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29/08/2023

Providing equestrian/grooms services to Burntwood, Lichfield and surrounding areas.

One day cover to permanent arrangements.

If your away for a day, weekend, feeling sick or working shifts please call for any help you need with your horse.

Turn out
Fetch in
Feeding
Rug change
Mucking out
Tack cleaning
Grooming
Poo picking
Ragwort removal
Farrier / Veterinary attendance
Dog feeding
Cat feeding

If your busy or just need time off then please call Sally Price Equestrian Services for assistance.

13/07/2022

ℹ️ COOLING HORSES

Have you read our latest blog about cooling horses?

Here are some takeaways from Dr David Marlin.

The key facts are:

❗Cooling hot horses with cold water DOES NOT
1) cause muscle damage
2) cause laminitis
3) induce shock
4) give horses heart attacks
5) prevent them from cooling by constriction of skin blood flow

❗Water left on horses DOES NOT
1) insulate and prevent heat loss
2) cause them to overheat

❗It is NOT MORE EFFECTIVE TO
1) start at the feet and work up
2) scrape water off whilst cooling (it causes them to warm up)
3) focus on large blood vessels
4) cover the horse with wet towels

Head over to our blog to read more; https://britishgrooms.org.uk/blog/572/cooling-horses-

Check out this post from Dr David Marlin, loaded with fantastic advice for keeping horses safe and cool in hot weather;
https://bit.ly/Dr_David_Marlin_Keeping_Horses_Safe_and_Cool 🌞

📷 Francesca Gorni at Badminton Horse Trials. Photo Credit: Paul Ruffle.

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12/01/2022

⚠BE HORSE AWARE – PLEASE DO NOT FEED OTHER PEOPLE’S HORSES ⚠

At this time of year with the rain, frost and snow, fields can have less grass and more mud so it may be tempting to feed other people’s horses.

But if there isn’t much grass in the field, please look out for signs that extra food is being given. This includes:
• Hay scraps left on the ground from where hay has been provided earlier in the day / evening
• Horses congregating around gates at a certain time, anticipating being brought in to a stable or waiting to be fed
• Haynets hung up around the field area
• Feed buckets in the field

Although frequently motivated by kindness, feeding unknown horses can result in horrifying unintended consequences by making the horse extremely ill - in some cases horses have died.

If you do have concerns about horses having no food or grass and/or horses looking thin, monitor the situation for a few days, looking out for the above signs of care being provided.

If concerns remain, we urge members of the public NOT to take their own action. Instead contact our Horse Care and Welfare team on 02476 840517 or [email protected] who will be able to provide the necessary support.

For more information visit https://www.bhs.org.uk/our-work/welfare/our-campaigns/be-horse-aware