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Ride-a-Clyde winners report back!
The winners of the Ride-a-Clyde competition, Jessica and Claire Markotter, wrote to us to tell us about their awesome experience.
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Feedback on Ga-Rankuwa donkeys
ALL of us at the Unit really appreciate having feedback about the work we do. Recently, Michelle Guerreiro wrote to us, saying: “I would just like to thank Trevor for the wonderful contribution he is making to the donkeys in Ga-Rankuwa.
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In memory of Ria
The Highveld Horse Care Unit recently hosted a visit by some of the Stuttaford Van Lines, Midrand team.
Herco van de Erve’s wife, Ria, passed away very suddenly on 3 February this year. The Stuttaford’s team all knew how much Ria adored horses – to the point that she organised airfreight companies to do ‘horseitarian’ missions to get horses out of Zimbabwe. They decided that instead of flowers, they would do an office collection and give it to a charity associated with equines. They presented the Unit with a wonderful R 2,300.00!
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Weltmeyer, National Horse Trust get together to raise funds!
On 17 April, 2009, golfers and equestrians united at the Germiston Golf Club for the first annual Weltmeyer and National Horse Trust golf day, to raise much needed funds that assist the HHCU and other equestrian welfare organisations.
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Emerging Equine Disease: What to watch out for!
Information extracted from the Centre for Equine Health Horse Report
In the first article in the first of our electronic newsletters, we discussed the impact climate change is having around the world in terms of the spread and distribution of insect-transmitted diseases, focussing on discussed African Horse Sickness. In this article, we discuss methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, that is of serious concern to scientists and researchers.
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“My horse has never done that before!”
This article was prompted by a comment heard at a recent horse show. An incredibly sensible, obedient dressage horse suddenly reared up in the middle of a lesson and went over backwards. The instructor immediately told the owner (fortunately only mildly hurt) to get the horse to the vet for x-rays suspecting this behaviour to be as a direct result of pain. It turned out that the horse had severe kissing spine and had to be retired.
While this is very dramatic evidence of an attitude change, symptoms of a muscular or skeletal problem usually manifest more subtly.
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Feed and behaviour: go back to basics!
We have all debated what to feed our horses, especially the ones that tend to be on the hot side! We are all familiar with ‘maize-free’, ‘cool mix’ rations, and being told not to feed oats to a hot horse. However, it is not just the concentrates and grass feeding that should be considered – it seems logical that the way horses are turned out and how social their lifestyles are will impact on their digestion, habits and overall performance.
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The winners of the Ride-a-Clyde competition, Jessica and Claire Markotter, wrote to us to tell us about their awesome experience.
Read more
Feedback on Ga-Rankuwa donkeys
ALL of us at the Unit really appreciate having feedback about the work we do. Recently, Michelle Guerreiro wrote to us, saying: “I would just like to thank Trevor for the wonderful contribution he is making to the donkeys in Ga-Rankuwa.
Read more
In memory of Ria
The Highveld Horse Care Unit recently hosted a visit by some of the Stuttaford Van Lines, Midrand team.
Herco van de Erve’s wife, Ria, passed away very suddenly on 3 February this year. The Stuttaford’s team all knew how much Ria adored horses – to the point that she organised airfreight companies to do ‘horseitarian’ missions to get horses out of Zimbabwe. They decided that instead of flowers, they would do an office collection and give it to a charity associated with equines. They presented the Unit with a wonderful R 2,300.00!
Read more
Weltmeyer, National Horse Trust get together to raise funds!
On 17 April, 2009, golfers and equestrians united at the Germiston Golf Club for the first annual Weltmeyer and National Horse Trust golf day, to raise much needed funds that assist the HHCU and other equestrian welfare organisations.
Read more
Emerging Equine Disease: What to watch out for!
Information extracted from the Centre for Equine Health Horse Report
In the first article in the first of our electronic newsletters, we discussed the impact climate change is having around the world in terms of the spread and distribution of insect-transmitted diseases, focussing on discussed African Horse Sickness. In this article, we discuss methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, that is of serious concern to scientists and researchers.
Read more
“My horse has never done that before!”
This article was prompted by a comment heard at a recent horse show. An incredibly sensible, obedient dressage horse suddenly reared up in the middle of a lesson and went over backwards. The instructor immediately told the owner (fortunately only mildly hurt) to get the horse to the vet for x-rays suspecting this behaviour to be as a direct result of pain. It turned out that the horse had severe kissing spine and had to be retired.
While this is very dramatic evidence of an attitude change, symptoms of a muscular or skeletal problem usually manifest more subtly.
Read more
Feed and behaviour: go back to basics!
We have all debated what to feed our horses, especially the ones that tend to be on the hot side! We are all familiar with ‘maize-free’, ‘cool mix’ rations, and being told not to feed oats to a hot horse. However, it is not just the concentrates and grass feeding that should be considered – it seems logical that the way horses are turned out and how social their lifestyles are will impact on their digestion, habits and overall performance.
Read more
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