Catherine Bird, who is also the author of a Healthy Horse the Natural Way, has been an equine natural therapist for 27 years working closely with Country Park Animal Herbs for over 18 years offering advice to their clients.
There are several ways to look at supporting the health of your breeding stallion. There are herbs that can...
‘Hard doers’ are naturally prone to be thin, will lose weight quickly, and have difficulty gaining weight. Some horses...
Green-Lipped Mussel Powder “Joint Armour” is a nutritional supplement only, to enhance health and wellbeing of your animals. Is...
For centuries herbalists have linked many conditions back to the healthy functioning of the digestive system. When addressing issues...
With humidity most of us feel heavy, lethargic, sweaty and sticky, unmotivated, irritated, foggy headed, even melancholic. We feel...
Green-Lipped Mussel Powder “Joint Armour” is a nutritional supplement only, to enhance health and wellbeing of your animals. Is...
With daily temperatures reaching 54 degrees Celsius in the US this year and staying at around 40 degrees in...
There are a lot of differing opinions on how to address laminitis. To help with understanding how herbs can...
Time to start thinking about winter care and what precautions may be needed to keep your horse healthy throughout...
Defining Inflammation: normal pathological process provoked by actual, or threat of imminent physical, chemical or biological injury; mediated by...
The Autumn Blend was formulated to help prepare your horse for the colder months of winter. The antioxidant properties...
With so many areas along the eastern seaboard, north western New South Wales and Queensland experiencing record rainfall, our...
Antioxidants The antioxidant properties contained within rosehips may be of benefit in maintaining good health. Vitamin C Content If...
This could be a delicate subject. When we are frustrated with training or riding, there may be a reason...
Feeding good quality dried herbs is now much easier with a wide range available from just about every part...
Herbs can support and strengthen your horse’s body from invasion, making it more difficult for the body’s protective barrier...
Herbs can play a supportive role with any hoof issues. Working with your farrier or trimmer and your veterinarian,...
Why are our horses plagued by flies? Well that could be a silly question being in Australia with our...
When considering your horse’s overall wellbeing, a dull coat can be an early indicator that it is time for...
Summer time in Australia is when we all want to head for the outdoors, with the increase in temperature...
Our horses have been adjusting to us being home and spending more time with them. It is an excellent...
Nutritional support for a horse who suffers laminitis is vital. For the horse that is prone to laminitis, clivers...
Nutritional support for a horse who suffers laminitis is vital. For the horse that is prone to laminitis, clivers...
Spring is the time our thoughts turn to creating new life, matching a mare to a stallion or awaiting...
For centuries herbalists have linked many conditions back to the healthy functioning of the digestive system. When addressing issues...
The Autumn Blend was formulated to help prepare your horse for the colder months of winter. The antioxidant properties...
With the January bushfires so widespread, our horses in and out of the bushfires zones have been affected by...
Horses like their routine, and with change the one constant in the world today, it unsettles our horses. The...
A holistic approach using nutritional and herbal intervention, pain can be managed and the progression of joint deterioration slowed...
For centuries herbalists have linked many conditions back to the healthy functioning of the digestive system. When addressing issues...
For the horse that is prone to laminitis, clivers is a useful daily supplement to improve the integrity of...
One of the best ways to help your horse shine in the ring is to make sure the organs...
Herbs assist in allowing the natural body functions to operate more efficiently and harmoniously, to resist the disease process...
When it comes to using herbs to support your horse after smoke inhalation, one simple approach is to use...
The Autumn Blend was formulated to help prepare your horse for the colder months of winter. The antioxidant properties...
There are several ways to look at supporting the health of your breeding stallion. There are herbs that can...
In conjunction with Carol and Ruth at Country Park I designed Blends to assist their clients. Initially we looked...
From a herbal perspective we don’t necessarily suggest the same herbs for a specific problem with every horse. For...
The kids are back at school and you have time to ride again. Just as you are getting back...
No matter what level of competition, herbs can be used as a supplement to assist with developing athletic fitness....
Summer time in Australia brings increases in temperature that add stresses from the environment for our horses. We can...
Summer time in Australia is when we all want to head for the outdoors, with the increase in temperature...
One of the best ways to help your horse shine in the ring is to make sure the organs...
Nutritional support for a horse who suffers laminitis is vital. For the horse that is prone to laminitis,...
Breeding and producing offspring is one of the natural cycles of life, and as with all areas of life...
Nutritional support for a horse who suffers laminitis is vital. For the horse that is prone to laminitis, clivers...
No matter what level of competition, herbs can be used as a supplement to assist with developing athletic fitness....
Winter brings with it a range of issues that can be supported gently with nutritional herbs. Country Park’s Winter...
Information on banned substances in equestrian sport can be found on Equestrian Australia’s web site – www.equestrian.org.au. Programs and...
Time to start thinking about winter care and what precautions may be needed to keep your horse healthy throughout...
The body is able to function because chemical reactions are continuously taking place throughout the system. The nature of...
It’s happening again. Breeding time! Here are some tips to ensure those maiden or empty mares are well prepared...
Did you know that rosehips have been used since ancient Egyptian times and that they were a favourite during...
I have a Peruvian Paso mare whom I adore, in fact everyone adores her: she is gentle, sensible, intelligent,...
One thing that really annoys me is a herb or a nutrient going fad. People take them willy nilly...
People always ask me if it is OK to keep giving horses herbs, all the time. To this I...
We all know that there are toxic plants around and there are books and articles about them. These plants...
Patersons Curse, at Country Park Animal Herbs we have had so many enquiries as to what may help with this...
Nettle, so often snubbed as merely a weed, has an amazing array of talents. It can clothe you, feed...
Marshmallow grows in salt marshes, damp meadows, by the side of ditches, by the sea, on the banks of...
A few years ago now Country Park Animal Herbs asked me to design some blends of herbs for them...
With so many areas along the eastern seaboard, north western New South Wales and Queensland experiencing record rainfall, our...
Laminitis, is inflammation of the sensitive laminae, or layers of tissue, of the hoof. It may afflict either young...
From a herbal perspective we don’t necessarily suggest herbs for a specific problem. For example if your horse has...
Here in Northern NSW we have been having too much of a good thing, it has been raining more...
Hawthorn Berries rich in flavonoids, Hawthorn berries are used to assist the function of the heart and general circulation...
I am really happy to be able to smash a very old myth “Greys get cancer because of their...
If you are like most horse owners, you are probably doing everything you can to ensure that your equine...
This herb has amazing healing qualities and a wonderful additive to most diets. However, as with everything, a little...
As we once again face “the itchy season”, those of us with itch-prone horses face the annual challenge of...
The Dandelion Leaf: The people of Europe have been using dandelion leaves as part of their diet for centuries. The...
Country Park’s four seasonal blends, as well as Attitude and Retirement have been formulated by qualified herbalist Catherine Bird,...
Native to the Egyptian and Mediterranean regions Calendula is rich in sulphur and has been traditionally used to ease...
Should you choose Chia Seed or Flaxseed as your horse’s Omega 3 essential fatty acid supplement? Please note: ‘flaxseed’...
For thousands of years we have accepted the use of bits on horses without a second thought. We teach...
My work is with the human body and I am extremely conscious of my performance with my horses because...
A horse is a gut on legs. Not only because they eat so much but because their gut is...
Such is the human condition that we are usually and unfortunately more excited by drama than comedy, by the...
Using herbs with seedy toe to heal the foot from within supports what your farrier and vet have suggested....