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09/11/2024

Big congrats to our brand ambassadors Lals Haven Warmbloods - Team Joyce Well done Saran & LH Vespa 🥳

08/11/2024

🌱“Be the reason another horse person feels inspired, uplifted, motivated, and ready to try new things.
Not the reason they want to quit” 🌻

- unknown -

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Just Grazin Custom Nets

02/11/2024

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A thought-provoking read.
By Jane Smiley

Most horses pass from one human to another - some horsemen and women are patient and forgiving, others are rigorous and demanding, others are cruel, others are ignorant.

Horses have to learn how to, at the minimum, walk, trot, canter, gallop, go on trails and maybe jump, to be treated by the vet, all with sense and good manners.

Talented Thoroughbreds must learn how to win races, and if they can't do that, they must learn how to negotiate courses and jump over strange obstacles without touching them, or do complicated dance like movements or control cattle or accommodate severely handicapped children and adults in therapy work.

Many horses learn all of these things in the course of a single lifetime. Besides this, they learn to understand and fit into the successive social systems of other horses they meet along the way.

A horse's life is rather like twenty years in foster care, or in and out of prison, while at the same time changing schools over and over and discovering that not only do the other students already have their own social groups, but that what you learned at the old school hasn't much application at the new one.

We do not require as much of any other species, including humans.

That horses frequently excel, that they exceed the expectations of their owners and trainers in such circumstances, is as much a testament to their intelligence and adaptability as to their relationship skills or their natural generosity or their inborn nature. That they sometimes manifest the same symptoms as abandoned orphans - distress, strange behaviors, anger, fear - is less surprising than that they usually don't.

No one expects a child, or even a dog to develop its intellectual capacities living in a box 23 hours a day and then doing controlled exercises the remaining one.

Mammal minds develop through social interaction and stimulation.

A horse that seems "stupid", "slow", "stubborn", etc. might just have not gotten the chance to learn!

Take care of your horses and treasure them.

18/10/2024

Great info from Stable-Ised Equine

🌾 𝙉𝙤 𝙎𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙬, 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙤𝙧 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙮

🐴 Sure, we have all heard the terms meadow hay, pasture hay, and native grass hay, but outside of being very broad descriptors, these terms tell us absolutely nothing about the hay we are feeding our horses. "Meadow" hay is not a species!

❓ I cannot pinpoint why it has become a trend to label hay in this manner. Is it to be deceptive about what species are actually present, is it to make the hay sound lower in sugar and starch than it actually is, is it because people genuinely don't know what species they are growing, harvesting, and selling, or is it just trend setting? I don't know.

📊 While forage testing is the only surefire way to get a grasp on what nutritive value the hay in question offers, being informed of the species that make up the hay can tell us a lot about a) what we should be testing for, b) whether it is a likely risk for metabolic or overweight horses, c) if it is likely to be contributing to any health or behavioural concerns, or d) if further supplementation is required to address factors such as oxalates.

🌱 An example of being species-aware would be rhodes grass and ryegrass hay both being sold as "pasture" hay. I know straight off the bat that the rhodes grass is likely to not provide excessive sugar and starch levels in comparison to ryegrass species which can vary from low to very high, not to mention the endophyte risk in some ryegrass strains that can be detrimental to horses. Not all ryegrass is 'bad,' however I do feel that a lot of the time it is sold as "native grass" hay to avoid questions and potential loss of sales.

🌿 Another example of being species-aware is pangola hay sold as "native grass" hay in coastal and tropical regions where yes, technically the pangola is native and grows well, but have the customers been made aware that pangola is a high oxalate species that would warrant careful balancing of calcium, phosphorous, and magnesium to prevent Nutritional Secondary Hyperparathyroidism or Big Head Disease?

🐎 The sad reality is, is that when asked for clarification on species, a majority of my Nutrition Consultation clients who are feeding meadow, pasture, or native grass hay have no idea what they are feeding and need to resort back to the grower, supplier, or produce store who sold them the hay. What is even sadder, is the amount of resistance or refusal many of these clients receive from their hay supplier when they ask questions. I completely understand there are many regions who cannot afford to be selective when it comes to hay for their horses, however knowing what species are being grown, harvested, and sold should be information absolutely everybody is entitled to know.

✅ Meadow, pasture, or native grass is not a species and could be anything from ryegrass, to fescue, to cocksfoot, to pangola, to rhodes, to clover, to weeds, and everything in between. You are entitled to know for the health of your horse.

12/10/2024

10/10/2024

You didn't make your goal?
So what!
It's not written in stone.....reset & restart!
💫💫💫

27/09/2024

Great post Sophies Horse Services 🐎

I don't want to be bucked off ,fall off whatever, none of us do ,it hurts! So many people ride and get straight on fresh horses that have sat in small paddocks all week with no work on ample food and the horses are feeling good! I sometimes feel self conscious fart assing around taking those extra few minutes out in public, believe me it is definitely worth it.

I need the horse to be completely with me before I hop on, in tune listening and no surprises when we go into canter or a sharp turn. My warmup may look different for each horse, it's a mental check-in more than a physical. It doesn't need to take more than 5mins. I'll check in every horse, every time and every day can be different. I'll share more of my tips on this, what it may look or feel like when I know it's safe or unsafe, if anyone's interested in future posts on safety and how to read the horse in front of you.

🐎Post a horse emjo if you enjoyed this post and hope to read similar.

Are you jumping straight on fresh horses?
A. Just want to ride no time to fluff about.
B.I have a sticky butt doesn't bother me
C. I know my horse and expect them to behave.
D. Not sure how to know if horse is safe after a spell, hope for the best.

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14/09/2024

We are capable
of much more
than we think ✨️

11/09/2024

Just one of the many benefits of using Just Grazin® Custom Nets = Reduced hay waste 👍

Contain, protect your hay and reduce the amount that is wasted by up to 46%

Hay wastage occurs when horses/livestock spread the hay around, trample it into the dirt/mud and by urinating on the hay. It can also be wasted by being blown away, across into another paddock/yard.

Wastage is a costly expense for all horse/livestock owners. Just Grazin® Custom Nets will keep your hay where it’s supposed to be, reducing waste and slowing consumption

Available in Ultimate Knotless & Original Knotted netting.
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Lals Haven Warmbloods
Sophies Horse Services

03/09/2024

Cannot believe how fast this week is FLYING..........

03/09/2024

So thankful to have an amazing vet practice just a few mins down the road from me!

It’s so sad it’s an industry with a really high su***de rate ☹ Plus a lot of Vets leaving the industry due to stress/mental health.

I’m so grateful to have a good relationship with mine! They are a team of really hard working ladies and their dedication is truly appreciated.

I make sure I thank them every time I’m in there, which for the past 6 months has been a lot, but today they got an especially large thank you, for saving my most precious girl, who truly means the absolute world to me ❤ (Some days hubby even tells me I love her more than him, lol).

Thank you Bec and your whole team at Sarina Veterinary Surgery, not just for yesterday, but for all the support and help with my animals over the years! I'll see you again in 2 weeks, haha 😜

12/08/2024

Whats yours?

I do like the sour lollies, but too long eating them on the road, my tongue goes weird...acid burn? Hahaha.

02/08/2024

Video by our amazing brand ambassadors Lals Haven Warmbloods - Team Joyce
Lals Haven Goat Stud
Check out their pages. They have lovely talented horses and the cutest little goats 😍

263 Followers, 110 Following, 405 Posts

16/07/2024

Lals Haven Goat Stud have the cutest goats. Check out their page if youre a goat lover, or even if your not, cause they're super cute 😍

How gorgeous is our Snow Angel 😇

She has had 2 very black ⚫️ handsome boys who are looking for a new home 🏡
Please DM if you are searching for the ultimate loyal friend for life 🧡

https://lalshaven.au/goats-stud/goats-available/

18/06/2024

When the sheep would prefer the hay as a scratching post 🙄😂

09/06/2024

What a great idea, competitive trail riding

24/05/2024

Love feedback from long time customers ❤ This is exactly why I keep going and providing quality slow feed hay nets. Thanks for the note Dan, appreciate it 😊

𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲:
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵. 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝟭𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘀. 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁. 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁.