No your horse won’t get high!!! It’s the number one question and seriously hemp is not marijuana 😂🤦‍♀️ Hemp is an holistic herb, meaning it’s not just for one job. It’s a powerful anti inflammatory, it is a quality omega that assists joints and the brain, it balanced the body back to homeostasis- so it can heal. Amazing for skin and hair (shiny horses!) and calms the nervous system. It’s great for itchy horses too! Make sure it’s Australia - lots of it bought in from china unfortunately, which is dead. Any questions feel free to ask. It’s my passion.

Just changed my horses food to Ultium competition by Purina in prep for next years show season for my 2 year old mare. I used to feed her more of an average Omelone type grain with Essential K for added protein. I can tell that the Ultium is very high in usable nutrients and I might reduce her added EK because it looks like she's getting all she needs from the new feed. As her workload increases, I'll keep track and post an update!

With all our wet weather lately everybody is struggling with smelly feet and thrush. Wet feet isn’t always a bad thing, as in the wild horses will soak their feet to keep them flexible and soft and a softer soul allows drainage. But overly wet feet can get all sorts of issues - the main one being thrush. The easiest and most effective treatment for thrush is good old apple cider vinegar. Once cleaned out simply spray or pour apple cider vinegar onto the entire entire hoof at least 2 to 3 times a week. This will keep your thrush bay and also allows the foot to stay pliable and drain toxins - as that’s what feet are meant to do.

If your horse struggles with painful rain scald after rain there is a very simple solution - BUT you have to be quick. Rain scald is a fungus that comes alive under the hair when a level of warmth is created in damp conditions. Not all horses are susceptible, and no-one really knows why some are but it is common in healthy horses as well as those that are lacking. Either way if your horse has suffered with it before you need to keep an eye open. So directly after rain (summer rain is the worst for scald) run you hands over your wet horse. If there is anywhere that feels hot, or the horse flinches away from touch then scald is present. NOW is the time to act. Using a sponge generously cover the topline, shoulder and rump in APPLE CIDER VINEGAR. This should be done while the horse is still wet and it will soak in well. Don't rug the horse or rinse it, just leave the vinegar to soak in. This will kill the fungus immediately and you'll have no scald BUT if you leave it for a hour or two before applying the ACV you will miss the window and still get the blisters and hair loss (though not as bad as if you hadn't treated it) Do not apply vinegar to open wounds!! I always have ACV on hand - it's good for so many things !!