From the moment I welcomed my own horse into my life, my beautiful Ivan, he was four and I was nine, I also came into possession of a great deal of tack, which had come with Ivans itinerary. We looked everything over and soon realised, or rather my father did, that quite a lot of it was very dried out and starting to crack. The saddle had also not seen a bar of soap or a jar of leather feed for a very long time. And the fit was appalling for Ivan, you could look straight through the ‘tunnel’...

At Horsewell Equine Support our aim is to raise awareness for the different types of stress related behaviours your horse may be displaying in its daily life, and the changes you can make or professionals you may enlist, to help your horse overcome these behaviours. Cause and Effect of Stress Induced Behaviours Horses can experience different types of stressful stimuli, either internal or external, to which they will, to a higher or lesser degree, adapt their behaviour in order to escape...

PART 2 - MINERALS Minerals are chemical elements and are divided into two categories. The first are the macro elements , which are needed in larger quantities. They include phosphorus, calcium (these two elements are utilised correctly when in perfect balance as they work together with vitamin D to aid absorption.) Also included are sodium chloride, sulphur, potassium and magnesium. Required in smaller quantities are the trace elements and these include: selenium, iodin, copper, zinc,...