Horsing Around Equine Services - part of Rainbow Animal Healing

23/02/2018

This brilliant Intuitive Healing course can be used with both humans and animals, why not sign up to it and give it a go, you will be amazed at just what you discover about yourself whilst you are doing it and also how this lovely form of healing benefits animals ###

Learn how to tune into and use your intuition to heal yourself, others, and animals, by finding and correcting imbalances in the body’s energy flow.

17/12/2017

XMAS GOODIES FOR HORSES

Why should your horse be left out at Xmas time, why not spoil it and make it feel special and loved by making it this delicious Xmas cake.

Watch the attached You Tube video for the ingredients and also how to make it and give it a go, your horse will love you for thinking about it and including it in this magical time of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDK2Szs3oaA

PLEASE NOTE:

This cake is not suitable for your horse if it has an intolerance to sugar.

We hope your horse enjoys his christmas treat! If your horse has an intolerance to sugar please do not make them this cake.

25/09/2017

Does your horse love being cuddled like these ones do, horses that think they are lap dogs - absolutely brilliant.

23/06/2017

EQUINE WELFARE - TONGUE STRAPS IN RACE HORSES

I have been watching Royal Ascot this week and have noticed that a lot of the horses have been wearing tongue straps, apparently these stop the horse from getting its tongue over the bit (and possibly swallowing it or biting it) and also help it breathe better whilst it is racing.

I would like to know what you all think about this, do you agree that they are a good safety precaution for race horses and the jockeys as they can control their mount better or do you think that they shouldn't be used.

Researchers say that if they're applied correctly, tongue ties don't appear to cause horses stress or pain.

09/05/2017

Has anyone ever seen a curly haired horse, they are so cute, I never knew they existed until I saw this picture.

I never even knew these existed!

09/05/2017

The quick, effective and easy to use Equilibrium Therapy Massage Mitt helps to promote relaxation and improve flexibility and can be used on muscle groups in the back, neck, quarters and hamstrings, it stimulates muscles by pulsing, vibration and stroking actions and is perfect before exercise as part of the warm up - a lovely rewarding treat for your horse that it will love.

A quick, effective and easy to use Massage Mitt, helps to promote relaxation, improve flexibility and improve muscle condition.

05/05/2017

Thrush is a horrible condition of a horses/pony's hoof that smells as awful as it looks, in order for it to clear up and not re-occur proper stable management and foot hygiene has to be followed and a vet or farrier needs to be consulted.

Have a read of this article by Horse and Hound as it explains how this infection occurs and how it can be treated.

Find out how to identify and treat thrush in horses' hooves, a degenerative infection of the frog which causes it to rot away and has a distinctive aroma

13/04/2017

If you think that horses do not need as much hay at night as they do during the day because they are sleeping then you are mistaken, unlike other animals horses do not sleep much and so need plenty of hay both through the day and at night to help them maintain a healthy digestive system thus preventing problems like Gastric Ulcers, Hind Gut Acidosis and Colic from occurring.

Horses are trickle feeders, this means that they graze continually day and night just like they would in the wild, they do not follow a set structure like humans do for eating which is why it is vitally important that they have plenty of forage available to them any time that they want it, this article by succeed equine explains why this is so important.

We like to think our horses follow the same schedule that we do: sleeping, and not eating, at night. Find out why horses need access to forage at all times of the day.

13/04/2017

This article by succeed equine is all about what causes horses to become stressed, it explains the effects that stress has on the body (with diagrams) how digestive health can play a role and what practices can be put into place to reduce stress, it is a must read as this is a very important equine welfare issue.

We’ve all seen horses that we would label easily “stressed out.” We see them sweating when it’s not hot or they haven’t exerted themselves, behaving aggres