Julie Leggatt - Equine Iridologist South East

15/01/2023

Lonswelt is available for stud work
Please contact Paul Hayler on 07958555016 for more information

02/09/2022

Unlike humans, horses are designed to run on a full stomach. Feeding your horse 2-3L of chaff or a biscuit of hay prior to exercise has two benefits :
1️⃣ The chaff will form a ball of feed in the stomach, which will help prevent acid from splashing up from the lower part of the stomach to cause gastric ulcers.
2️⃣ Blood is normally diverted away from the stomach during exercise, which reduces some of its normal protective mechanisms. Research has shown that feeding your horse before exercise actually reduces the amount of blood that is shunted away from the stomach and also increases the amount of blood delivered to the skeletal muscles and muscles of the chest. So not only are you helping to protect the stomach, you also might be improving your horse’s performance.
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13/04/2022

Well it is that time of year ago, nettles in abundance together with dandelions! Don't let them go to waste - your horse will love them and will do their health so much good. They will detoxify the kidneys and liver and stop itching.

27/02/2022

11/02/2022

Calling all Riding Clubs, shows and competition venues – how do you fancy £500 to help towards the cost of running an event?

19/01/2022

Renewals and new sign ups are easy - just visit https://www.myclubhouse.co.uk/AFRA/

Membership cards can be downloaded immediately following payment or hard copy cards can be ordered on sign up.

31/12/2021

Happy new year! I hope all of my clients, friends especially the 4 legged variety have a wonderful, happy and healthy 2022. Xx

23/12/2021

❗BE HORSE AWARE - Think twice before disposing of your Christmas veg❗

Although it may seem like a treat for horses, we urge members of the public not to dispose of any food waste in local horse fields. What may appear to be a harmless act of kindness could in fact cause:

• Extreme stomach problems, which can lead to severe illness and possible death
• Risks the horse choking
• Fighting between horses, potentially causing injury
• Potential injury to yourself if bitten

To help prevent these incidents occurring the BHS urges members of the public NOT to feed horses.

📣PLEASE SHARE this post so we can reach more people and help protect the welfare of everyone’s horses📣

To learn more and download your free Be Horse Aware poster, visit: https://www.bhs.org.uk/our-work/welfare/our-campaigns/be-horse-aware

26/11/2021

When I first got out of veterinary school and started looking at horses prior to purchase (usually referred to as a “vet check” or a prepurchase exam), the horses usually fit into one of three categories. The first category was the horse with no problems noted at the time of the exam. That decis...

22/10/2021

Why sit tall in the saddle? Why keep your chin up?
For every inch that the head moves forward in posture, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds!
(Thanks to Wendy Murdoch for this!)

06/10/2021

Well we all need to be reminded once in a while that horses can be quite dangerous if non intentionally! Just finished riding dood today and was taking off his front boot when he kicked up under his stomach with a back leg giving me a crack on the top of my head - thank goodness I still had my hat on! He is such a gentle boy but he hates flies! A new hat for me but how amazing it was that it was not my head! Makes one think!!