships, Bungendore, NSW - Ph: 02 4229 8977, 10-11 State One Day Event & Combined Training Championships, Harden, NSW – www.pcansw.org.au, 11 QLD Zone 11 Showjumping Championships, - Ph: 07 3216 1255 – 07 3216 1255, 22-23 State Jumping Equitation Championships, Bowral, NSW - Ph: 02 4229 8977, 24-25 State Showjumping Championships, Bowral, NSW - Ph: 02 4229 8977 1 Ned Twohill Teams Eventing, Southport, Qld - Ph: 07 3216 1255, 8 Greenbank Pony Club Open Hunter, Greenbank, Qld www.ponyclubqld.com.au, 8 Watagan Pony Club Equitation, Sh/gr, Morisset, NSW - Ph: 02 4229 8977, 15 November 2020 Rally, Stanthorpe, Qld. - www.ponyclubqld.com.au

REINING

NOV

www.reiningaustralia.com.au – Ph: Lynda Gray 0412 479 340 - www.nswrha.com.au – www.vrha.com.au 16 Southern Cross Reining Horse Assoc, Championship Show, K Ranch, Mt Hunter, NSW

SPECIAL BREEDS

SEPT

NOV

17 Shetland Pony Owners & Breeders Show, Showground Woodford, Qld. – Ph: 07 5496 1147 – 0437 390 862, 19-24 Australian Riding Breeders Classic 2020, Dalby, Qld – Ph: 0409 630 199 15 NSW State Riding Pony Show, Richmond, NSW – Ph: Dianne Godfrey 0439 763 249 - www.rpsbs.com.au

Team Penning Australia Inc. – Ph: Kylie Mackillop 0457 460 559 – www.teampenningaustralia.com

SEPT

18-19 NSW, Richmond River TRC – Ph: Janet 0427 866 276

WORKING EQUITATION

OCT

NOV

Australian National Working Equitation Ltd - www.anweltd.com.au 2-4 SEG, Ofificial Competition (HOTY) - .https://www.facebook.com/ANWEQLD/, 10-11 Gymkhana, WE Competition, Logan - Contact Deb Taylor info@ndweqinc.com, 18-19 SEG, WE Clinic, 29-1 Nov State Official Competition (HOTY).

31 Oct-1 Nov – Noosa, Qld - https://www.facebook.com/ANWEQLD/, 8 Berry Riding Club Working Equitation Competition, Berry, NSW – Ph: Astrid Gran Innes 0439 165 519, 13-15 Open, Darling Downs Official Competition, Qld – Ph: ANWE QLD 0412 214 362, 14 ANWE Qld @ Qld Hoty Awards, Toowoomba, Qld - Ph: Astrid Gran Innes 0439 165 519, 14 Logan Rally Day, Logan Qld - https://www.facebook.com/ANWEQLD/

CLINICS & COURSES

SEPT 18 Kellie Reinhardt, Breakaway Roping,Horsemanship & Barrel Racing Clinic, Inverell, NSW – 0432 421 419,

19-22 Four Winds Reiki, Shoden & Equine Reiki: Foundation Training (Equine Reiki Level 1), Bucca Wauka NSW - Ph: Julie (02) 6558 0297 www.reikiforhorses.com.au

26-27 Ranch Riding Clinic, Equestrian Centre Inverell, NSW – Ph: Tracey Hoskins 0400 342 464 OCT 17-21 Double Dan Horsemanship, 5 Day Colt Starting Camp, Kootingal, NSW – Ph: 0478 800 446 www.doubledanhorsemanship.com.au NOV 16-19 Shoden Reiki & Equine Reiki Foundation Training Level 1, Four Winds Reiki - Ph: Julie (02) 6558 0297

20-26 Shoden Reiki & Equine Reiki Foundation Training Level 2, Four Winds Reiki - Ph: Julie (02) 6558 0297 Bucca Wauka NSW www.reikiforhorses.com.au

TEAM PENNING TRAIL RIDING

H O R S E & PE T T R AV E LLE R S

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inspirational new book release

JOHNO

AND THE BLIND CHICK SUE-ELLEN LOVETT

How a real-life soul mate match is helping equestrian rider Sue-Ellen Lovett overcome the trials and tribulations of being blind.

Photos: 2C Photography – Prue Crichton

At 12 years old, Sue-Ellen Lovett learned that she had inherited retinitis pigmentosa from her mother, more commonly known as tunnel vision. The specialist gave her a full prognosis, when he told her that she would lose her vision completely – and all the abilities that usually go with it. However, with exceptional strength, determination, talent and a unique friendship, Sue-Ellen has excelled beyond expectation.

Sue-Ellen shares a heart-warming story about love, achievement, overcoming adversity and daring to dream through the eyes of her horse, Johno. Johno and the Blind Chick gives readers a unique insight into the remarkable journey of this beautiful horse and his once-in-a-lifetime rider, from the moment they met.

“This book will make you feel inspired, driven and hopeful that for every horse out there, there is one person to make them feel no longer just another in the crowd.

A book full of laughter, tears and magic.”

– Lyndal Oatley, Two time Olympian and Australian Equestrian

About Sue-Ellen Lovett: Sue-Ellen Lovett is a motivational speaker, two-time Paralympian, Grand Prix-level dressage rider who competed at World Championships in Denmark in 1999 where she was ranked fourth in the world and a member of the Bronze Medal Team. Born with a degenerative eye disease that left her legally blind from birth and without sight for the last decade, Sue-Ellen hasn’t let this slow her down. She has a slew of awards and has competed against ablebodied riders at the highest level of international competition. She has undertaken 10 long distance rides covering over 16,000 kilometres and raising over $3.2million for various charities. Sue-Ellen lives in rural New South Wales with her husband Matthew, a cat called Thunder Paws and Johno. Johno and the Blind Chick is her first book.

For further information, or to arrange an interview, please contact: Jane Morey, morey media Ph: 0416 097 678 | E: jane@moreymedia.com.au Ella Harris, morey media Ph: 0403 090 898 | E: ella@moreymedia.com.au Publication Date: 31 May 2020 RRP: AU $20 / eRRP AU $9.50 Available for purchase at: sueellenlovett.com.au or leading online book outlets such as Amazon

New Augmented Reality Safety Guide: Keeping the Equine Industry Safe & Stable

PRESS RELEASE 2020

Equine Industry Guide to Safety 2020/21 – Published It is always important to remember just how strong horses are and for both experienced riders and beginners to be aware of potential hazards if horses are handled incorrectly. The health and safety of all should permanently remain top-of-mind when riding and handling horses.

To assist and remind staff about safety around horses, Pro-Visual Publishing in conjunction with the National Safety Council of Australia (NSCA) Foundation, Horse Safety Australia and the Pony Club Association of NSW have released the 2020/21 edition of the Equine Industry Guide to Safety.

The Guide is a 1m x 1m poster and aims to educate and remind staff in the Equine Industry about safety around horses. Through the use of Augmented Reality (AR) the poster becomes digitally interactive providing an opportunity for further engagement amongst staff and riders.

Whether horse riding for a sport, leisure or a hobby, there are safety precautions to be aware of and knowledge riders must have when handling or riding horses. Although majestic, riding a horse can prove to be a serious hazard and cause for injury for inexperienced riders or for those who lack knowledge and education around safety and handling.

Among the many precautions to take when riding a horse, knowledge around falls and returning safely to horseback after a fall is critical. Being aware of the signs and symptoms of concussion is paramount to ensure the rider’s health and safety.

For those who are conducting trail rides, safety regulations must be followed to ensure clients are safe at all times. Knowledge and education on safe procedures for clients when riding or handling horses will help to prevent any injuries.

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By downloading the free Pro-Vis AR app, staff can use their smart device to scan over any AR capable content and access additional safety information including PDF files and animations straight to their smart device in real-time.

For further information, or to obtain additional copies of the Guide, please call (02) 8272 2611, email marketing@provisual.com.au or visit www.provisual.com.au For media enquiries or images please contact Deanna Davenport at Pro-Visual Publishing on (02) 8272 2611 or ddavenport@provisual.com.au SPRING 2020

NEW Boutique EQUESTRIAN FACILITY on the Mid North Coast NSW

Set on the banks of the beautiful Tallawudja Creek Glenreagh NSW 30 minutes drive from either Grafton or Coffs Harbour

Enjoy everything Equestrian!

This facility is like no other, set on 300acres of undulating pastures you will have access to: • Horse agistment and full Livery services • 60 x 20m enclosed sand Dressage Arena with attached roundyard • Separate metal round yard • 120m x 55m professionally levelled grass Main Arena • Manicured River Flats for endless riding options • Riding Trails • Picnic Area • Ample parking • Equestrian Style Saddlery and Produce Store • Hot water wash bay • Washing machine for cotton horse rugs, saddlecloths, bandages etc • Regular visiting vet and farrier Our Equestrian facility is unique in that we offer a retail experience with Equestrian Style Saddlery and Produce.

Our aim is to provide the complete Equestrian Experience, from quality agistment and riding facilities, retail therapy, camping and picnic area and the home of the Kings Park Equestrian Club!

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by any other name, would smell the same!

...and it’s not always a laughing matter!

Flatulence – a word that across all ages, languages and countries has a unique and powerful ability to provoke laughter. Known by many other terms, flatulence is a build-up of gas in the digestive system that can lead to abdominal discomfort. It often develops as the result of eating certain foods, but it can be a sign of a more serious condition and there is the potential for this gas to become temporarily trapped within the bowel causing colic.

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Gas is a normal by-product of microbial breakdown. Microbial fermentation can lead to a large amount of gas production in the stomach, which the horse has limited capacity to alleviate due to its one-way oesophagus. Gas is also a normal by-product of fibre digestion and fermentation in the horses’ large intestine. Think of the large intestine as a compost heap or fermentation vat, where fibre is fermented, generating energy for the horse and gas as a by-product.

There is the potential for this gas to become temporarily trapped within the intestine causing colic. The horse has about 30 metres of intestine and there are many sharp turns and hairpin bends to enable it to sit within the abdomen (Figure 1). Gas can become trapped and build up in the loops of the intestine, causing intense pain. Providing there is not a complete obstruction of the gut, the gas will pass and exercise can help the process.

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The gasses produced during digestion include methane, hydrogen, carbon-dioxide, rotten egg gas and other potent and less potent gasses. Horses produce up to 80 litres of methane each day. The exact amount depends on the amount and type of different feeds in the diet. A diet high in fibre results in an alkali pH of the hind gut – diets high in starch produce more acid.

Each type of micro-organism likes a different type of feed and thrives in a narrow range of pH – a bit like a swimming pool that must be kept in a narrow pH range or it turns nasty and toxic.

The gastrointestinal microbiome is a complex community of microorganisms that are mainly responsible for protecting the horse against gastro-intestinal diseases, are crucial for health and performance, have multiple roles in nutrient breakdown and utilization and produce folate, vitamin K2 and biotin. Different organisms live in different sections of the gut (Figure 1) in a complex and dynamic environment that houses a large population of both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ bacteria. The bad (pathogenic) bacteria are not harmful to the horse when kept in balance and only become harmful when the microbiome is disrupted and pathogenic microbes are able to proliferate and dominate. Feed plays a huge role in what microorganisms are present in the gut. If the horse consumes a diet largely composed of fibre, the microbes needed to digest the forage will be in abundance.

Picturing the intestine as a fermentation vat, with a diverse range of micro-organisms (flora = bacteria, protozoa, fungi) (Figure 2). The caecum alone contains 1000 million organisms per ml.

Wild, undomesticated prezwalksi horses have different and more diverse flora than domestic horses. It seems horses have lost much of their gut diversity as a result of domestication - mirroring losses detected in humans transitioning from agricultural to urban lifestyles.

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Some of the trillions of little creatures that make up the gut biome.

There are many factors that can disrupt the homeostasis of the normal flora including stress, illness, medication, travel, weaning and diet, leading to a shift in the diversity and decreased gut health. A study in ponies found that a journey of 3 ½ hours altered the profile and number of gut micro-organisms – even though there was no change in manure pH or appearance (manure samples are not a full representation of microbes in the small and large intestines of horses).

A study in weanlings found a change in diet (the sudden introduction of small amounts of grain) changed the biome balance within 5 hours.

Other studies have found that behaviours related to mental distress, aggression and oral stereotypies (weaving, wind-sucking), were related to the composition of the intestinal biome. Feeding frequency also has an effect on gas production – constant access to roughage and dividing any hard feed into multiple, (4 or more) small meals/day reduce the risk of excess gas production.

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very different. The microbial diversity is borne out of their preference for different feeds and which part of the gut the feed is digested in.

There are also differences in the gut flora between seasons – with protozoa higher in summer. This is likely due to variation in grass type and quality. In winter, the fibrous content (ADF) of pastures and hay is higher, reducing digestibility and increasing gas production. And while spring grass might be a welcome sight after months of winter, its high nutritional content can exceed the capacity and composition of the biome – too much too fast can lead to overload and a bout of gassy colic.

Gas colic is a catch-all term that refers to abdominal pain in horses caused by excessive gas in any portion of the intestinal tract. If the horse’s flank regions are distended, the most likely location for the gas is in either the cecum or the large colon. In contrast, the adult horse’s flank region rarely distends if the gas is in the small intestine; this is not the case for foals, as excessive gas in the small intestine can cause marked distention of the foal’s abdomen. A colicky foal may not show typical signs of colic. Instead, they may lay on their back with their legs tucked.

Gas colic (also known as flatulent colic) can also result from sudden access to a higher starch/sugar feed. Pain associated with gas colic is a consequence of distension and stretching of the wall of the gut.

Although it is often impossible to identify the cause of gas colic, inadequate access to roughage, poor parasite control, stress, and administration of certain anthelmintics have been implicated. Gas distention of the large colon is due either to excessive fermentation of feedstuffs or an inability of the horse to move gas along the tract.

Complications from gas distention arise if the distended bowel becomes displaced or twists upon itself. Many horse owners are concerned that this may occur if the horse lies down or tries to roll.

The likelihood that rolling causes intestinal displacements is very small. The gas distended portion of the intestine would naturally rise to the top of the abdominal cavity, suggesting that twisting of the intestine occurs by itself. In other words, horses probably roll in response to the intestinal twist rather than the rolling causing the twist. In fact rolling (as long as not dangerous to people or the horse) may return the displaced portion to its correct position.

Horses with gas colic should always be seen by a veterinarian and treated to avoid further complications.

Tympany occurs when gas builds up in the large intestine (hind gut).

Risk factors include: increased time spent stabled, change in diet, poor dental care, crib-biting/ windsucking behaviour. Excessive gas can be produced after ingestion of large amounts of grain or mouldy feeds. Horses along with elephants, koalas, rabbits, rhinoceros, rodents and termites are hindgut fermenters and any disruption to the hindgut microbial community causes digestive disorder, acidosis and gastro-intestinal diseases. Protecting the gut microbes is essential for maintaining gut wall integrity and reducing the risk of digestive disturbances.

The golden rules from pony club are simple and clear: • feed your horse on the same regular timetable every day • don’t make sudden changes to the diet • clean fresh water supply should always be available.

• keep feed, containers, bins and hay clean, dry and free of mold and dust • have teeth checked regularly • feed at least 1.5% of body weight as roughage daily (6kg for a 400kg horse) • keep feed off the ground to avoid sand ingestion • ensure parasite control is based on manure egg counts, with the correct drug and time • when pasture grows rapidly, allow gradual access – an hour a day for the first few days to allow the biome time to adapt Some recent research has found that omega 3 oils have a positive effect on the gut bacteria composition in horses, decreasing inflammation and gut permeability (leaky gut syndrome where toxins in the bowel can leak into the bloodstream). This effect has also been found in humans and other animals – so look after your own biome as well as your horses.

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When people get a new horse, they have visions of cantering down the beach into the sunset, their hair blowing in the breeze with not a concern in the world. The reality of the dream horse is sometimes different. It can be extremely hard to let go of this vision and see the horse that is standing in front of you, which can result in difficult times for both the horse and human.

People may find time with their new horse frustrating, as the horse is not fitting into their vision, and they stop enjoying being with them. If the horse does not live up to expectations the person may try and force the horse, sometimes with unpleasant results. No horse will ever be as perfect as the vision we have in our heads, regardless of how much we love them or how much training they receive. This may sound a bit negative, but it is important to be aware of so that we can appreciate and love the horse that is in our paddock, not the one in our heads.

A few things people sometimes do when they get a new horse increase the possibility of problems. One is to immediately start feeding their new horse rich food to improve their condition. Increasing a horses feed usually increases their energy and affects their personality. A gentle, quiet horse can become another type all together when fed a rich diet. There will be enough adjustments already for a new horse without adding more. Feeding your new horse low sugar, high fibre feed is much safer.

Another thing is allowing the horse to settle in before asking anything of them. In theory this seems a respectful thing, but it can start you off on the wrong foot with your horse. Years ago, I worked for a horse starter and re-trainer. When he had a horse come in for behavioural issues, he would always train and ride them in the first day or two. I asked why he did this, and he said that horses are disoriented when they are first moved. In the first day or two they are amenable to nearly anything.

At this point you can establish a relationship for training and riding much easier than if you wait for them to settle in and start asserting themselves. When they do settle and start to express their personality more fully, you already have a healthy working relationship established.

Most horses are noticeably quiet when they first come to a new home.

After two weeks to a month they seem to ‘arrive’ properly, and then you see the true horse you now have. Their self-confidence increases, and they begin to express their desires more strongly. Within a few months they can be a totally different horse to the one you went and saw before buying. This can be a very tricky period for people.

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Re-adjusting your vision and really seeing the horse before you is so important at this stage. Relationships between horses and humans are not transferable. The horse will carry the relationship they had with their previous human for a while, then start to form a new, different one with you. This can result in some bonus behaviours as well as some not so desirable traits emerging. The horse will change and adapt to be a match to you. In this way horses are our mirrors. There’s a lovely old saying ‘The outside of the horse reflects the inside of the human’.

It’s worth being aware of how huge it is for a horse to be sold, to go to a new home, a new human, with new training, and to try and see the horse that is standing in front of you, not the one in your head.

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Interestingly, they do choose to go out in the rain when it is a light or even moderate rain. And I often arrive to see that several, or most of them, are wet. I never disturb their coats by brushing or touching them though, as their winter coats are naturally waterproof. I save my scratches for their belly, which is dry and their favorite spot anyway.

The only time I ever saw a horse in distress from being wet and cold was when Kesia and I first had our horses together (I just had Zorra at the time) and Amalia and Spero locked Zorra out of both shelters â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and neither would share with her. The slowfeeder boxes were under shelter and there appeared to be plenty of room for all of them. But Zorra was soaked through and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to any food â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she was shaking so badly she was almost convulsing from the cold. I was horrified.

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No one would share! So we gave each their own feeder & gradually moved Zorraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haynet closer each day. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s another shelter, but they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let Zorra get to that one either.

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Why horses avoid shelter The thing you need to watch for is whether ALL your equines have free, non-stressful, access to the shelter(s). The only way to know this is to spend a couple of hours just observing from a neutral spot. Either outside the fence, or in a spot that doesn’t encourage them to interact with you. You basically want them to forget you’re there and just go about their normal business. You’re basically watching to see if you have a dominant horse (or 2) that is preventing others from peacefully accessing the shelters. If a dominant horse is making it too stressful, then that alone will keep the others away.

In this picture you can see how there is another 12×16-foot shelter behind the pole barn shelter. But although this looks like plenty of room to a human, to a fearful horse this paddock is way too narrow to safely pass by the other horses. In addition, a lower-ranking horse is not going to risk getting trapped in the barn shelter by a dominant horse – because there’s only 1 entrance/exit.

The other aspect I notice from the reader’s email is: “All the horses have access to their own shelters plus lots of trees to stand under…” Does this mean each horse has their own shelter and perhaps is in a separate paddock from the others? Or are they all together in one field/paddock?

Because here’s another consideration: Never underestimate the importance of the herd. We really have no concept of what this is like, or what it feels like, because humans have nothing similar in our existence. We can’t even understand this from our own family experiences (in the West) – just look how many of us take a newborn baby, that was inside our body a few hours ago, and put it alone in a crib, often in a separate room, to sleep. This is how alienated we are from an interconnected existence, like a herd.

I drive by a dressage stable every day near my house. The ‘lucky’ horses are outside where each has a 14×30-foot paddock with its own shelter. Let me tell you, in everything but a torrential downpour, none of these horses are under their shelters! They are all standing outside with rain blankets on, immobile with heads lowered and dripping. Why? I believe it’s because they cannot see each other. The way the shelters have been built and placed, if a horse goes into his shelter, he is immediately cut off from most of the other horses – he can’t see them. So not only is he isolated from that herd/group matrix, he is viscerally in a very vulnerable position: alone in a ‘cave’ where a bobcat, wolf or coyotes could easily kill him.

So being that the herd/connection takes precedence over many things, look to see if your horses are standing out in the rain so that they can be closer to each other? Is that the best way they can maintain their herd grouping or connection? Can they see each other if they are in their shelters?

Amalia eating under the pole barn, with the barn stall/shelter behind her

Amalia and Spero had been schedule-fed a rationed amount of hay at their last boarding situation. So when they arrived here, they had severe anxiety over food; protecting it from others, fear that there wouldn’t be enough, and memories of acid eating away at their stomach with no food to absorb it. Remember, a horse’s stomach produces acid 24 hours/day, that’s why they are healthiest (physically and psychologically) with 24/7 access to low-sugar hay or forage.

If the only way they can access their herd connection is to stand in the rain, then it would be ideal to open up the fences and let them physically be together, with the option of a shelter big enough for all of them. And again, observe their natural herd movement to ensure that your idea of a shelter that’s big enough, matches up with their idea or need.

We did some acupressure tapping sessions with Amalia and Spero, made sure everyone had their own feeder, took them out for walks together and other activities to help them feel bonded and safe with each other. Within a couple of weeks the three horses were comfortable with each other and there was no more risk of Zorra getting barred from food or shelter.

Here’s how many horses can easily fit under that same pole barn shelter when everyone feels safe with each other. But note how I have two feeders under here – although each of these feeders is supposedly big enough for 3-4 horses. But from watching their herd dynamic, I quickly realized that these 4 horses could not easily share one feeder: If horses have free access to shelter and plenty of hay/forage – and in a non-stop rainy climate like ours, the hay/forage needs to be available under shelter – then they are perfectly capable of judging how wet they want to be, or not.

Zorra eating peacefully under that same 12×24’ shelter with Jax, Montaro and Audelina

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Thereafter, simply hold the blanket or fly mask out and offer it to them (unhaltered). If they hastily move away – that’s a hard No. If they sniff it and turn away, then you can move to put it on, but stay in listening as they may not have understood that you wanted to put it on! They may just have thought you were showing it to them. Again, if they then definitively move away or otherwise avoid cooperating, that means No too. If you want to get complicated about it, then researchers found you can train them to touch different signs/symbols to communicate what they would like.

If you have a large herd, then it can work well to have some semi-separated spaces, but place shelters so the herd can still see each other. My herd needs at least 3 exits from any shelter.

Another option might be to remove a wall or two from your shelter, or open up the top half of the wall, so that the horses can be under shelter yet still see each other. This might not work though, if your horses are still going to feel ‘trapped’ and vulnerable to attack in their shelter.

Remember, we’re talking about cellular memory and genetics here – not whether it’s reasonable or realistic for your horse to feel unsafe.

If none of those options are possible, then you may want to offer them a rain sheet.

Allowing your horse to tell you if they want a blanket When Zorra first moved to BC from New Jersey, she got eaten alive by the bugs here and the bites swelled up into welts all over her body.

She gladly accepted a fly sheet. But after a few weeks and her body had adjusted to the new bugs, she didn’t want a fly sheet anymore.

Neither did she want a fly mask.

An easy way to determine whether your horse wants a blanket, sheet, or mask is to put it on them once – so they understand what it is, and the benefits it can bring. They will also experience what it feels like to wear the blanket or mask.

For the first few weeks, I would remove Zorra’s fly sheet while I was there. It was important to give her body and immune system some exposure to the new environment, so her body could learn how to deal with it – without being overwhelmed and going into a flare or allergic reaction. I also discovered that spraying natural bug spray on the fly sheet worked much better than spraying it on her body. I was also able to use a much stronger concentration of essential oils because it was not going directly on her skin.

So I would spray the fly sheet with an essential oil and glycerin-based (glycerin is sticky so helps the solution adhere to the surface) bug spray while it hung over the fence. Then I would walk over to Zorra and put it on. Sometimes she would even walk to meet me – a clear indication of, “Yes, please put it on!”

When she no longer wanted it, she moved a few steps away from me as I attempted to place it over her. Just to be sure, I tried again. And again, she sidled away from me. Okay, that’s a pretty clear message, “No thanks”. I offered it every day after that for a few days, but she kept refusing, so I trusted her body wisdom and got the message that she didn’t need it anymore.

I used a similar process to administer a chemical wormer to my semiferal horses when they were unhaltered and at liberty in a 5-acre field. Even with something as noxious as a drug worming medication, the horses knew when their body needed it.

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for those horses sweltering under their waterproof blankets! I’m sure that horses can read the weather much better than we can. If you’re an owner who has to go to work for the day and thus needs to make a decision in the morning about whether to blanket or not, imagine if you could ask your horse what they want!

Of course, even better is to set up your horsekeeping facility so that your horse has 24/7 access to shelter and low-sugar hay in slowfeeders so they can always make the best choice for their body’s needs. Rather than being driven by hunger or lack of options.

Do trees provide enough shelter?

I am a huge fan of having treed areas for horses to enjoy, forage and run through. I had no idea how much horses love the forest (and how much the forest loves the horses!) until I moved them onto this property. If you haven’t seen any of my videos of them in the forest, they are available on my YouTube channel.

However, the other thing I didn’t realize is how often trees and branches fall in a forest! So whenever there is any wind heavier than a light breeze, my horses will not go into the woods. They know not to stand under trees that may be dropping a sharp, heavy branch on top of them, at any time.

In fact, horses know all kinds of things about trees that we don’t…

One day the entire herd – except for my domestic-born horse Zorra – refused to follow me into the woods at dusk, even though I had a whole bag of apples. My idea was that I would hide the apples in the forest and they would search for them, and wouldn’t that be a wonderful game! There was some part of my brain clocking the fact that all my wildies were lined up 5-6 feet away from the edge of the forest, looking at me intently, but not budging an inch. But the rest of me barged on ahead, thinking that I just had to show them what a great idea this was and once they understood what I was doing, they’d be all in.

About two minutes later I stepped on a wasp’s nest. Did you know that wasps build nests underneath fallen logs? And that dusk is a very active time for wasps? The wildies knew. I completely destroyed the wasp’s home, and rightly so, they retaliated with a vengeance. I streaked toward the large water trough and jumped in. Game over. I have watched and listened closely to the wildies ever since. They live outside 24/7. They also live inside their own bodies 24/7. How could my knowledge of their body’s needs and desires possibly surpass theirs?

Our idea of using trees for shelter may not concur with their idea.

It depends on the trees, and their placement, and the wind, and the health or lifecycle of the tree, etc. Our horses are a much better judge of whether and when it’s safe to stand under a tree, than we are.

So again, watch and observe your horses. Maybe they will stand under the trees when they want to meditate on a hot day, but they won’t stand under them when it’s raining. If so, I guarantee you they have a good reason. One thing I can say from my own experience of standing underneath trees during rain, is that some species of tree are good shelter from the rain, and others actually funnel more water onto you!

The ground can actually be wetter under trees, than on a higher bit of ground with no cover. Maybe your horse hates cold mud-encased feet more than he hates a wet coat?

Many children refuse to wear socks and parents assume it’s because they don’t like having their feet enclosed in socks. But guess what?

Turn the socks inside-out and all of sudden most children will wear them. Why? Because it is the seam across the toes that is uncomfortable for the child, not the socks themselves.

As a care-giver in a domestic situation – whether caring for animals or children or elderly – we can get so caught up in the responsibility of our role that we forget to keep the sentience and the body wisdom of the loved one paramount. We forget to truly listen, to spend time simply observing. Nature will always give us the answer if we can bring ourselves back to that place, to sit quietly in the inquiry of observing, “What wants to happen?”

If we can re-orient ourselves to align with the sentience of nature and all living beings, instead of trying to force them into our preconceived ideas (for their own good of course!) then all of our lives will get a whole lot easier and less stressful. We will create more space for love and connection. We will create intimacy and trust with our equines.

And then the serious magic can begin.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jini Patel Thompson is a natural health writer and Lazer Tapping instructor. She began riding at age 2 in Kenya, and got her first horse at age 8 in Alberta, and so continues a life-long journey and love affair with these amazing creatures. To read more articles by Jini visit https://listentoyourhorse.com/

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Independent, science-based feed & management advice including Sophie Fletcher Equine Nutrition Consulting BAn VetBioSci I), MAnSci - Visits (Greater Sydney region, can(Hons travel) Independent, science-based - Pasture & hay analysisfeed & management advice including: • Visits (Greater Sydney region, can travel) • Pasture & hay analysis - Diet•formulation Diet formulation • Custom pelleted supplement: the easy way to feed ansupplement: optimal diet or balance your pasture - Custom pelleted the& easy way to feed Independent, science-based feed management 0407 405 594 • sophie@integralequine.com.au an optimal diet or balance your pasture advice including www.integralequine.com.au

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Equine Chiropractics And Deep Muscle Therapy Ray Bové 21 Years Experience Professional And Reliable Ph: 0427 647 530 or (02) 6564 7530 Remedial Massage for Horses

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Anna Prins 0469 940 131 Qualified Animal Osteopath of the National Institute of Animal Osteopathy France

• Treatments for Horses, Dogs & Cats • • Servicing the Central West of NSW • http://equine-osteo.com.au/ Equine Osteopath NSW

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DAN SMITH HOOF NERD

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6437 Mt. Lindesay Highway, Gleneagle Qld 4285

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440 Brisbane Terrace Redbank Q 4301

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HEAD OFFICE 326 Anzac Ave TOOWOOMBA 07 4614 4000 MILES 07 4685 4401 COTTONVALE 07 4680 6002

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Service Directory SADDLERY – CLOTHING – EQUIPMENT

Servicing the equine and canine industries of Australasia with the most extensive range of...

SHOEHORSE Horse & Rider Accessories & Repairs For the Clarence Valley & Surrounding Districts

Stockists of: Hitchley & Harrow – Cinch – Ringers Western Country Park Herbs – Stockmans – Dr Show

Ph: (02) 666 2 2131 E: fitzmaxclothing@gmail.com

Julie & Stevie PHONE: (02) 6642 7038 Shop 27 Skinner Street, South Grafton NSW 2460

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PACIFIC VETCARE Coffs Harbour

320 Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour Ph:6652 3455 Fax:6652 8187 Email:diagnosis@pacificvetcare.com.au

Equine Medicine & Surgery Digital Radiography New Equine Surgery - Specialist Surgeon Endoscopy - Diagnostics Vaccinations - Ultrasound Reproduction - AI - Dentistry

Dr. David Johnson Dr. Stephen Deist Dr. Allan Hudson Dr. Adam Gerhardt Dr. Mathew Grabovszky Dr. Kelly Griffin Dr. Merrilyn Fitzgerald Dr. Amanda Johnson Dr. Chelsea Kramer Dr. Julia Etel Dr. Amber Aspinall

www.pacificvetcare.com.au

Dr Chris Livingston

BVSc (Hons), DVCS, MANZCVS.

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