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31/10/2025

Sometimes an average day can be anything but average.

29/10/2025

27/10/2025

‘It won’t be so cute when she’s fully grown!’

It’s still perfect 🤍

22/10/2025

⚠️ Colic Alert! ⚠️

Hi everyone — just a quick heads up to keep an eye on your horses for any signs of colic.

These sudden very hot days followed by cool nights are classic conditions for colic. 🌡️

Why?
☀️ The heat increases gut fermentation
💧 Horses often don’t drink enough, leading to dehydration
🌱 Fluctuating grass sugars can also upset the digestive system (thankfully, not too much grass around right now!)

A few tips to help prevent colic:
🐴 Cool your horse down properly after riding — walk them for at least 10 minutes in the shade.
🥕 Go easy on high-sugar treats.
🌾 Add chaff to hard feed — it slows down eating, encourages chewing, and helps buffer stomach acid.
💦 Make sure there’s always access to clean water and forage — avoid long periods with an empty stomach.
🪰 Use fly sheets wisely — on windless days, dark ones can trap heat; light ones in a breeze can actually help cool your horse.
💊 Keep some Finadyne on hand in case of emergency.

Stay safe and keep those tummies happy! 💚

16/10/2025

Austin is the most wonderful person to work with and a real example to others about what can be done with passion and perseverance

When Bathurst’s Austin Mhlonyane first laid a hand on a horse, he was just a curious schoolboy taking part in a youth programme at the Bathurst Agricultural Showgrounds.

16/10/2025

The less glamorous side of owning your own vet practice …
If I’m not treating animals, I’m buried in admin!
They definitely forgot to mention this part at vet school…

15/10/2025

🫏 A Call to Action for Grahamstown’s Donkeys and Cattle 🐄

For years, Grahamstown has been “plagued” by roaming donkeys and cattle — often seen as a nuisance, a danger, or an irritation. But there’s more to the story than meets the eye.

Almost every donkey and cow you see in town is owned. You might not notice at first — ear notches, tail cuts, or small markings show ownership. In the townships, everyone knows which animals belong to whom. These animals are not strays — they are a livelihood.

They’re sent into town because of a lack of grazing, space, and resources. The townships can be dangerous with theft and violence towards donkeys. Their owners often live in deep poverty, surviving hand to mouth, side by side with their animals.

Taking these animals off the streets and sending them to pounds doesn’t solve the problem — it just shifts it. Many end up sold for meat or skins, many are slaughtered, and government pounds often fail to ensure their welfare. Removing donkey’s fuels donkey breeding. So who truly benefits?

Through the Population Donkey Project, we’re working with the community — not against it.
✨ Each donkey is branded and chemically sterilised to help stabilise and gradually reduce the population.
✨ Owners are educated, supported, and empowered to care for their animals where they live. Healthy working donkey’s mean less donkey’s are needed.

Because removing donkeys means removing livelihoods — and that’s not a solution. Impounding is seriously short sighted!

The answer isn’t to move the problem elsewhere.
The answer is to fix it from within — with compassion, collaboration, and understanding.

15/10/2025