The easiest way to be able to be keep track of where horses are up to with anything, is to try and keep a well organised recording system. Whether this be a colour coded Master Diary, or separate records with an entry for each horse, it really can make a difference to have any necessary […]

Just like in life, managing Equines comes with it’s fair share of problems. Whether this is specifically “problem horses”, or whether this is simply things that don’t go to plan and need action plans to solve and manage them into the future. Each of these require problem solving skills. I think it is important to […]

It has been proven time and time again that the energy, emotions and thoughts that an Equestrian has, can be reflected back in a horse’s behaviour. This sheer truth can scare a lot of people from wanting to be involved with horses, because this level of their inner emotions and thoughts being expressed in a […]

I will keep this week’s addition quite brief, but I will try to succintly describe the depth of ‘The Big Dry’ as far as the Australian Equine World is concerned. The dry conditions that many parts of Australia are currently facing, is getting to crisis point for many farmers (Equine or not). The demand to […]

This time of year not only brings forward a focus on human health, but also the overall health of all animals. Of course in the Horse World we attempt to manage the overall health of individual and herds in a holistic way. Being able to keep horses healthy across several aspects give us the best […]

When it comes to designing anything on an Equine Property, it generally needs to be planned and done right the first time for the true gain to be experienced from that investment. It doesn’t matter if it’s whole properties, stable blocks, arenas, paddock additions or exercise areas; they all require careful planning and precise execution. […]

The key member of any breeding program is usually the stallion. As I have pointed out with the previous two blogs, the stallion is not the only determining factor of producing quality offspring. Broodmares are without a doubt capable of having a massive impact in deciding the success of breeding endeavours. However most breeders tend […]

Why choose one mare over another for breeding purposes?  From a reproduction perspective, broodmares are selected generally with the sole focus of being able to produce offspring that will perform at elite levels in more than one discipline. If a mare can be the mother of foals that grow up to be versatile in more […]

Horse Breeders are now starting to look to the new breeding season, so I thought that it made sense for this week’s addition to be about the Mare’s Reproductive Cycle, System and Vital Breeding Hormones. As briefly touched on before, Horses are no doubt one of the hardest mammals to breed with successfully. Of course […]